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Uploaded theme does not appear in the dashboard or triggers a broken theme notice.

Theme Missing After Upload

Key Points: You upload a theme, but it doesn’t show up or appears as “broken” in the dashboard.

You click “Add New Theme,” upload the ZIP, and — nothing. Or maybe you see “The following themes are installed but incomplete.” This is usually a folder structure issue.

🔧 Causes

• The ZIP contains another folder inside (e.g., theme/theme-files)
• Missing essential files: style.css and index.php
• Corrupted or partial upload via FTP

🛠️ What To Do

1. Unzip the theme locally and check folder structure
2. Ensure style.css is in the top-level directory
3. Upload the correct inner folder via FTP to /wp-content/themes/

🧠 Tip

Always upload the actual theme folder — not a wrapper with extra licensing files or docs inside.