I am thinking about upgrading to pro. I need to know if the theme I chose works.

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  roscoevideos · Member · Aug 1, 2012 at 8:52 pm

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  I need to know if the pro version of WordPress.com will support these features.

  Software Required:
  Adobe Photoshop CS+;
  Apache Server;
  For uncompressing a template ZIP package:
  WinZip 9+ (Windows);
  Stuffit Expander 10+ (Mac);

  Hosting Requirements:
  PHP 5.2.4 or higher
  MySQL 5.0 or higher
  The mod_rewrite Apache module;
  WordPress 3.3.1
  Blog url: http://roscoevideos.wordpress.com/

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  raincoaster · Member · Aug 1, 2012 at 8:54 pm

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  No, it will not.

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  roscoevideos · Member · Aug 1, 2012 at 8:55 pm

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  Thank you Rain Coaster.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 1, 2012 at 8:55 pm

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  There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.com blogs and we cannot install pluings, or upload third-party themes, or zip files, or edit templates or themes. Those plugins and themes found on the internet are for WordPress.ORG installs which run on different software.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  There is no upgrade you can purchase from WordPress.com that changes anything stated here http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ and restated again here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/#important-notes-before-upgrading

  If you want to have a blog you have FTP access to, plugins and/or want to install themes into then you will need to hire a web host and set up your own WordPress.org install. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  roscoevideos · Member · Aug 1, 2012 at 8:57 pm

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  Understood, I figured.
  I normally got through wordpress.org and use an FTP client.
  Thank you for your time.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Aug 1, 2012 at 9:00 pm

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  Upgrading to pro simply gives you more features on your site here at wordpress.com. You site is still hosted here, so all the restrictions and limitations still apply, and that means that you still cannot upload or use themes from outside of wordpress.com. You are limited to the themes shown in the dashboard at appearance > themes. Themes here have to be modified to work here and due to the multi-user structure here, it is not possible to use themes from outside.

  To use themes you find on the internet, you would have to self-host a wordpress installation on a third-party hosting service such as godaddy, bluehost, etc., using the wordpress software from wordpress.ORG. Figure an average monthly cost, all things considered of $10 to $25, depending on your requirements and payment plan.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org
  http://get.wp.com/hosting/

  The differences between wordpress.com and wordpress.org (self-hosted) sites.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Aug 1, 2012 at 9:01 pm

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  Should have refreshed. :-)

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  roscoevideos · Member · Aug 1, 2012 at 9:02 pm

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  Much appreciated anyways.
  I am not a true believer in forums.

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  raincoaster · Member · Aug 1, 2012 at 9:28 pm

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  You should be, after that awesome tripartite response.