Title: Theme permissions
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Theme permissions

 *  [Chantelle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chantelle/)
 * (@chantelle)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-permissions/)
 * I had a wordpress blog through uni (RMIT).. and today I tried to add in a folder
   to hold my newly downloaded theme. /blog/wp-content/themes/falling_dreams/.
 * I’m not sure if its because of uni, but its telling me that the folder I created
   isn’s writable — when I went to upload the theme, the message came up – ‘doesn’t
   appear to be writable by WordPress. Check the permissions on the directory and
   for typos’
 * It doesn’t support FTP, and I can’t find anywhere to change the permissions for
   the directory. Am i stupid and doing something wrong or could it possibly be 
   uni restrictions?? Please help! Thanx

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 *  [alisha40](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alisha40/)
 * (@alisha40)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-permissions/#post-194273)
 * I’m having the same problem, and I just upgraded to wordpress 1.5. I wish someone
   would reply to this!!
 *  [naddie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/naddie/)
 * (@naddie)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-permissions/#post-194274)
 * I think you’ve got to CHMOD the files in your theme in order to edit them in 
   WordPress.
 *  [tomhanna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomhanna/)
 * (@tomhanna)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-permissions/#post-194275)
 * What do you mean “it” doesn’t support FTP? What doesn’t? Your webhost? If so,
   it’s time to get a new host.

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-permissions/#post-194275)
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