Custom themes and Blacknight

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  itsmartrepair · Member · Mar 27, 2013 at 4:57 pm

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  I am setting up a blog at http://itsmartrepair.wordpress.com/ but I would like to create a domain of my own so that it would be www.http://itsmartrepair.com. Can you advise if I do this can I upload custom themes ? The reason I ask this question is if I register my domain with Blacknight I can then install wordpress and from here I can upload custom themes. I need a specific theme so your help would be appreciated

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  timethief · Member · Mar 27, 2013 at 5:10 pm

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  We do not have FTP access to free hosted WordPress.com blogs and we not able to upload third party themes.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  The only themes you can use on a free hosted WordPress.com blog are those found here > Appearance > Themes and showcased here > http://wordpress.com/themes/ We cannot access and edit any templates underlying our themes. Only Staff can edit as every blog wearing the same theme is using the same template.

  Unless you are prepared to pay $500 per month for an Enterprise account or even more for a VIP account, there is no upgrade you can purchase that changes this at WordPress.COM.

  To upload themes you need to hire a web host and set up a WordPress.ORG install. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/