Add new theme button missing!

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  ghostfresh · Member · Mar 22, 2016 at 9:46 pm

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  I can’t add a new theme I just purchased because I don’t see the add new theme button that’s supposed to be there!

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  swoolz · Member · Mar 22, 2016 at 9:52 pm

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  Hi there,
  Did you buy this theme through WordPress.com? If the answer is yes, follow the steps below:

  Activate a Theme

  To activate a theme, go to My Sites → Themes in any site’s dashboard or the Theme Showcase. Click on the three dots to the right of the theme’s name and then click on Activate. If you would like a picture guide to go with this or additional information, please click here.

  If you bought a theme from a different website that is NOT WordPress.com, you will not be able to install it to your WordPress.com blog and would instead have to self-host in order to use it. WordPress.com believes in Thoreau’s statement of “Simplicity! Simplicity! Simplicity!” and thus doesn’t have a confusing option to upload themes bought from other websites. Instead, it provides hundreds of aesthetic themes directly on its website. =)

  I hope that helps! Have a wonderful day.

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  swoolz · Member · Mar 22, 2016 at 9:54 pm

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  Just in case it could be helpful, here is a quick link to the Theme Showcase. If you click this link, it will take you to the themes WordPress.com provides, and if you bought a theme through WordPress.com, you should be able to find it and activate it.

  Happy blogging!