How do I get the "Add Themes" option under Appearanc > Themes?

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  venngroup · Member · Feb 3, 2015 at 10:51 am

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  I don’t see an option to Add Theme when I click on Appearance > Themes. HELP!

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  stothek · Member · Feb 3, 2015 at 11:16 am

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  Do you get to the themes page when you click the Themes link under Appearance?

  If so, are you trying to add a theme you’ve downloaded somewhere else? Third party themes aren’t supported on WordPress.com. Those types of themes are designed for self-hosted WordPress.org sites.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

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  amyunus · Member · Feb 3, 2015 at 11:21 am

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  Hi venngroup,

  You are not able to upload your theme to WordPress.com. Using uploaded theme only available for WordPress.org (self host).

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  venngroup · Member · Feb 3, 2015 at 11:32 am

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  Thanks! Next issue, how do I migrate my page from WordPress.com to WordPress.org? It appears it is only available as a download with php files and I am not sure what to do from there. My web host is Hostpapa / AWS.

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  stothek · Member · Feb 3, 2015 at 12:46 pm

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  Here’s a guide for transferring your site to a self-hosted .org site. http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

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  venngroup · Member · Feb 3, 2015 at 2:00 pm

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  Yes I checked that out but it doesn’t really explain in detail and directs the user to use one of the recommended web hosting servers which does the transfer for free