Title: Theme install failed
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Theme install failed

 *  [outtake1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/outtake1/)
 * (@outtake1)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed-4/)
 * Hi I’ve launched wordpress yesterday, but im unable to upload any themes, this
   is all i see:
 * “The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.
   
   Theme install failed.”
 * What should i do?

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 *  [s_ha_dum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apljdi/)
 * (@apljdi)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed-4/#post-2785262)
 * Unzip the theme on you desktop and see if style.css is there, first off.
 * Then maybe try uploading via FTP.
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed-4/#post-2785304)
 * If this is a premium theme the file you download is bundled with other files 
   and folders one of then should be a theme folder.

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 * Last reply from: [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * Last activity: [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-install-failed-4/#post-2785304)
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