How do I load a new purchased theme from a different website?

• 

  boomdogadventures · Member · Oct 11, 2014 at 9:53 pm

  • Copy link
  • Add topic to favorites

  Hello- I am having difficulties on seeing where I need to load a new theme that I just purchased from a different website. Do I need to upgrade, or am I looking in the wrong place?

  Thanks-
  Erin

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

• 

  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Oct 12, 2014 at 4:16 pm

  • Copy link

  Themes can’t be uploaded to blogs hosted on WordPress.com. They can only be uploaded to self-hosted blogs running on WordPress.org software. You can read more about the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org here:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  On WordPress.com, you can select from a variety of themes to change your blog’s appearance. You can read more about customizing the appearance and theme of your blog on WordPress.com here:

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

  We offer over 280 themes, both free themes and premium themes created by leading theme companies. You can view all of our themes and filter them by specific criteria here:

  http://theme.wordpress.com/

  You can also post suggestions for new themes we might add on our public user forum:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-to-use-the-themes-forum