Can you add a purchased theme to a free account?

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  madetoorder3d · Member · Jul 24, 2015 at 12:07 pm

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  Hi,

  Is it possible to add a theme purchased from a third party site such as template monster to a free WordPress site?

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

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  richrobinkoff · Member · Jul 24, 2015 at 12:17 pm

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  Hi there. You can’t install themes you bought elsewhere on WordPress.com: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/
  The only themes you can use here are the ones listed in the WordPress.com theme gallery, here: https://wordpress.com/themes/

  Themes purchased elsewhere can only be used with self-hosted WordPress.ORG websites. WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate and different: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  madetoorder3d · Member · Jul 24, 2015 at 12:53 pm

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  Thanks for your quick and helpful reply, wasn’t previously aware of the difference between wp.com and wp.org!

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  richrobinkoff · Member · Jul 24, 2015 at 12:55 pm

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  Glad I could help.