I can't add a theme?

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  prepaporterblog · Member · Feb 16, 2015 at 12:02 pm

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  Hi,

  I downloaded a theme from a theme artist online and want to upload the file for my WordPress blog. However, when I click the “Themes” tab on my dashboard, there’s no button that says “Add Theme,” even though in every tutorial I’ve read, there seems to be one in the example photos. I paid $30 for this theme I downloaded and want to use it on my blog. Please help! Thank you!

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  thatrobyn · Member · Feb 16, 2015 at 9:45 pm

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  Hi there!

  Themes 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 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 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 here:

  http://wordpress.com/themes

  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

  I hope this helps! If you have any other concerns, drop me a note. Thanks much!