Adding a purchased theme

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  haleyclimbs · Member · Jun 18, 2015 at 3:59 pm

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  hello, I purchased a theme and am trying to upload it. the instructions say go to appearance/themes /add new but there is no add new under themes. please help.

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  timethief · Member · Jun 18, 2015 at 4:06 pm

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  You are reading material that applies ONLY to wordpress.ORG installs and does not apply to WordPress.COM hosted blogs. If you intend to have your site remain hosted here then you will need to get a refund.

  There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  The only themes we can use on WordPress.com hosted blogs are licensed and adapted to run on our multiuser software the themes are found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and in your dashboard at > Appearance > Themes

  There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.com blogs for security reasons and we cannot:
  upload any third party themes,
  create child themes,
  create our own themes,
  edit templates,
  create own own layouts,
  or use stylesheets from other themes.

  See: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  There is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.

  To install plugins or third party themes into a site then you have to hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and set up your own WordPress.org install. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, conduct ecommerce and edit the database. Learn about the differences here. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  NOTE: To do any CSS editing on a WordPress.com blog requires an annually renewable upgrade. As your account was registered before September 1st, 2014 you do not have to purchase either a Premium or Business bundle. See here for details on purchasing the annually renewable custom design upgrade required for CSS editing: Custom design – Frequently Asked Questions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/

  Thereafter, please use this link https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization#postform so you can copy and paste your text into a thread that will appear in the CSS Forum where you will get the help you need.

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Jun 19, 2015 at 2:08 pm

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  haleyclimbs – just let us know if you need further help. As timethief mentioned above, third-party themes are only an option when you run the WordPress software on your own hosting.

  If you’re hosting your site here on WordPress.com you can choose from the 300+ themes we have available here:

  https://wordpress.com/themes/