Wordpress theme upload error PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT

Question

I\'m new to php as well as wordpress however because of some need I had to work with wordpress only. So just to start I read a tutorial and created a wordpress theme of my own a

Answer 1

This is because you are uploading the theme as a ".rar" file.

Convert the theme into ".zip" file and then upload it to your site.

For converting into the ".zip":

1. Right-click on the folder of your theme folder.

2. Select "Send to".

3. Click on "Compressed (zipped) folder".

4. Upload ".zip" file to your WordPress site.