I can’t find the ‘Add New’ button to add a theme

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  be1inda · Member · Jul 19, 2018 at 2:59 am

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  According to the WordPress tutorial here — https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes — there should be an ‘Add New’ button. But I can’t find it when I’m on my admin page at — https://someofferingswithmetta.wordpress.com/wp-admin/.

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  staff-zara · Staff · Jul 19, 2018 at 3:06 am

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  Hello there, if your current WordPress plan is not Business Plan, then you’re not able to install/add new themes to your site.

  With the WordPress.com Business plan, you can install a theme that comes from a third-party author at no extra cost.

  Choose a WordPress.com Plan

  Hope this clarifies.

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  gemmacevans · Member · Jul 19, 2018 at 4:02 pm

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  Hi be1inda,

  The instructions you linked to are for sites created using WordPress.org software, rather than those hosted on WordPress.com. There is some information about the differences between the two here:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  As staff-zara mentioned, custom themes can only be installed on sites using the Business plan. But themes can be activated from our showcase on the Free plan:

  https://wordpress.com/themes/

  Please let me know if you have any questions.