Install Custom Themes

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  jamaicankidd · Member · Jul 22, 2011 at 8:01 pm

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  Can someone please tell me how to Install my costumed theme that i downloaded?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jul 22, 2011 at 8:03 pm

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  There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.COM blogs like the one linked to your username and we cannot install individual plugins or any themes into them The 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/

  On free hosted wordpress.COM blogs we can only use the themes which have been coded to run on this multi-user software and made available to us here. > Appearance > Themes and no others. We cannot edit either themes or templates on free hosted wordpress.COM blogs. > http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/editing-themes/

  If you wish to have complete control over a blog, the ability to upload themes and plugins, and to edit themes and templates then your option is to hire a web host and get a free software install from WordPress.ORG and self host it.

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

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  jamaicankidd · Member · Jul 22, 2011 at 8:12 pm

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  that was very helpful thank you very much!!

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  timethief · Member · Jul 22, 2011 at 10:02 pm

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  You’re most welcome. If you intend to have a free hosted WordPress.COM blog then I suggest that you got to whoever you purchased the theme from and get a refund.

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  passionpolish · Member · Jul 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm

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  This was very helpful for me to read, since I was wondering about exactly the same.
  So hopefully you can answer my next question as well (and hopefully is ok for me to ask in this thread):
  I bought a .com-adress via wordpress.com (www.passion4polish.com) – I already have a host on another website, but is it possible for me to link the two without having to buy another webhotel?

  Or in other words: How do I get the codes for my passion4polish-site, that I purchased through wordpress.com, so that I can connect it to my FTP-server?

  Sincerely,
  Charlotte

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  airodyssey · Member · Jul 23, 2011 at 1:24 pm

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  @passionpolish: Hi Charlotte. Here you go :-)
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/domain-management/#update-nameservers
  If you have further questions, for the sake of organization, please open a new topic. Thanks.

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  passionpolish · Member · Jul 23, 2011 at 1:26 pm

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  Thank you! I will :)