Installing a third-party theme
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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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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:
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:
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:
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 its right for you:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
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