Installing a third-party theme

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  simonbruni · Member · Mar 3, 2014 at 12:48 pm

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  I have purchased a WordPress theme from a third-party provider and I want to install it. There is no “add theme” or “install theme” option on my dashboard or admin page, so I am unable to follow the provider’s instructions.

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Mar 5, 2014 at 10:18 pm

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  Hi there,

  Themes can’t be uploaded to blogs 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 210 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://theme.wordpress.com/

  Please see if you can get a refund on the theme. If using this theme is a necessity for you, please look into moving to self-hosted, WordPress.org here:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

  As we only support sites hosted here at WordPress.com, all issues with the new site – including the importing of the file – must be taken to the WordPress.org support community:

  http://wordpress.org/support/

  If you’d like assistance moving your WordPress.com site to WordPress.org, we have a service called Guided Transfer that does all the work for you. Check it out to see if it’s right for you:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!