installing a theme
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I’m brand new to WordPress. I would like to use the theme Accelerate, which I found on the main WordPress website. When I try to search for that same theme when logged in on my account I cannot find it anywhere. I saw that I could download the theme from the main site, but I do not know how to take that download and install it on my account. Any help greatly appreciated!
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Hi there,
Be aware that there is no FTP access to wordpress.COM hosted blogs like that site linked to your username and no upgrade changes that reality.You cannot upload any custom themes or third party themes or create your own theme here. You are confusing wordpress.com hosted blogs and wordpress.ORG installs on paid hosting.
Read:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/The only themes we can use on WordPress.com hosted blogs are licensed and adapted to run on our multiuser software the themes are found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and in your dashboard at > Appearance > Themes
Read: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Be sure to read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
If you are referring to a wordpress.ORG software install on paid hosting and don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right-hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php so you can post to the support forums there.
Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_PageThis guide will explain how to move your WordPress.com site to another hosting platform: Moving to a Self-Hosted WordPress Site
https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/ -
Thank you so much for all the information!!
That makes sense, mostly, as I am a newbie to creating a website. I am attempting to create a new website for the business I work for and really liked the Accelerate theme. But just to be clear, in order to have that theme I have to have a wordpress.ORG account, which is self-hosted and paid for?
The current free theme I have in place, Twenty Ten, is alright except for the fact I wish I could change the menu color from black. Yet, I believe in order to do so I would have to customize and then purchase. Is this correct? At this point in my endeavor I am not looking to pay.
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But just to be clear, in order to have that theme I have to have a wordpress.ORG account, which is self-hosted and paid for?
Yes. That theme does not exist here at wordpress.COM.
Yet, I believe in order to do so I would have to customize and then purchase. Is this correct? At this point in my endeavor I am not looking to pay.
Yes, an annually renewable upgrade would be required. See here for details on purchasing the annually renewable Premium bundle http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/ that contains a custom design upgrade required for CSS editing: Custom design – Frequently Asked Questions http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
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