Title: Broken Theme missing stylesheet Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Broken Theme missing stylesheet * [Purplephatcat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purplephatcat/) * (@purplephatcat) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/) * Hi Im trying to get a website up and running but have had alot of trouble because im a first-timer with wordpress. * My Question is: After deleting the Style.css file for the theme i used, how is it posible to repair this theme or reinstall it? * I’ve found the style.css but the FTP program wont let me change anything in the theme folder. * Thank you. * P.s If you got a quick help for another problem: How do i work on the website without it being published instantly by it self?`. thank you kindly. * Philip. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/page/2/?output_format=md) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644510) * Try re-uploading a completely fresh copy of the theme’s folder using FTP. * Thread Starter [Purplephatcat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purplephatcat/) * (@purplephatcat) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644526) * Tried that, it doesn’t let me change anything after i upload a fresh copy. After the fresh copy of the theme is uploaded, the files in the folder remain ontouched and the new copy’s files isent to be found. the only one i need is the style. css and it wont upload :/ * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644528) * Try switching to the default theme by renaming your current theme’s folder inside wp-content/themes and adding “-old” to the end of the folder name using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever file management application your host provides. * Thread Starter [Purplephatcat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purplephatcat/) * (@purplephatcat) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644554) * The website went all blank/white now after i renamed the theme. * Still got a broken theme, which is the one i would like to use, was there other ways of reinstalling it or reparing it to it’s old state? * Thanks for your help. * Thread Starter [Purplephatcat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purplephatcat/) * (@purplephatcat) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644558) * I mannaged to fix the broken theme with the thing you told me about renaming it to old, then a took a fresh copy and put in with it, it recognized the name instantly and it works now, thanks alot. now i can almost get on with the website. * I would just love to know, how i can work on the site without it being public yet? is there a way to shade it from everyone els? a way of taking it offline with like a switch/button? * Thanks * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644562) * You can use a plugin to hide the developing site behind a maintenance page: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/maintenance-mode/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/maintenance-mode/) * Thread Starter [Purplephatcat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purplephatcat/) * (@purplephatcat) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644567) * I got that plugin and it should be active, but it doesnt seem to work sadly. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644578) * Site url? * Thread Starter [Purplephatcat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purplephatcat/) * (@purplephatcat) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644597) * [http://www.livingfood.dk](http://www.livingfood.dk) * just blank after i removed the theme * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644598) * Re-upload a fresh, unpacked, copy of the Twenty Twelve 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/twentytwelve](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/twentytwelve) * Thread Starter [Purplephatcat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purplephatcat/) * (@purplephatcat) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644600) * done * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644602) * The site appears to be working now. * Thread Starter [Purplephatcat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purplephatcat/) * (@purplephatcat) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644604) * yes, but it’s surpose to be hiding for the public so i can work on it without it looking unfinished. :/ that plugin doesnt seem to work properly. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644608) * You could try looking for another maintenance mode plugin but that one is pretty popular and seems to work for most people. * Thread Starter [Purplephatcat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/purplephatcat/) * (@purplephatcat) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/#post-3644609) * Got it working 🙂 can you do a dobble check by looking at the site for me? * Thank you alot for help 🙂 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Broken Theme missing stylesheet’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [broken theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/broken-theme/) * [css](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/css/) * [missing-stylesheet](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/missing-stylesheet/) * [Stylesheet](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/stylesheet/) * 16 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * Last activity: [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-missing-stylesheet/page/2/#post-3644611) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics