Title: Trouble adding additional theme
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Trouble adding additional theme

 *  [bquass](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bquass/)
 * (@bquass)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-additional-theme/)
 * I’m trying to add an optional theme to my third-party hosted wordpress blog.
 * I have uploaded the theme code to the themes directory on my ftp server. However,
   the added theme does not show up as an option when I’m trying to post a page 
   in wordpress.
 * In researching that problem, I found that people suggested that I “reactivate”
   my main theme.
 * I’m worried about doing that because I have “tweaked” the main theme with some
   of my own php coding, and I’m afraid that reactivating the theme will get rid
   of all my changes to the theme.
 * How can I get my newly created theme to show up without creating more problems
   by screwing up my main theme?
 * Thanks!
 * Brian

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-additional-theme/#post-1742173)
 * What **exactly** did you upload to the wp-content/themes folder?
 *  Thread Starter [bquass](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bquass/)
 * (@bquass)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-additional-theme/#post-1742177)
 * I uploaded the following, and saved it under a directory named newposts — in 
   the place where all the other theme directories are located:
 *     ```
       <?php
       /*
       Template Name: All posts
       */
       ?>
       <?php
       $debut = 0; //The first article to be displayed
       ?>
       <?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
       <h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
       <ul>
       <?php
       $myposts = get_posts('numberposts=-1&offset=$debut');
       foreach($myposts as $post) :
       ?>
       <li><?php the_time('d/m/y') ?>: <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
       <?php endforeach; ?>
       </ul>
       <?php endwhile; ?>
       ```
   
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-additional-theme/#post-1742287)
 * If you’re trying to add this file as a [custom page template](http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Creating_Your_Own_Page_Templates),
   you need to place it in your current theme’s folder in wp-content/themes.
 *  Thread Starter [bquass](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bquass/)
 * (@bquass)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-additional-theme/#post-1742352)
 * I have it placed in wp-content/themes. It’s the same directory that has subdirectories
   like “default” and “graycorporate.” Do I need to put the template in
    wp-content/
   themes/default ?
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-additional-theme/#post-1742354)
 * Yes, the template needs to be upload the directory of the theme that it relates
   to.
 * If you are using the Default theme, it needs to be uploaded to the `/wp-content/
   themes/default/` directory.
 *  Thread Starter [bquass](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bquass/)
 * (@bquass)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-additional-theme/#post-1742375)
 * Thanks James and Esmi,
 * I tried copying the Allpost folder (containing the PHP code I posted above) under
   both the classic theme folder and the default theme folder, but I still see no
   new theme to choose from when I create a new page on word press — the dropdown
   list for themes still has only three: default, archives & link.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-additional-theme/#post-1742383)
 * Try reviewing the page at the link I gave above.

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-additional-theme/#post-1742383)
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