{"id":4060,"date":"2018-02-07T09:48:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T09:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.com\/hosting-faqs\/?p=4060"},"modified":"2026-03-21T18:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:33:03","slug":"wordpress-theme-not-showing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wordpress-theme-not-showing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why My WordPress Theme Is Not Showing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case your newly uploaded theme is not showing up, your first step is to ensure that the theme is uploaded in the correct location. 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