How do I download a theme to zip file?

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  kwpernateam · Member · Dec 19, 2013 at 4:28 pm

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  I am trying to download the theme “stay” to a zip file so I can upload it for wordpress.org for my blog for my host

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  timethief · Member · Dec 19, 2013 at 4:31 pm

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  I’m sorry but themes designed and licensed to be used at WordPress.COM cannot be exported and used on WordPress.ORG software. You will have to contact the theme designer directly and ask if there is a WordPress.ORG version of the theme. http://wordpress.org/themes/

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  timethief · Member · Dec 19, 2013 at 4:32 pm

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  To move your content you need to create an XML export file of your content. It will not include the theme as they cannot be exported. See 3 below.

  WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  1. Hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/

  2. Set up a WordPress.org install and equip it with a theme and plugins.
  http://wordpress.org/themes/
  http://wordpress.org/plugins/

  3. Export your content out of your WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/ and import it into the install.

  4. Purchase a site redirect upgrade from wordpress.com
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ or if you have domain mapping then update the nameservers http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/

  5. Transfer subscribers and stats. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/

  6. Set your wordpress.com blog visibility to private. To change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  Alternatively you can purchase a Guided Transfer and Staff will do the move and set up for you http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  NOTE: WordPress.com and WordPress.org have different log-ins and run different versions of themes with same names. If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there and receive advice from WordPress.ORG bloggers.

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  kwpernateam · Member · Dec 19, 2013 at 4:35 pm

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  Okay, thank you.

  May I have the link to contact the designer directly?

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  timethief · Member · Dec 19, 2013 at 4:38 pm

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  I just found this on the theme description page. http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/stay/
  Download Stay for your self-hosted WordPress site.