Change the theme on my site

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  yoppy79 · Member · Apr 24, 2008 at 9:49 pm

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  I have a website hosted by wordpress.com. I would like to upload a new theme to use on the site, but am unsure of how to do so. Previously, I had someone else managing my website, but would now like to learn how to do things on my own. I currently am using a customized theme (one that is not a wordpress default), so I believe I have the capability to do so. Any suggestions?

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  vinny765 · Member · Apr 24, 2008 at 9:52 pm

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  Wait do you mean upload form your computer or from the theme database?

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  yoppy79 · Member · Apr 24, 2008 at 9:53 pm

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  I found a theme I like on themes.wordpress.net.

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  vinny765 · Member · Apr 24, 2008 at 9:55 pm

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  Hmm…well then I really don’t know…
  I know that if you had a downloaded version of WordPress it would be a lot easier, but I was never good with installing files onto a hosted network.

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  yoppy79 · Member · Apr 24, 2008 at 10:28 pm

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  Alright. Anyone else?

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  sunnisme · Member · Apr 24, 2008 at 10:36 pm

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  Are you here at wordpress.com? (ie does your website address end with “wordpress.com”). from what you say, it doesnt look like it. Please read this notice which was at the top pf the forums: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=3700&replies=1

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  ellaella · Member · Apr 24, 2008 at 10:37 pm

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  Blogs hosted by wordpress.com can not use those themes. There is no ability to upload them. Self-hosted blogs using wordpress.org software can. The differences:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=3700&replies=1

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  yoppy79 · Member · Apr 25, 2008 at 2:21 pm

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  It looks like I am using wordpress.org, as my website does not end in wordpress.com. Is there a website that helps show me how to upload themes with wordpress.org software?