Use Marl Theme on my hosted websitwe

• 

  farwelltina · Member · Dec 4, 2023 at 1:41 am

  • Copy link
  • Add topic to favorites

  I can use Marl theme on wordpress.com, however when I try to use on my own hosted site, I get an error saying that I need to install blockbase-wpcom, before I can use this theme. blockbase-wpcom,  is not available, so I download blockbase and renamed the folder. The theme runs but it’s broken.

• 

  parkdanil · Member · Dec 4, 2023 at 6:41 am

  • Copy link

  Self-hosted sites tend to use different versions of the WordPress software from the core program that is available here. Head on over to the WordPress.org forums for help with self-hosted installations of the WordPress software.

• 

  justjennifer · Member · Dec 4, 2023 at 10:29 am

  • Copy link

  Since Marl is a theme created by Automattic, I’ve flagged your thread for Staff attention.

  Just clarifying, did you download the theme from the bottom of this page https://wordpress.com/theme/marl where it says “This theme is available for download to be used on your WordPress self-hosted installation.”?

• 

  darusja · Staff · Dec 4, 2023 at 2:09 pm

  • Copy link

  Hi there!

  I’m sorry you’re having a tough time with the Marl theme. It sounds like you’re trying to use a theme that was designed specifically for the version of WordPress.com, which may not be completely compatible with a self-hosted WordPress site.

  The issue with blockbase-wpcom is that it may have some dependencies or code that only exist on WordPress.com‘s infrastructure, so simply renaming the Blockbase file might not suffice.

  There is a self-hosted version of this theme available here: https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1/themes/download/marl.zip

  I hope it helps!