# Installing a theme on theme creator doesn't work

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-a-theme-on-theme-creator-doesnt-work/374116
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** theme-creator
**Created:** [July 14, 2025, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-a-theme-on-theme-creator-doesnt-work/374116 "2025-07-14T10:12:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2025, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-a-theme-on-theme-creator-doesnt-work/374116/1 "2025-07-14T10:12:22Z")

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Installing a theme on theme creator doesn’t work anymore.  
I cannot install a popular theme, upload one, install one from a GitHub repository or create a new one. It always says

> An error occurred: You are not permitted to view the requested resource.

 ![popular](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/6/4/e64ae8b13dcef88aced4d1cb14f2bac3600a8871.jpeg) ![from your device](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/6/5/f65201654ee96f6a3f61d4b786a1f31a5f755d0e.jpeg) ![from a git repository](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/0/8/8083ecaf747f06b21cd73ccadddfd721d021befe.jpeg) ![create new](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/7/5/5755bd34aaaf23088d6cd3105b2dcccca50c3d31.jpeg)

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-a-theme-on-theme-creator-doesnt-work/374116/3 "2025-07-14T20:21:08Z")

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Your key is invalid.

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-a-theme-on-theme-creator-doesnt-work/374116/4 "2025-07-14T20:25:10Z")

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Which key?

I never used a key to install a theme using the button in the interface

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-a-theme-on-theme-creator-doesnt-work/374116/5 "2025-07-14T20:36:35Z")

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Oh. Sorry. I confused “theme creator” with “discourse\_sli”.

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### Author: ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-a-theme-on-theme-creator-doesnt-work/374116/6 "2025-08-19T17:14:35Z")

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This problem should now be resolved. Please let us know if there are any outstanding issues

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### Author: ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-a-theme-on-theme-creator-doesnt-work/374116/7 "2025-08-25T07:00:01Z")

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