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WordPress

Nazaam Kutisha
Nazaam Kutisha
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Posted by Nazaam Kutisha
Nazaam Kutisha
7,667 Points

How to Build a WordPress Theme -Activating a Custom Theme

My wpportfolio theme isn't showing up under available themes. Does anyone know how I can get my theme to show up?

http://teamtreehouse.com/library/how-to-build-a-wordpress-theme/wordpress-theme-templates/activating-a-custom-theme-2

3 Answers

Ryan Duchene
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Ryan Duchene
Courses Plus Student 46,022 Points
Ryan Duchene
Ryan Duchene
Courses Plus Student 46,022 Points

Are you sure that your theme is in the right directory?

WordPress gets its themes from inside the wp-content/themes folder. Inside of that folder, create a subfolder for your theme.

Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
9,767 Points
Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
9,767 Points

You've got all the necessary files as well. Index, style. Declared all the necessary info in the stylesheet. Check path of theme etc.

Nazaam Kutisha
Nazaam Kutisha
7,667 Points
Nazaam Kutisha
Nazaam Kutisha
7,667 Points

Its showing up in Appearance now....relocated my files to C:\xampp\htdocs. Great responses, thank you.

Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
9,767 Points
Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
9,767 Points

That will do it. You must treat Xampp as if it was a real web server. All sites go in htdocs...just like when you upload via FTP.