Title: after update Template is missing error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# after update Template is missing error

 *  Resolved [BreezyOhio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/breezyohio/)
 * (@breezyohio)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-template-is-missing-error/)
 * I upgraded from 2.4 to 3.0 and now my Themes page tells me that Oenology is broken,
   the template is missing. I DLed the current zip file and couldn’t find a template
   file in it. What have I done wrong? Also I don’t know if it matters but I do 
   have a child version with some simple changes to the styles.css file only.
 * I cannot remove the theme and reinstall it for some reason. I guess damaged themes
   cannot be removed from WP.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-template-is-missing-error/#post-3377268)
 * Re-upload a fresh, unpacked, copy of the theme’s folder to wp-content/themes 
   using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever file management
   application your host provides.
    [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/oenology](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/oenology)
 *  Thread Starter [BreezyOhio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/breezyohio/)
 * (@breezyohio)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-template-is-missing-error/#post-3377318)
 * Thanks but it made no difference. I’m also having extreme issues getting my header
   image to work. It’s a PNG file which I don’t think should make a difference ..
 * This kind of problem is why I don’t update my site often ..
 *  Thread Starter [BreezyOhio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/breezyohio/)
 * (@breezyohio)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-template-is-missing-error/#post-3377463)
 * The problem turned out to be that the style.css file did not have a Template 
   reference to the parent theme.
 * I had just copied the style.css file from the theme I wanted to use.
 *  Theme Author [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-template-is-missing-error/#post-3377505)
 * Hi Breezy,
 * I’m a bit behind in following up on support. Sorry for the delay.
 * Looks like you got this one figured out as well. Let me know if you have any 
   other issues using a Child Theme.
 * Thanks (again) for using Oenology!

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 * Last reply from: [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-template-is-missing-error/#post-3377505)
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