Theme Preview Stalling Out, Theme Not Activated

  • I’m having problems with theme preview and activating a theme. This is on a new 2.7.1 install.

    The theme was developed and tested on a local server’s 2.7.1 installation. When I move it to my host’s server, it will not activate and the theme previewer stalls out at this url:

    `https://www.thedomain.com/?preview=1&template=thedomain&stylesheet=thedomain&’

    The same files on my local server work fine.

    Preview and activation work with any other theme in the folder.

    I did notice this: If I delete all but my theme, no themes appear under Appearance/Themes. If I add back any other theme, both it and my theme appear.

    I’ve checked and it isn’t a permissions issue.

    I’ve rummage the docs and forum to no avail.

    Thanks.

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  • Thread Starter wagerrard

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    The second time I moved the theme folder from the host server back down to my development, I saw the same behavior there. Perhaps something went awry in the original transfer up, although the transfer was done as ASCII and a quick look shows nothing unusual in the files.

    I then moved a backup folder from the development server to my host’s sever, and was able to preview and activate the files. These files are identical to the others.

    Contrary to some reports I’ve seen here and elsewhere pointing to this as the reason theme will not preview and activate, the new folder — the one that reviews and activates correctly — contains a space in its name.

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