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  amanila · Member · Jul 1, 2016 at 6:05 pm

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  hello,
  I would like to upload a custom theme like oshine or massive dynamics, but I am not sure if those can be uploaded through my premium plan wordpress.com.

  thanks

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  timethief · Member · Jul 1, 2016 at 6:08 pm

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  That’s not possible.

  All support docs are at https://en.support.wordpress.com/?s=themes
  Type Themes into the search box and click to search https://en.support.wordpress.com/?s=themes
  Results https://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/
  Then clink Uploading Custom Themes
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/#uploading-custom-themes

  You can’t install any theme that is not found at https://wordpress.com/themes/ into any site hosted by wordpress.COM.

  If you are reading anything that makes you think that bloggers can install any third party or custom themes on sites hosted by wordpress.COM, then you are mistaken/misinformed. You are confusing wordpress.COM hosted blogs and wordpress.ORG installs on paid hosting.

  This is the wordpress.COM support forum. There is no FTP access https://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/ to sites hosted here and you cannot upload any custom themes or third party themes, or create your own theme here at wordpress.COM, or use stylesheets from another theme. You can do those only on wordpress.ORG installs on paid hosting.

  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
  Read: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/
  There is no upgrade you can buy here that changes that.

  If your site remains hosted here at wordpress.COM and you purchased a third-party theme, then you will have to get a refund.

  Alternatively, this guide will explain how to move your WordPress.com site to another hosting platform:
  Moving to a Self-Hosted WordPress Site
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/

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  siobhyb · Member · Jul 2, 2016 at 9:23 am

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  As @timethief note, it’s not possible to upload third-party themes here at WordPress.com. We do, however, have hundreds of hand-picked themes available in our repository.

  I encourage you to have a browse about. You can filter based on different criteria along the top:

  https://wordpress.com/themes

  If you let me know a little more about what your site is going to be about and the type of theme you’re after, I’ll be happy to come up with some specific suggestions too.