Installing a 3rd Party Word Press These

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  noahrhughes · Member · Dec 21, 2014 at 6:57 pm

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  Hi, I just purchased this theme http://themeforest.net/item/armada-multifunction-photography-wordpress-theme/9314649

  How do I now link this to my wordpress blog?

  I went into my WP Dashboard, clicked on Themes but couldn’t see how to ‘Add New’ / link this ZIP file I now have on my Mac for this Armada theme.

  Thanks

  Noah

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  heyadamsilver · Member · Dec 21, 2014 at 9:40 pm

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  Hey Noah

  You cannot install 3rd party themes onto WordPress.com sites. It’s a matter of keeping the server(s) protected from possible issues with bad themes.

  For you to use a 3rd Party site you’ll need to move to self hosted.

  More info on differences can be found here:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  -Adam

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  noahrhughes · Member · Dec 21, 2014 at 9:59 pm

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  ok, thank you for the info Adam

  i will try to get a refund from the website i bought the theme from and use the money to buy a theme from WordPress itself

  thanks once again Adam

  Noah