Title: Theme editor files missing
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Theme editor files missing

 *  Resolved [bifriedman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bifriedman/)
 * (@bifriedman)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor-files-missing/)
 * First, thank you for developing this plugin. I’m relatively new to WordPress,
   and the articles I read about migrating from a local installation to alive server
   made the process look intimidating. With All in One WP Migration, it was quick
   and easy.
 * The problem I’m having is that I’m unable to access theme files via the editor
   at Appearance > Editor. For example, when I click on the footer.php file, it 
   yields a Page Not Found error. (The URL the link points to is [http://test.relationshipbuilders-lakeland.com/wp-admin/theme-editor.php?file=footer.php&theme=edin](http://test.relationshipbuilders-lakeland.com/wp-admin/theme-editor.php?file=footer.php&theme=edin)
 * One thing to note: After the import completed, there were some instructions on
   the screen, the first of which was to update the Permalink settings twice. I 
   don’t recall the second instruction. When I clicked on the link to edit Permalinks,
   I was prompted to log in again. Once I re-logged in, the instructions were no
   longer available to me. So there may be a step or two I was missing.
 * Any help in solving this would be appreciated.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-migration/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-migration/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Pim J. Iliev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pimjitsawang/)
 * (@pimjitsawang)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor-files-missing/#post-5454519)
 * Hello bifriedman,
 * Thank you for the kind words.
    It seems like you have not missed a step. There
   are only two steps – save permalinks and review the plugin. You have already 
   done the first step and the second one is totally optional.
 * Do you feel confident logging to your server via FTP and checking if the theme
   files really exist in your theme folder?
    If not, please kindly send the email
   to [support@servmask.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor-files-missing/support@servmask.com?output_format=md)
   and one of our agents will be happy to assist you.
 * Thank you and best,
    Pim
 *  Thread Starter [bifriedman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bifriedman/)
 * (@bifriedman)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor-files-missing/#post-5454588)
 * I did FTP into the server and the theme files are indeed present. I tried to 
   edit via the file editing function in Filezilla and save it. The updated file
   is there, but the footer text I deleted is still displaying. Any ideas? Thanks
   in advance.
 * The site is [http://test.relationshipbuilders-lakeland.com/](http://test.relationshipbuilders-lakeland.com/)
 * Here is the contents of footer.php:
    <?php /** * The template for displaying 
   the footer. * * Contains the closing of the #content div and all content after**
   [@package](https://wordpress.org/support/users/package/) Edin */ ?>
 *  </div><!– #content –>
 *  <?php get_sidebar( ‘footer’ ); ?>
 *  <footer id=”colophon” class=”site-footer” role=”contentinfo”>
    <div class=”footer-
   wrapper clear”> <!– .site-info –> <?php if ( has_nav_menu( ‘footer’ ) ) : ?> 
   <nav class=”footer-navigation” role=”navigation”> <?php wp_nav_menu( array( ‘
   theme_location’ => ‘footer’, ‘menu_class’ => ‘clear’, ‘depth’ => 1, ) ); ?> </
   nav><!– .footer-navigation –> <?php endif; ?> </div><!– .footer-wrapper –> </
   footer><!– #colophon –> </div><!– #page –>
 * <?php wp_footer(); ?>
 * </body>
    </html>
 *  Plugin Author [Yani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yaniiliev/)
 * (@yaniiliev)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor-files-missing/#post-5454683)
 * Could it be because you have a caching plugin installed? If you do, try cleaning
   its cache
 *  Thread Starter [bifriedman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bifriedman/)
 * (@bifriedman)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor-files-missing/#post-5454690)
 * OK, it turns out I was editing the wrong file. I have located the correct file
   and edited it, and now I’m getting the correct result.
 * I’m still not sure why I’m not able to access files through the built-in WordPress
   theme editor. The only file I can access there is style.css.
 * Since this does not to be an issue with the All in One WP Migration plugin, I’ll
   close the issue.
 * Thank you for the help.
 *  Plugin Author [Yani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yaniiliev/)
 * (@yaniiliev)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor-files-missing/#post-5454691)
 * Let’s try to resolve the problem, we want to help the users of the plugin with
   their sites, not just with the plugin itself.
    Could you check the permissions
   that you have set on your styles.css file? In your FTP client (I recommend FileZilla,
   open source and free), navigate to wp-content/themes/<your-theme-name> then right
   click on styles.css and select properties or permissions. Observe the permissions
   and the owner of the file. Do the same for the file you want to edit but is not
   accessible in the editor. Is there any difference between the two? If there is,
   can you make the other file looks like style.css and check if it is working?
 * Thank you,

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor-files-missing/#post-5454691)
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