How to upload an outside theme to my word press?

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  kethleen0703 · Member · Jan 19, 2015 at 1:28 am

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  I am trying to upload Genesis theme to my word press site in order to then upload an outside theme that requires this genesis framework in order to run.

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  rachelmcr · Member · Jan 19, 2015 at 5:40 pm

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  Hi there,

  Themes purchased elsewhere can’t be uploaded to sites 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 if you’re curious about that.

  On WordPress.com, you can select from a variety of themes to change your blog’s appearance. We offer over 300 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 in our theme showcase.

  You can also post suggestions for new themes we might add in the Themes forum.

  Please let me know if you have any questions about that!

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  kethleen0703 · Member · Jan 22, 2015 at 8:09 pm

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  Thank you for responding Rachel. I currently have a Word Press.com account. Would purchasing the WordPress Premium account give me the option to install the Genesis Framework and upload Outside Themes to my Site?

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  rachelmcr · Member · Jan 23, 2015 at 10:29 am

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  Hi there,

  No, it isn’t possible to upload themes purchased elsewhere to WordPress.com sites, whether or not you have upgrades on the site.

  If you’re set on using the Genesis framework and a theme from somewhere besides WordPress.com, I’d recommend setting up a self-hosted site using the WordPress.org software to do that.