Wordpress theme installation failed

Question

While Installing the WordPress theme, I get the error below

" Unpacking the package…

Installing the theme…

Could not create directory. /opt/lampp/htdocs/wordpress/wp-content/themes/universal-lite/

Theme installation failed.

"

Anyone please help me. I am stuck

Answer 1

It seems like the user does not have sufficient permissions to create folders in this directory.

Try if you can create a folder in this directory yourself

$mkdir /opt/lampp/htdocs/wordpress/wp-content/themes/test

If you want to grant all permissions for testing purposes to this directory and all sub-folders try

$sudo chmod -R 777 /opt/lampp/htdocs/

Answer 2

There are two possibilities to failing theme upload.

1. Your folder dont have sufficient permission to create directory so first of all use this command to grant the access chmod -R 777 /opt/lampp/htdocs/wordpress/

2. Or check whether your folder size is more than the upload limit? if it is, try to upload the theme using terminal or increase upload limit.