Add new theme

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  finnichh · Member · May 8, 2017 at 6:59 am

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  hello, i was wondering if there was a new way to add a new theme to wordpress? all forums tell me it’s in ‘appearance’ and next to the title ‘themes’ but the button does not appear on my page. any help would be greatly appreciated thank you :)

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  otpidusprime · Member · May 8, 2017 at 11:26 am

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  Hi @finnichh,
  Sorry… but we cannot upload custom themes on WordPress.COM. We can only use the themes from the WordPress.COM themes library.

  More information about it can be found here:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  The goal of WordPress.COM is to keep things simple. So that the technical stuffs are handled by WordPress and we focus on creating quality content.

  If you wish to have greater control over your site(like uploading custom themes and plugins), you can use WordPress.ORG-a self hosted platform/software to create blogs, websites and more, with greater customization possibilities.

  Find out the differences between WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG here:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you wish to move your blog from WordPress.COM to WordPress.ORG, follow the instructions given here:
  https://move.wordpress.com/

  You can ask for help while creating your site using WordPress.ORG on this support forum: https://wordpress.org/support/. Because, this forum only supports the sites hosted on WordPress.COM.

  Hope this helps 🙂

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  galois · Member · May 23, 2017 at 8:28 am

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  Hi, @finnichh

  Uploading custom themes is now a feature of the Business plan on WordPress.com:

  https://wordpress.com/plans/

  If you need any more information, just let me know.

  Quoted from
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/trying-to-upload-a-theme-1?replies=3#post-2951273

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  hacchism · Staff · May 23, 2017 at 8:39 am

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  Hi there,

  As @galois mentioned, now the users of the Business plan can upload custom themes. The support page also mentions about this like the following.

  As a Business plan user you can also upload your own custom theme to your blog via the Appearance feature. Note that custom theme authors usually have their own support forums and FAQ pages, so sometimes you might have to look for answers on their site.

  Themes »Uploading Custom Themes
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  Thanks!