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19:31
21 March, 2009


tp

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Where it says "Enter the URL to the theme zip file and click Install theme" what address am I supposed to put in there? My theme is already unzipped and loaded on my server. The only zip file is the one I have on my desktop from when I originally downloaded the theme. Please help, thanks.

18:49
25 May, 2010


lynnhb

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tp said:

Where it says "Enter the URL to the theme zip file and click Install theme" what address am I supposed to put in there? My theme is already unzipped and loaded on my server. The only zip file is the one I have on my desktop from when I originally downloaded the theme. Please help, thanks.


I have the same problem – can Vladimir or anyone else help (I'm sure it's simple but I'm a newbie!)
thanks in advance!

3:25
10 June, 2010


natalie

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i *think* it's http://www.yoursite.com/wp-con…../yourtheme. if you go the appearances tab in wordpress, and you locate the theme you're interested in, and in the section underneath the icon there should be a section which says something like "All of this theme’s files are located in /themes/barthelme".

hope that helps!

12:00
23 June, 2010


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This function is used to download and install a new theme

22:42
28 February, 2011


BDA

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Hi, I tried 'Natalie's' advice above:

entered the web address of the downloaded theme I wish to test drive:
http://www.yoursite.com/themes/'name of theme'

Problem – test drive indicates "NOT FOUND"

What am I missing? The other posts in the forum don't clearly answer this for a newbie like myself!

ps. I cannot find the url of the commercial theme i purchased to enter into test drive url field.

Thanks for any help.

0:08
1 March, 2011


BDA

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ok, i figured it out…

simply have both Themes uploaded to wordpress (it's not necessary to use the 'url' upload field). —> choose the 'test drive theme' within plugin and 'activate'.

Hope this takes confusion out for jumpy newbies like myself :) My confusion was thinking I needed to use the 'url' for theme zip option! But that's simply not true! You can also 'activate' within 'test drive theme' if you follow the usual route:

–> upload the theme using the newbie-friendly 'installation' feature within the dashboard categories appearance / themes –> return to 'test drive theme' category –> choose the 'test drive theme' –> 'activate'

That worked for this Newbie. Obvious to you, but wasn't to me! Hope that helps others. Cheers.

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