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I created a child theme but it doesnt show up in the Admin section of available themes... what do I do?

Joe Mcmorgan
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    I had this problem and this solution worked for me... Change the name of the .info file of your newly installed theme to match the directory name. Also change the 'name' section *INSIDE* the .info file to match the directory name of the new or child sub theme. Couldnt really find this so thought id help. – Joe Mcmorgan Nov 30 '12 at 21:58
  • "Creating a theme" means you have completed everything, or else let us know what you did - created the .info file, where did you upload it, etc. – AKS Dec 01 '12 at 09:50
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    Why would someone downvote this? My first comment was the answer but since I was new I couldnt answer it so I put it in the comments. – Joe Mcmorgan Dec 02 '12 at 04:00

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I had this problem and this solution worked for me... Change the name of the .info file of your newly installed theme to match the directory name. Also change the 'name' section INSIDE the .info file to match the directory name of the new or child sub theme. Couldnt really find this so thought id help.

Joe Mcmorgan
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I had this same issue. The problem, it turns out, was that my theme name had a hyphen in it. Once I removed the hyphen, the theme showed up under 'Appearance'.

just a slime
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