Need help, "Not loading mod because asset folder is empty when asset folder is not empty"

[Ritsuka]

This is my 1st time moding this game and so I encounter this problem.
I dont really understand the problem and how to fix it.
below i insert my SMAPI log parser.
hope someone can help me guide to fix this problem, most appreciate it. thank you.

SMAPI log parser - SMAPI.io

 

[Dyanosis]

The issue is probably that the assets/Portraits folder is not within a mod's folder. A mod's folder will always have a manifest.json and either a content.json file (if it's a Content Patcher or other mod) or a .dll of some kind (if it's a C# based mod).

 

[Dyanosis]

Also, what SMAPI means by "empty" here is that the folder doesn't contain any JSON information to tell it that there's something to be loaded. A folder with no manifest.json and no other files that actually affect the game will not be loaded.