Title: Missing templates Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Missing templates * [elvislouie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elvislouie/) * (@elvislouie) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/) * I’m trying to install an “Alex King” template, style, skin, or theme (?) into my “wp-content/themes” folder, and when I try to activate it, I’ve been told I’m missing a template file. The only text file is the “style.css” file. How do I create or borrow a template file? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/) * (@miklb) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201660) * If you are missing a file, for some reason it’s not there. Such as header.php, footer.php, etc. Double check that you uploaded all the files to the wp-content/ themes directory. What theme was it? * Thread Starter [elvislouie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elvislouie/) * (@elvislouie) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201800) * It was the DOTS (3 column). I downloaded the compressed file, which included style.css style.css.bak images (folder) sample.gif screenshot.gif * I’d love to get the rest of this. * [http://www.alexking.org/software/wordpress/styles/dots.zip](http://www.alexking.org/software/wordpress/styles/dots.zip) * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201807) * You have to put all those files in a folder called /dot under the /themes folder: wp_content/themes/dot/ * [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/) * (@miklb) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201825) * > You have to put all those files in a folder called /dot under the /themes folder: > wp_content/themes/dot/ * Yes, he would do that, but there are no template pages, ie, header, index, footer, etc. * Can a theme work without those? * [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/) * (@root) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201827) * Er. Dots is a WP 1.2 style. Not a theme. * [angelitron](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelitron/) * (@angelitron) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201828) * 🙂 * Thread Starter [elvislouie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elvislouie/) * (@elvislouie) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201829) * It definitely does NOT work without the other pieces. * What is the format for a tempate page? What is the default name for this? * Thread Starter [elvislouie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elvislouie/) * (@elvislouie) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201830) * OK, it’s a style, not a theme. I really don’t know the difference. I don’t do webpages on a regular basis. How do I transform this style into a theme? * [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/) * (@miklb) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201831) * I would suggest looking at some 3 column templates, and perhaps using some of the CSS in dots, create your own hybrid. * [prissed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prissed/) * (@prissed) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201832) * Actually, you *should* be able to throw those files into the classic template directory…. * In theory, that is… * I don’t know for sure… * But it’s worth a try. * Thread Starter [elvislouie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elvislouie/) * (@elvislouie) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201833) * If someone could point me to a 3 column template, that would be appreciated. I’ve been spending hours trying to find one, and I thought I had one with “DOTS.” * [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/) * (@miklb) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201834) * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes/Theme_List](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes/Theme_List) scroll about 3/4 of the way down to the 3 column templates… * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201836) * I know this is a “style” for 1.2.x – but they work, and they would be using the Classic template files. (It says on Alexking’s site, soo.) And Dots was adapted( =changed the styleshett’s header portion) for 1.5. * [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/) * (@root) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201837) * I would be inclined to fit Neuros 1.5 port of the very excellent 🙂 Trident. A quick search will throw up the url. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/#post-201838) * [@prissed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prissed/), you don’t have to throw the files of a style into another theme’s folder. In the case of dots the only thing you have to modify (after creating its own directory) changing in the style.css the first lines, like this: `/* Template: classic Theme Name: dots Description: Dots - A WordPress CSS Template. Copyright 2004 Alex King. Based on: Bloggia 3-Column Template by Alex King (http://www.bloggia.com/styles/bloggia_themer/) Author: Alex King Author URI: http://alexking.org * */ * That very first line tells WP to use the template files from the Classic theme. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Missing templates’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 18 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [elvislouie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elvislouie/) * Last activity: [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-templates/page/2/#post-201931) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics