The parent theme is missing 📝 WordPress

WordPress: The parent theme is missing. Please install the "x" parent theme.

A child theme is active (or installed) but its parent theme isn’t installed, or the Template header doesn’t match the parent folder name.

Seen on: WordPress

Meaning

Child themes declare Template: parent-folder-name in style.css. Renamed parent folders (e.g. theme-name-1.2) or uploading only the child break it.

Common causes

  • Parent theme not installed
  • Parent folder renamed (version suffix)
  • Template header typo in child style.css

⚡ Quick fix

  1. Install the parent theme
  2. Rename the parent folder to match Template
  3. Fix the Template line in the child’s style.css

Detailed fix by platform

WordPress

  1. php
    /*
 Theme Name: My Child
 Template: astra
*/

How to diagnose

  1. Folder — Parent folder name
  2. Header — Template value

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