WordPress in Localhost doesn't see theme .zip file.

  • Dennis Marshall

    (@dennis-marshall)


    9 years, 9 months ago

    I’m developing a localhost environment using WAMP. I installed WordPress manually, and it is up and working. I’m having problems trying to install the STARK theme. When I try to upload and install “stark.zip” (extracted from the STARK download file) from inside WordPress, once I select the file and click ‘install’, I get the error message: “Are you sure you really want to do this. Please try again.” The happens regardless of where the .zip file is located on my local computer. I’ve copied stark.zip to the wp-content>themes folder, but when I click on apperance>themes in WordPress, WordPress doesn’t show it. I’ve tried unzipping the theme file and copying the files and folder structure into the wp-content>themes folder (looks identical to the other installed themes). Then when I click on apperance>themes, I get a page of nasty error messages, but at the bottom of the page the icons for the standard installed themes are shown along with one for STARK with an “X” in it. So, WordPress can see Stark as a directory, but not as a zip file. Since both the .zip file and the expanded files/structure were copied from my computer to the wp-content>themes directory, this doesn’t look like a permissions issue. I can’t find a similar problem in the forums. I don’t understand this problem, I’m stumped.

    Note: The .zip file is good, I used it to successfully install the theme on my website.

    Environment:
    Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit)
    wampserver2.5 – PHP5.5.12 – Apache2.4.9 (Win32)
    wordpress3.9.1

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  • Chris Barrett

    (@cbarrett123)

    9 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like Stark is a commercial theme sold through ThemeForest? If so, it would be best to post a support request in Stark’s support forums, as most volunteers who try to help with the WordPress forums will not have access to commercial products. This approach also helps commercial developers better manage their product.

    For more information on regarding commercial product support and the WordPress forums, please review the following link: http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products

    Thread Starter Dennis Marshall

    (@dennis-marshall)

    9 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks Chris for your quick reply, but I don’t believe this is a STARK issue. The issue I’m trying to resolve is why WordPress could upload and install the theme on my internet website, but it can’t upload the same file in the same location on my computer, to my “localhost”. The generic error message “Are you sure you want to do this?” sheds no light on what is amiss. So what I need is insight from someone familiar with the uploading process, to suggest what the problem might be. At this point, I have no way to narrow down what could be causing this problem.

    Chris Barrett

    (@cbarrett123)

    9 years, 9 months ago

    If you can install other themes, such as the default themes like TwentyFourteen that you mentioned was installed, the issue is something with the Stark theme as that’s the outside variable. Or, a conflict between Stark and another addition, such as a plugin. Now, the “X” you referenced means that as far as WordPress is concerned, the installation is bad and the theme cannot be used.

    The generic error message is generated when WordPress doesn’t really have a way to explain the issue. You can investigate further by activating the WordPress debugger by adding define('WP_DEBUG', true); to your wp-config.php and reviewing the output generated. For more information, please review: Debugging_in_WordPress

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