can't install theme

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  beritadimensi · Member · Oct 2, 2014 at 10:52 am

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  i bought a newspaper theme from theme junkie yesterday and today i try to install it but it fail. hope the administration could work on something to help this issue.

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

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  raincoaster · Member · Oct 2, 2014 at 11:14 am

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  You cannot install external themes on a WordPress.com blog, for security reasons. You can only use the themes on your dashboard Themes page. Get your money back.

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  cazhderian1978 · Member · Oct 3, 2014 at 6:23 am

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  @raincoaster when did this happen?

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  raincoaster · Member · Oct 3, 2014 at 7:13 am

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  Forever. I have been here eight years and not once in that time could you upload an external theme to a WordPress.com site.

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  catzi · Member · Oct 4, 2014 at 6:54 pm

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  Trying to upload wordpress free themes to my blog but all I get is a
  sign on the blog ” Nothing found”.
  Can any help?

  Tks!!

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  timethief · Member · Oct 4, 2014 at 6:55 pm

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  The only themes we can use on WordPress.com blogs like your blog are licensed and adapted to run on our multiuser software the themes are found here http://wordpress.com/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.

  Relevant support docs:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  There is no upgrade you can purchase that changes that. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can create themes, upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, and edit the database, etc. If you want FTP access and to install plugins or third party themes into a site then you will have to hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and set up your own WordPress.org install.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 4, 2014 at 6:56 pm

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  WordPress.COM themes are skins. You can quickly and easily change themes to another one found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and no data will be lost or negatively affected by the change. The only time you may have to do some work is if you are changing to a dramatically different theme and have done any CSS editing.

  Provided you are logged in as Admin under the same username account that registered the blog go to Dashboard > Appearance > Themes and browse themes until you find one you like and click “activate” or type in the name of the theme you want to use and
  click the “activate” link when it appears.

  After you change your theme all you need to do is go here Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets > Inactive Widgets and re-install them where you want them to appear. The widget contents and settings will be the same as they were prior to changing themes.