Title: Could wordpress update stop theme working
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Could wordpress update stop theme working

 *  [neilcartrefni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neilcartrefni/)
 * (@neilcartrefni)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-wordpress-update-stop-theme-working/)
 * I updated from 4.3.1 to 4.4.2 automatically yesterday. Unfortunately I did not
   look at the site immediately before updating (last looked a few days ago) and
   now the site is not displaying properly. It just shows text and photos left justified
   not in a theme. Could the update have done this in which case can I go back to
   earlier version or not. I do have a back up. site is [http://www.cartrefni.com](http://www.cartrefni.com)
   Many thanks Neil

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 *  [bkdimri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bkdimri/)
 * (@bkdimri)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-wordpress-update-stop-theme-working/#post-7149891)
 * if you see the head tag of your page the css path has a space
 *     ```
       <link rel="stylesheet" id="screen-css" href="http://www.cartrefni.com/wp-content/themes/cartref-ni%20/css/screen.css?ver=4.4.2" type="text/css" media="all">
       ```
   
 * change the above to
 *     ```
       <link rel="stylesheet" id="screen-css" href="http://www.cartrefni.com/wp-content/themes/cartref-ni/css/screen.css?ver=4.4.2" type="text/css" media="all">
       ```
   
 * and it should be fine
 *  [tim.vodien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timvodien/)
 * (@timvodien)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-wordpress-update-stop-theme-working/#post-7149892)
 * It’s possible that your theme is causing an issue with the upgrade, especially
   if it’s not a rapidly and proactively supported theme. To see if your theme is
   the issue, deactivate it and activate the default WordPress theme, which is guaranteed
   to work flawlessly with the WordPress update.
 * Just to make sure try deactivating all plugins. If this works, reactivate it 
   one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).
 * If neither of this works you need to contact your theme’s support.
 *  Thread Starter [neilcartrefni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neilcartrefni/)
 * (@neilcartrefni)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-wordpress-update-stop-theme-working/#post-7149900)
 * Thank you for your comments. in terms of the space would the update have inserted
   it or would previous version just have accepted it? Also where to I amend this
   as if I just type the revised into browser it does not work it brings up a notepad
   with various messages on?
    Many thanks Neil
 *  [bkdimri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bkdimri/)
 * (@bkdimri)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-wordpress-update-stop-theme-working/#post-7149906)
 * not sure how the space was inserted. wordpress update should not affect the theme
   files.
    1. Check the foldername of your theme.
    2. Check the functions.php for wp_enqueue_style function
    3. check header.php of your theme
 *  [bkdimri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bkdimri/)
 * (@bkdimri)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-wordpress-update-stop-theme-working/#post-7149908)
 * con you copy paste the functions.php and the header.php of your theme?
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-wordpress-update-stop-theme-working/#post-7149951)
 * > con you copy paste the functions.php and the header.php of your theme?
 * Please do not do that, it doesn’t work here.
 * [@neilcartrefni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neilcartrefni/) What theme
   is that and where did you download it from?
 *  [bkdimri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bkdimri/)
 * (@bkdimri)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-wordpress-update-stop-theme-working/#post-7149989)
 * [@jan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jan/), just to confirm, the code from
   funtions.php cannot be copied here?
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-wordpress-update-stop-theme-working/#post-7150004)
 * Not well. If you need to copy hundreds of lines then don’t. It just becomes a
   huge unmanageable mess
 * Use pastebin.com if you must.
 * But more to the point, which theme is this and where was it downloaded from? 
   if it is a WordPres repo theme then the code is easily available for viewing.

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