Title: Theme Problems
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Theme Problems

 *  Resolved [arctork](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arctork/)
 * (@arctork)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-problems/)
 * Hi,
 * I have installed wp and everything is running fine … though I have just tried
   to install a few themes and I can’t seem to get any of them working.
 * I have tried uzipping them and uploading them to the wp-content/themes folder
   and I have tried copying the default them folder and then overwriting the files
   that came with the theme. Either way when I got to the presentation panel all
   I see are the two default themes …
 * I have searched codex and wiki for about 3hours now but I am struggling to find
   useful information …
 * Any help would be appreciated … thanks.

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-problems/#post-226309)
 * As an example, if you have a Theme called Batavia, then all the files for that
   theme will go in wp-content/themes/batavia. The standard WordPress 1.5.1.2 zip
   file contains two themes called default and classic. The files for the theme 
   called default go in the wp-content/themes/default directory and the classic 
   files go in wp-content/thems/classic. Then use the Administrative Panel under
   Presentation, Themes and activate either default, classic, or your theme. If 
   you don’t see your theme then you didn’t upload the theme files correctly.
 * See also: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes)
 *  Thread Starter [arctork](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arctork/)
 * (@arctork)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-problems/#post-226323)
 * man I’m such an idiot … I have old installations on the server and I was accidentally
   putting them in the wrong folder …
 * Appreciate the help …thanks.

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 * [Presentation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/presentation/)

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-problems/#post-226323)
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