Do I need webhosting?

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  oxymoronn · Member · Mar 19, 2012 at 11:29 pm

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  Hi there, I am trying to install an elegant theme for my blog and need to sign in to filezilla apparently to do it.
  I ordered the $99 upgrade on wordpress and chose a domain name http://supremepotential.com/

  Now I would like to incorporate an elegant theme onto this site but can’t seem to find the details I need to logon to filezilla? Do I need to get webhosting for my domain? Or did I already pay for that?

  Do I need to have my site hosted to get the login info i need for my site to connect to filezilla?

  Ty for your help, I’m only about 2 weeks into this process and am still learning.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Mar 20, 2012 at 12:58 am

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  Yes. In order to have FTP access and install plugins and themes you need to hire a web host and set up a WordPress.org install. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  timethief · Member · Mar 20, 2012 at 1:02 am

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  Your purchased these from WordPress.com:
  Currently the $99 Value Bundle includes a 1 year subscription to:
  Domain Name & Mapping
  Space Upgrade
  No Ads
  Custom Design
  VideoPress

  The only themes we can use on free hosted WordPress.com blogs are those found here > Appearance > Themes
  This is a multiuser blogging platform. All blogs wearing the same theme are using the same underlying template and we cannot access the underlying files and edit templates or themes. http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/editing-themes/

  There are two free themes, Sandbox and Toolbox designed to allow maximum flexibility for CSS editing and creating new “skins”. Toolbox is more modern and includes a lot of support for CSS3 and HTML5, so it is really only limited by your skills and knowledge.

  If you have CSS editing experience the upgrade will allow you to stylize the appearance of themes you find here > Appearance > Themes, but will not allow you to change the functionality, by editing the underlying template. It does not allow you to remove footer links to the theme designer or to WordPress.com. Also note that CSS is theme specific, so you cannot use the CSS stylesheets from other themes with the themes at WordPress.COM. http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-css/

  So you will have to go back to wherever you purchased the theme you can’t use and ask for a refund.

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  oxymoronn · Member · Mar 20, 2012 at 2:42 am

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  ty for your help

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  timethief · Member · Mar 20, 2012 at 4:49 am

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  You’re welcome.