creating a new theme
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creating webpage (adding a new theme that is consistent with the purpose of my business)
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There is no FTP access to any wordpress.com sites. The only themes we can use on WordPress.com hosted blogs are licensed and adapted to run on our multiuser software the themes are found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and in your dashboard at > Appearance > 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.See:
Themes »Uploading Custom Themes
http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/WordPress.com sites have some built in plugins http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/. However, if you are reading anything that makes you think that we bloggers can install plugins, advertising, custom themes or third party themes on sites hosted by wordpress.COM, then you are mistaken/misinformed. We have never had that ability. You are confusing wordpress.COM hosted blogs and wordpress.ORG installs on paid hosting.
Blogger installed plugin capability does not exist on WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality. For that type of functionality, you’d need a self-hosted WordPress.ORG software install running on a paid web hosting service.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/See: Moving to Self-Hosted WordPress
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As @timethief wrote – WordPress.com doesn’t have an option for uploading of custom themes, because it is using only selected themes and plugins that meet certain standards in terms of stability and security.
However, if you look at
there are 380+ themes there already, and using the Custom Design upgrade, you can dramatically change the appearance of the theme using built-in color tools, custom fonts, or edit CSS directly.
So my opinion is that it is possible to have a website that is consistent with the purpose of your business and avoid self-hosting, and I would probably try this option first.
Best, Lubomir
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@lubmir2k – the theme showcase is now located at https://wordpress.com/themes/ I understand that eventually the link you provided will redirect, but for now…
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O. K., theme.wordpress.com is what google showed me, but I will be pointing to https://wordpress.com/themes/ to keep consistent with the others.
Thanks for your word of caution!
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