Custom Themes, Widgets, and WordPress.com hosting

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    leaguetestsite · Member ·

    I am looking at various CMS’s to build a custom theme along with a suite of widgets (probably 15-20 small to large widgets). My goal is that users would be able go to the CMS I pick (such as WordPress) and then be able to create their site and import all of these widgets + theme to build their site with.

    I have two questions that stem off of this.

    1. Is there way to package and combine a theme with a set of custom (free) widgets, rather than having the user have to import/install multiple items?

    2. I did some research and it looks like sites hosted on wordpress.com do not support adding/importing custom themes, if the user(s) were to buy WordPress subscription plans would they then be able to import custom themes?

    I want to make the overall process for users as low as technically possible by putting 100% of the admin/setup work on the CMS (like WordPress), with the only “technical” part being in importing my theme + widgets.

    I don’t want to have to have users figure out how to move their site to different hosts and such in order to use my setup.

    Any information appreciated!

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    timethief · Member ·

    2. I did some research and it looks like sites hosted on wordpress.com do not support adding/importing custom themes,

    Correct

    if the user(s) were to buy WordPress subscription plans would they then be able to import custom themes?

    No.

    Rather than getting into a long back and forth exchange I will cut to the chase. You need to hire a web host and set up wordpress.ORG software installs. Go to http://move.wordpress.com

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    timethief · Member ·

    WordPress.com blogs have built in plugins. 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. Permalink structure cannot be changed on sites hosted by wordpress.com

    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
    https://move.wordpress.com/

    WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right-hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php so you can post to the support forums there.
    Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
    WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page
    See also https://apps.wordpress.org/support/

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