Title: Child theme missing style.css stylesheet error Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Child theme missing style.css stylesheet error * Resolved [scarlett_k92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarlett_k92/) * (@scarlett_k92) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-missing-stylecss-stylesheet-error/) * Okay so first off this is the theme I am working with. [https://wordpress.org/themes/the-funk/](https://wordpress.org/themes/the-funk/) * I have the theme installed already on my wordpress account. I am trying to create the child theme. I have created child themes in the past, several times. I don’t know what I am missing. below is what I have used, where it says (I’m not sure) that means obviously I don’t know what is supposed to go there. When I downloaded the parent theme, the zip folder was called the-funk.2.1, so I have tried that, I also have tried the-funk everytime I try to upload I get the same error of “ the style.css stylesheet is missing” I have copied and pasted the style.css below what I have, so I honestly don’t know what I am doing wrong. The style.css file for my child theme is with notepad & is indeed saved as style.css not .txt. So any help for this would be greatly appreciated! I can usually get a child theme working within 5 minutes & I have been trying to figure this one out for like 3 days now. I’m about to lose my mind! Lol * /* Theme Name: The Funk Description: Child Theme for The Funk Author: Hardeep Asrani Template: (I’m not sure) Version: 2.1 */ * [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/) url(“../(I’m not sure)/ style.css”); * /* Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-missing-stylecss-stylesheet-error/#post-6272793) * Where “(I’m not sure)” goes, should be the folder name of your parent theme. * Thread Starter [scarlett_k92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarlett_k92/) * (@scarlett_k92) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-missing-stylecss-stylesheet-error/#post-6272822) * i have tried this: * /* Theme Name: The Funk Description: The Funk Child Theme Author: Hardeep Asrani Template: the-funk.2.1 Version: 2.1 */ * [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/) url(“../the-funk.2.1/style. css”); * /* * & still get the error… * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-missing-stylecss-stylesheet-error/#post-6272823) * Can you link to your current site that’s working? * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-missing-stylecss-stylesheet-error/#post-6272830) * Look inside the `/wp-content/themes/` directory for the parent theme – I do not think you are using the right folder name. It should simply be “the-funk”. * [Colin McDermott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/woodsandhillsplc/) * (@woodsandhillsplc) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-missing-stylecss-stylesheet-error/#post-6272840) * Why don’t you try renaming the folder name to be really simple to rule out a typo as Andrew points out could be the culprit. Rename the folder to /thefunk/ perhaps… * Thread Starter [scarlett_k92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarlett_k92/) * (@scarlett_k92) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-missing-stylecss-stylesheet-error/#post-6272856) * i named the file syle.css not style.css omg! i cant believe i missed that!!! especially cause i went back looking for typos lol. child theme has been updated successfully! it was “the-funk” also not the-funk.2.1 so thank you everyone! ahhhh i am so happy i could cry right now!! lol. i’m in for a long night of customization!!!(:(:(: * [Colin McDermott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/woodsandhillsplc/) * (@woodsandhillsplc) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-missing-stylecss-stylesheet-error/#post-6273092) * Glad you got it sorted. Sometimes it is the simplest of problems, and they can be staring you in the face 🙂 * Cheers Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Child theme missing style.css stylesheet error’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [child theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/child-theme/) * [missing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/missing/) * [parent theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/parent-theme/) * [style.css](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/style-css/) * 7 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Colin McDermott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/woodsandhillsplc/) * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-missing-stylecss-stylesheet-error/#post-6273092) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics