can't I upload a custom theme to WordPress

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  ohwhitwhatnow · Member · Jun 23, 2014 at 7:51 pm

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  Why can’t I upload a custom theme to WordPress? I just bought one and it’s a huge, expensive disappointment that I can’t use it.

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jun 23, 2014 at 8:21 pm

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  The answer why you can’t is found here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

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  ohwhitwhatnow · Member · Jun 23, 2014 at 8:35 pm

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  Ok, so I need to host my own site, and then I can upload them? Thanks @kokkieh

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jun 23, 2014 at 8:37 pm

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  If you’re self-hosted you will be able to upload custom themes, yes, but you’ll also be responsible for the entire maintenance of your blog and if something breaks you’ll have to fix it yourself. For a full breakdown between wordpress.com and self-hosted wordpress.org, see here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/