Kevin Fahey

The ResultsAiX Theme will not install (“No valid plugins were found”)

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If WordPress says “The package could not be installed. No valid plugins were found.” the theme zip was uploaded under Plugins. A theme cannot be installed as a plugin.

The fix:
1. Go to Appearance > Themes > Add New Theme > Upload Theme (not Plugins > Add New).
2. Choose the same theme .zip file and press Install Now.
3. Activate it, then add your licence key on the theme’s Licence tab.

Other messages:
– “The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet”: the file you chose is not the theme zip itself. Choose the ResultsAiX Theme .zip you downloaded, and do not unzip it first.
– “Destination folder already exists”: the theme is already installed. Go to Appearance > Themes and activate it, or delete the old copy first and upload again.
– The upload is refused as too large: your host limits upload size. Ask your host to raise it, or upload the unzipped theme folder to wp-content/themes/ by FTP.

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