WordPress problem, maybe two

  • 1. Trying to replace the current theme for my site, let’s call it theme A
    2. with a new non-wordpress theme, call it theme B
    3. when checking theme B with the W3 validator, it returns an error relating to theme A
    4. what must I do to prevent this?
    5. perhaps erase all the posts and remove the theme A?
    6. If so, how would I remove theme A?

    Can someone help please? Thanks Jim R.

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  • If you’re using WordPress, you have to use a WordPress theme. If you have a non-WordPress theme, you have to convert it first to a compatible theme otherwise it wouldn’t work at all.

    If you’re not using WordPress to power your site, then you use a theme compatible with the engine you’re working with. Drupal template for Drupal, Joomla template for Joomla, HTML template for HTML site, etc.

    Thread Starter sandalwood

    (@sandalwood)

    I have modified the non wordpress theme, added the necessary wordpress required items in all the required files so that it matches templaates that i know have been successfully similarly modified, my problem is I cannot upload it to wordpress and the validator answers the aforementioned question with a response to the theme I want to replace — if I can validate the new theme I would be able to identify probably whatever is preventing the wordpress upload.

    If you want to upload new theme to wp-contents/themes/ folder,
    1. get an FTP application like Filezilla and install
    2. enter the FTP username and password to your server
    3. upload theme to wp-content/themes/ folder
    4. Go to dashboard Appearance > Themes and activate the new theme you uploaded.

    Thread Starter sandalwood

    (@sandalwood)

    Yes, I am aware of how to do that, you can also upload the files through the cpanel File Manager — I have done that they are there in the appropriate folder including the essential style.css and index.php files.
    The problem is thatI cannot upload them throught the new themes application in the dashboard, I assume there is an error although I cannot find anything wrong after careful examination(s) but I cannot find the error and W3 validator does not help me because it insists on identifying an error in the current theme I wish to replace — tha’s the problem.

    I cannot upload them throught the new themes application in the dashboard

    Correct me if I’m wrong, you mean upload theme file via Dashboard – Appearance > Add New Themes? If that’s what you mean, just zip your custom theme and save in hard drive. Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Add New Themes and click on the “Upload” link in horizontal nav just above “Search for themes by keyword…” and you can upload your zipped theme.

    Btw, what’s the name of the current theme you want to replace?

    Thread Starter sandalwood

    (@sandalwood)

    The current theme I wish to replace is called News Blue, it is not from the WordPress library of themes but is a tried and true working theme, it is nice, I like it and it was my first choice, but I have specific typographic issues with it and the one I want to replace it with has solved those. I posed the following question to members of my forum but have no solutions yet:
    In attempting to delete my current theme,
    1. I removed the theme folder from my File Manager > wp-content > themes.
    2. Removed all the posts
    3. But the empty Home page and the About pages remain with their full theme design and I need to delete those but am not sure how
    4. So my question is How? Should I remove all the theme files listed in the Edit Themes section, one at a time, and then inactivate all the plug ins, or is there a more direct way?

    After spending many hours unable to delete the theme or make it inactive so I can replace it with another that is a non-wordpress theme, or one of Court’s themes I have had no success. Here it is:

    I cannot yet upload the replacement theme, it needs to be validated and W3 Validation won’t validate while the existing theme for the domain is still active, even though I’ve tried.

    I have tried a non W3 validation program that does perform but it also adds the existing theme files as part of its procedures – that is why I wonder whether deleting them one by one as mentioned above will work.

    I’ve searched and searched the internet and Codex and WordPress Support and cannot find any information that enables me to remove the theme – if I ever find out I will have to contribute one.

    Any help would be appreciated, thank you.

    Thanks, Jim R.

    The only News Blue WP theme I found via Google is the one by BlogOhBlog. Is that the one? I ask because there are advanced themes which require you to upload certain PHP files in root of installation and/or in wp-includes or wp-admin folders. So if your News Blue theme was downloaded from the link I gave, then it’s not as difficult to find a solution ??

    RE steps you took
    1. Deleting current theme folder should have done it already. Your WordPress install should kick in automatically with the Default theme. Do you have the Default theme in your wp-content/themes/ folder? If so, go to Dashboard Appearance > Themes and choose Default theme. If you do not have the default theme in your themes folder, please upload it.
    2. No need to delete any Posts at all. It’s a theme issue.
    3. See number 1. above. Did you clear cache and/or refresh browser? Next step would be to Deactivate all plugins. If that doesn’t work ….
    4. Your Site URL please.

    Thread Starter sandalwood

    (@sandalwood)

    Thanks Mercime,

    I’m working on it with your instructions at hand.

    But Its time for me to take a break for a while.

    So thanks for your advice, Jim R.

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