Title: WordPress 2.8.4 Theme install error Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # WordPress 2.8.4 Theme install error * Resolved [graeme80](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graeme80/) * (@graeme80) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-284-theme-install-error/) * Hello, * I am new to wordpress and have been trying to learn to build my own Theme. * I have installed WP locally using XAMPP. * I am creating a new folder here xampp/htdocs/wordpress/wp-content/themes And making an index.php and style.css file in that folder. * In style.css I am entering the theme details in the format described on wordpress. org ( I am inputting my own info) * /* Theme Name: Rose Theme URI: the-theme’s-homepage Description: a-brief-description Author: your-name Author URI: your-URI Template: use-this-to-define-a-parent- theme –optional Version: a-number–optional . General comments/License Statement if any. . */ The instructions I am following say that WP should recognise this new theme and display it as an option under appearance. * I have also tried to upload the style.css and index.php as a .zip and I ghet the following error * Warning: file(C:\xampplite\htdocs\wordpress/wp-content/themes/Wrath/style.css)[ function.file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\xampplite\ htdocs\wordpress\wp-includes\theme.php on line 180 * Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Invalid arguments passed in C:\xampplite\ htdocs\wordpress\wp-includes\theme.php on line 180 * Any help would be appreciated * Thanks Graeme Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [jceresini](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jceresini/) * (@jceresini) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-284-theme-install-error/#post-1191429) * I think it doesn’t like the colon in your Author URI line. I changed what you had to the following: * ``` /* Theme Name: Rose Theme URI: the-theme's-homepage Description: a-brief-description Author: your-name Author URI: your-URI Template use-this-to-define-a-parent-theme Version: a-number--optional . General comments/License Statement if any. */ ``` * After that it worked fine. Your best bet is probably to copy the style.css from another theme, edit the author and theme name etc at the top, and wipe all the actual stlye infomation out * [**signature moderated** Please read the [Forum Rules](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/68664?replies=6)] * [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/) * (@shane-g) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-284-theme-install-error/#post-1191431) * Hi, * It seems that your theme is not compatible with wordpress 2.8.4. First make sure it is updated to support latest version of the wordpress. * Thanks, * Shane G. * Thread Starter [graeme80](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graeme80/) * (@graeme80) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-284-theme-install-error/#post-1191502) * Hi, * Thanks to both of you or getting back to me. * The theme is importing now but not showing under the appearance section so i can’t use it on my blog. * Any ideas? * This is what have have on style.css * ``` /* Theme Name: WordPress Test Theme URI: http://localhost/wordpress/ Description: My trial run Version: 1.1 Author: Graeme Smyth Author URI: http://www.test.com Tags: black, fixed-width, custom-header, photoblogging, dark, left-sidebar */ ``` * Many Thanks Graeme * [jceresini](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jceresini/) * (@jceresini) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-284-theme-install-error/#post-1191537) * I copied that excerpt into a style.css file in a theme folder and it shows just fine in the appearance section of my wp-admin. How did you upload the file? Is it possible the permissions are not correct for php to read the file? * [**signature moderated** Please read the [Forum Rules](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/68664?replies=6)] * [weboncloud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weboncloud/) * (@weboncloud) * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-284-theme-install-error/#post-1191612) * I’m having the same problem with the starkers theme. * I’m trying to install the starkers theme by just copying the whole starkers theme folder and pasting it inside file:///C:/wamp/www/website/wp-content/themes * When i paste it in there, i get the error: * **Warning: file(C:\wamp\www\paperbusiness/wp-content/themes/paperbusiness/style. css) [function.file]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\wamp\www\ website\wp-includes\theme.php on line 180** * Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Invalid arguments passed in C:\wamp\www\ website\wp-includes\theme.php on line 180 * There is another way to install a theme within the dashboard itself. I realised that when i install the starkers theme from the dashboard itself, i don’t get that error. * Does this mean that WordPress 2.8.4 doesnt allow you to just paste the theme folder in the themes folder anymore? * Any solutions? * Thanking you in advance * [rob6188](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rob6188/) * (@rob6188) * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-284-theme-install-error/#post-1191617) * I get the file not found error when uploading some themes in zip format, but not others. * On the ones that have the problem, I notice that the folders are not created, but rather the files are named with the folder name in it. * so the file name in the root theme folder is actually * folder\sytle.css * somehow the back slash got incorporated into the file name. * weird…will look more closely at zips that upload properly vs ones that don’t tonight. * [ericcc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericcc/) * (@ericcc) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-284-theme-install-error/#post-1191679) * [@rob6188](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rob6188/) * try compressing your themes folder using the default tool in your OS and not a third party utility. 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