cannot activate chosen themes

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  jillbrooks10 · Member · Jun 15, 2014 at 11:56 pm

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  Hello,
  I’ve had my page for a while now and wanted to begin filling it. I looked over the free themes and chose a couple, clicked activate, and then it tells me page not found.
  How can I successfully activate a theme without it coming back “page not found?”
  Jill Brooks

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  sarabaynes · Member · Jun 16, 2014 at 2:47 am

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  I am new to WordPress and I am having the same problem today. I thought it was because I am travelling and the internet connection is not very good.. Will keep trying but maybe I need to try again a bit later today?

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  jillbrooks10 · Member · Jun 16, 2014 at 3:47 pm

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  I hope someone will reply to this Sara.

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  timethief · Member · Jun 16, 2014 at 3:49 pm

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  There’s no known issue I am aware of.

  In order to help you we need to know your specific computing environment details. Please work through what follows and report back.

  1. If you are not running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/ please try upgrading or switching first.

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  3. If you are running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/

  (a) Try clearing your browser’s cache http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=32050

  If applicable see here for instructions on how to clear the cache for Chrome and Safari on the iPad:
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  http://browsers.about.com/od/howtousemobilebrowser1/ss/How-To-Clear-Browsing-Data-In-Chrome-For-Ipad_6.htm

  (b) Make sure that you have both third-party cookies enabled and JavaScript enabled
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/
  http://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12654

  (c) Disable all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily.

  (d) Try enabling HTTPS: http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/

  Add both *.wordpress.com and *.wp.com to your list of trusted sites under the Security tab. Make sure to uncheck the box for “Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone.” http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/#frequently-asked-questions

  4. You can use this link to see if your flash is up to date. http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ If it’s not then go to http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/ and download and install the latest version of flash.

  5. Try using another browser.

  6. If you are not successful let us know:
  (a) Exactly what kind of device you are using to connect to the internet and to WordPress.com.
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  (c) Exactly what you experience including what any error reports you receive state.