how to install a theme purchased on themeforest?

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  michellenoseda · Member · Feb 10, 2014 at 4:05 am

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  I purchased a WordPress theme on Theme Forest however I can’t work out how to install it. I read somewhere that third party themes can not be installed into WordPress however I have heard people say they have purchased themes from there and installed them on WordPress.

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  ninakamina · Member · Feb 10, 2014 at 8:02 am

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  I have the same question :)

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  eigenwijsheidnu · Member · Feb 11, 2014 at 1:53 pm

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  Me too, I bought a theme from Elegant Themes.

  On your help-files I found this:
  ‘Or use the Upload link in the top links row to upload a zipped copy of a Theme that you have previously downloaded to your machine’

  The upload link seems to have gone…

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  ifmomsaysok · Member · Feb 11, 2014 at 2:00 pm

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  The only themes that can be used on a WordPress.COM site are found here: http://theme.wordpress.com

  You should check out this explanation of the difference between WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG. Two totally separate blogging platforms.

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  It may be possible to get a refund for the theme you purchased, if you are still interested in using WordPress.COM.

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  michellenoseda · Member · Feb 11, 2014 at 8:00 pm

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  Thank you ifmomsaysok. I actually worked this out about 1hr before your post after lots of reading. Feel relieved that I have the answer and can move forward. I hope this helps other people as I’ve found so many people asking the same question.

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  sbernard0409 · Member · Feb 13, 2014 at 7:05 pm

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  ok so how do you actually install an outside theme. How do we get the upload field?

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  timethief · Member · Feb 13, 2014 at 7:07 pm

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  You don’t because you can’t.

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  timethief · Member · Feb 13, 2014 at 7:08 pm

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  The only themes we can use on free hosted WordPress.com blogs like your blog are the themes found here http://wordpress.com/themes/

  There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.com blogs and we cannot:

  • upload any third party themes,
  • create child themes,
  • create our own themes,
  • edit templates,
  • or use stylesheets from other themes.

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

  There is no upgrade you can purchase that changes that. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can create themes, upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, and edit the database, etc. Learn about the differences here. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/