Title: WordPress Theme not showing Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # WordPress Theme not showing * [terence07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/terence07/) * (@terence07) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/) * Hi, * My blog is at: [http://www.journeywithdeb.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/www.journeywithdeb.com?output_format=md) * I just updated from 2.5 to 2.8.6 and realised that the theme is not working. I tried re-installing the theme but nothing seems to work. * Any help out there, please? Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * [s_ha_dum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apljdi/) * (@apljdi) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/#post-1290735) * Your stylesheet is missing, it has serious permissions problems, or something is redirecting away from it. 1. Make sure that you have a stylesheet at `/wp-content/themes/thewindcriesmary/ style.css` 2. [Check the permissions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions) on the stylesheet. 3. [Check your .htaccess file](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks). 4. Also check that the values in wp-admin->Settings->General are correct, mostly the third and fourth settings from the top. * Thread Starter [terence07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/terence07/) * (@terence07) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/#post-1290837) * Hi, * Thanks for it. I’ve checked all the 4 above, everything seems okay. Is it possible for someone to direct me to something more detailed on the reason for this? * Thanks. * [Nile Flores](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blondishnet/) * (@blondishnet) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/#post-1290846) * You do have a HTML markup conflict. Your headers are still designed for a LiveJournal layout (sixapart standard was the giveaway) * The proper header should be as followed: * ``` > <?php bloginfo('name'); ?> <?php if ( is_single() ) { ?> » Blog Archive <?php } ?> <?php wp_title(); ?> ``` * I tried to view your style sheet and was told that your style sheet style.css is not found. So, either your style sheet is not named style.css or it is not in your theme’s folder. * Thread Starter [terence07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/terence07/) * (@terence07) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/#post-1290848) * I do have my style.css in the folder. I also changed the header as per requested, but no difference. * Somehow, somewhere is wrong. The server does not link my pictures too. * [Nile Flores](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blondishnet/) * (@blondishnet) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/#post-1290849) * I would like to see this… could you possibly send me a temp admin to [nile@wpaddict.net](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/nile@wpaddict.net?output_format=md) and I hopefully can help you with this. * My only other guess is that possibly within the style sheet, your images are not being defined correctly. * [Nile Flores](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blondishnet/) * (@blondishnet) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/#post-1290879) * Okay, after tweaking your CSS form and adding semi-colons that were missing, and then making sure at least your page files worked, your theme STILL did not show up. * SO, I did an experiment by using the theme installer in WordPress to see if it might be a server problem. * Lo and behold, no images could be seen or any formatting to see the other style, one that has been downloaded and used on many other sites. I left that install for the second theme there so you can preview and also see the same problem. * You need to go to your webhost and ask them why you are unable to see your images. * My only other suggestion is to backup your blog entries and such (with the export in Tools in your WP admin panel, then go back and put a fresh installation of 2.8.6. You would use the import in Tools and load the file from your backup. You can then re-install your theme, preferrably remember to download the version I corrected before you have deleted the old WP install) * [thisisedie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thisisedie/) * (@thisisedie) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/#post-1290886) * The stylesheet you’re linked to ([http://www.journeywithdeb.com/wp-content/themes/thewindcriesmarystyle.css](http://www.journeywithdeb.com/wp-content/themes/thewindcriesmarystyle.css)) doesn’t exist. It’s also formatted wrong and in the wrong place. It should be: [http://www.journeywithdeb.com/wp-content/themes/thewindcriesmary/style.css](http://www.journeywithdeb.com/wp-content/themes/thewindcriesmary/style.css). That folder also doesn’t exist. Your themes folder doesn’t even seem to exist. Your theme isn’t working because it’s not uploaded correctly. * [Nile Flores](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blondishnet/) * (@blondishnet) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/#post-1290894) * [@thisisedie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thisisedie/) – same thing I found. I am actually looking at this from their backend. Files are there, but somehow their site is not recognizing at all ANY themes, which I tested. * [thisisedie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thisisedie/) * (@thisisedie) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/#post-1290896) * Ok… WHERE are the files? Because themes go in the themes folder and there ISN’T a themes folder. This address: * [http://www.journeywithdeb.com/wp-content/themes/](http://www.journeywithdeb.com/wp-content/themes/) * or even * [http://www.journeywithdeb.com/wp-content/](http://www.journeywithdeb.com/wp-content/) * pulls a 404. That means those folders don’t exist. The files are not uploaded correctly. * Also, the stylesheet is linked incorrectly as stated. The theme can’t use it when it’s linked incorrectly and in the wrong place. * Edit: wp-admin IS there. So that means that some of the files are uploaded correctly, and others aren’t. Unless the others folders ARE there and the permissions have been dinked with and need to be changed back to 755? * [Nile Flores](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blondishnet/) * (@blondishnet) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/#post-1290899) * Exactly… the files ARE there on the backend and loaded correctly. * The actual file for style.css is such. I went into their wp-admin *has a temp admin access* and the files are there, which points to either the hosting or as you said – CHMOD issues. * [@terence07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/terence07/) – check the permissions on your folders and make sure they are set to 755. That is one thing I do not have access to and you can do that in your FTP to CHMOD (change file permission.) * [galut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/galut/) * (@galut) * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/#post-1290991) * If I go to my URL [http://www.jodeweb.com/blog](http://www.jodeweb.com/blog), the display will comes out in white with no background,title article also becomes blue and font size also becomes larger,article entry display becomes width,I’ve change the themes few times as suggested by friends but it’s still not working. Need somebody helps,I’m using 2.9.2 ver. * Thanks. Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘WordPress Theme not showing’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [chmod](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/chmod/) * [upgrade](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upgrade/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 11 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [galut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/galut/) * Last activity: [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-not-showing/#post-1290991) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics