Yaffo - A Lifestyle Personal WordPress Blog Theme

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1. The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet

2. Regenerate Thumbnails

1. The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet

A common issue that can occur when installing a WordPress themes is “The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.” error message being displayed when uploading or activating the theme.


One of the reasons you may receive this error is if you have uploaded the incorrect file. You have 2 options for downloading your theme.

  1. Installable WordPress file only. (below)
     
  2. All files and documentation (full zip folder). You will need to extract and locate the installable WordPress file. (below)

Please make sure you are uploading only the installable theme which is called NameOf Theme.zip. If you upload ALL these files you will receive an error!


Upload the Installable WordPress file admin area


2. Regenerate Thumbnails

If you already have images in your Media Library when you installed wp theme, you would need to regenerate images.

Follow the steps below:

  1. Go to Plugins → Install Plugins and install Regenerate Thumbnails plugin.
  2. Then go to Tools → Regenerate Thumbnails.
  3. Click the Regenerate All Thumbnails button.

It will take some time depending on the number of images in your Media Library.

Please do not close your browser, as it will stop the process. You may continue configuring your website in a new browser tab.