Cannot change theme
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Hello,
Every time I try to change my theme, I either get a message that there is an error, or one that says ‘you cheatin’, eh’. I don’t know why this is happening. I would just like to be able to change the theme. Thank you.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Hey sojodro,
Do you have third-party cookies enabled?
http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/Does the error occur in a different browser?
If so, can you list the specific steps you take to reproduce this problem?
Aside from the “Cheatin’ uh?” notice, is there other specific error-related messages?
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The cheating uh message only appears
(1) if you are not logged in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administratorand/or
(2) if you don’t have third-party cookies enabled on your browser.
Without cookies, you won’t have the proper credentials to make changes to your blog and some of the features will not be available to you. Would you please make sure that you have third-party cookies enabled? http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/ -
Every WordPress.COM blog has a sole owner. It is the person with the WordPress.COM username account who registered the blog under that specific username account and a single associated email address, and who is the original Admin of the blogs registered under that username account.
You have to be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard.
Log out of this account. Clear your browser cache and cookies and log in under the correct username account ie. the username account that registered the blog.
https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-your-browser-cache
https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-wordpress-com-cookiesClicking this link should display all blogs registered under the same username, including the hidden ones: https://dashboard.wordpress.com/wp-admin/index.php?page=my-blogs&show=hidden
If you do not see the blog here http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/ then
follow this guide > http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/#my-blogs-dashboard-visibilityIf the log-in information is lost visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword
If you are not successful, please complete the form for account recovery at this link https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=recovery and submit it to the Account Recovery Staff so they can contact you by email ie. not on these public support forums which are available to everyone with internet access.
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Hi @sojodro,
To provide some more details, in addition to what others have said. The “Cheating, Eh?” Message appears when you try to visit a page you don’t have access to (or third-party cookies are not enabled)
For security reasons, only the administrator role on the site can change the site’s theme. You must be logged in as an admin or check with a current administrator to change the theme.
Let us know if you have any other questions.
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