Title: Can’t Edit Theme
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Can’t Edit Theme

 *  Resolved [mastercush](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mastercush/)
 * (@mastercush)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-edit-theme/)
 * I installed a brand new fresh version of wp on my host provider’s server. a sql
   database is also running. everything looks fine and is working. only when i want
   to edit a theme manually in the appearance section the following error appears:“
   Oops, no such file exists! Double check the name and try again, merci.”
    this
   happens with the wp standard theme as well as with others i select. also the 
   preview picture of the other themes is not showing up.. what could that be?

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 *  [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * (@stvwlf)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-edit-theme/#post-1071003)
 * I suggest starting by uploading the WP file again. Make sure you are uploading
   ALL the files, and they are being placed in the correct WordPress folder structures.
 *  Thread Starter [mastercush](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mastercush/)
 * (@mastercush)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-edit-theme/#post-1071129)
 * i did. all the content of the downloaded zip file. i put it in my htdoc directory.
   maybe i cant edit the themes thru the admin-browser-interface? need to do it 
   manually with an external editor?
 * how’s the files name who is responsible for the editing process?
 *  [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * (@stvwlf)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-edit-theme/#post-1071130)
 * > all the content of the downloaded zip file. i put it in my htdoc directory.
 * You did keep the WP folders separate?
 * within your install folder you should see folders
    wp-admin wp-content wp-includes
   and they should have folders within them
 *  Thread Starter [mastercush](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mastercush/)
 * (@mastercush)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-edit-theme/#post-1071153)
 * yep. everything is there.
 *  Thread Starter [mastercush](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mastercush/)
 * (@mastercush)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-edit-theme/#post-1071164)
 * the file “theme-editor.php” exists in its directory. i changed permissions a 
   few time (now i’m on 767) but with no result. i opened the php-file in my editor
   an i found this:
    ‘<div class=”error”><p>’
 * thats why my error message appears.
 * how to fix that?
 *  Thread Starter [mastercush](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mastercush/)
 * (@mastercush)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-edit-theme/#post-1071171)
 * fixed it.
 * in my providers php settings i marked “dir()”.. re-installed wordpress
    an it
   works. All the preview images and the editing mode appears.
 *  [egjweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/egjweb/)
 * (@egjweb)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-edit-theme/#post-1071330)
 * explain more elaborate how to fix it, i have same problem.
 *  [egjweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/egjweb/)
 * (@egjweb)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-edit-theme/#post-1071335)
 * bump
 *  [adhi88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adhi88/)
 * (@adhi88)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-edit-theme/#post-1071336)
 * if this is new installation why not ask your hosting providerto fix..

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