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Is there a way to export a theme that is installed on a WP site without going through FTP?

I need to download a theme a client is currently using (already installed and activated) but they do not have access to their ftp, I was hoping there was some sort of way to export this all of the theme files.

Yes, I could always go into the appearance "editor" and create exact file names and copy/past it over, but the own downfall of this is it will take awhile and it will be a bitch to do directories in the theme (ie. image directory, css directory, etc.)

Answers (2)

2010-11-03

Utkarsh Kukreti answers:

Try http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-backup/


Zach Reed comments:


Zach Reed comments:

Actually, using a plug-in won't work. Whoever did this install did a very crappy job and didn't set permissions to install a plugin via the admin. So I can't even install a plug-in (this one for example).


Zach Reed comments:

I just decided to manually move everything but this would have worked. Thanks.

2010-11-03

Ashfame answers:

Shell access?


Zach Reed comments:

Not sure what that is but all I have is access to the wp-admin (under an administrator username).


Ashfame comments:

Yes Utkarsh said it right, you can back that up and have things emailed :)
Pretty simple. lol


Zach Reed comments:

See my comment to Utkarsh.


Ashfame comments:

can you edit a plugin?