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  listat7 · Member · Jun 26, 2017 at 5:26 pm

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  Will not let me add a theme

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  yoga1103 · Member · Jun 26, 2017 at 5:36 pm

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  Hi,

  Presently you can add your new theme with Business plan upgrade: https://wordpress.com/pricing/

  – best,

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  listat7 · Member · Jun 26, 2017 at 6:41 pm

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  Thank you so much!

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  timethief · Member · Jun 26, 2017 at 6:46 pm

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  You could be confusing wordpress.COM hosted sites and wordpress.ORG self hosted sites. WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  As stated above, you require a Business plan to upload and install additional plugins and custom themes or third party themes to a wordpress.COM hosted site. https://wordpress.com/pricing/

  Otherwise you can use any theme found here https://wordpress.com/themes/

  If you require plugins and/or Custom Themes or Third Party Themes and do not wish to purchase a WordPress.COM Business Plan see: Moving to Self-Hosted WordPress http://move.wordpress.com

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  listat7 · Member · Jun 26, 2017 at 7:01 pm

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  I really like how WordPress.org is free with all the features included. But the down fall seems to be having knowledge with setting up hosting and coding. Is it possible to use .org without having much knowledge with hosting or coding? For hosting would I be able to set something up with Godaddy for example? Would I really need to know coding?

  Which do you recommend for someone with limited expertise and who is broke lol?

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  listat7 · Member · Jun 26, 2017 at 7:03 pm

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  Also, thank you so much for your thorough answer!

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  timethief · Member · Jun 26, 2017 at 7:30 pm

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  Is it possible to use .org without having much knowledge with hosting or coding?

  I do not recommend self hosting wordpress.ORG site to anyone who is not adept at coding and site management.

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  listat7 · Member · Jun 26, 2017 at 7:32 pm

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  Youre awesome! Thank you for your guidance!

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  timethief · Member · Jun 26, 2017 at 7:40 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes with your site. I recommend trying out the free plan and free themes https://wordpress.com/themes/free and if it suits you, then you may not need to upgrade or to move your content.