Is WordPress now requiring it's users to upgrade?

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  bakerfamilyministry · Member · Mar 5, 2014 at 11:14 pm

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  When I tried to change the colors of my blog site, I kept getting a message saying that I would have to upgrade in order to make any changes. I never had a problem before today. There was a color block that let me select whichever color I wanted to use–free of charge. Is the policy changing?

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

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2014 at 11:16 pm

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  Exactly which theme and which blog are you referring to please?

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2014 at 11:17 pm

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  WordPress.com sells custom design upgrades. They allow us to “preview” change that do not actually display on the blog unless we purchase the upgrade.

  If you have not purchased the custom design upgrade note that no changes you try out aside from those such as Custom Background, Custom Header, etc. which are stated on the theme description pages in the features column (right hand side) will be visible to visitors.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2014 at 11:18 pm

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  NOTE: Eight free themes, including Superhero, Writr, Spun, Panel, Zoren, Fontfolio, Twenty Thirteen, and Typo, now offer free color palettes you can apply.

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  bakerfamilyministry · Member · Mar 5, 2014 at 11:19 pm

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  I am using the Twenty Ten Theme. The blog address is http://www.bakerfamilyministry.wordpress.com. This has been a free blog ever since I started using it, but today I noticed that I cannot change the background colors without first upgrading.

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  bakerfamilyministry · Member · Mar 5, 2014 at 11:23 pm

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  All I wanted to do was use the same color block that I’ve been using all along. I was not attempting to preview anything from the custom palette. The color block I am referring to is a three inch by three inch square containing the colors starting with black on the left and red (guessing) on the right. Has this block been removed from this theme?

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2014 at 11:24 pm

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  I just put Twenty Ten up on my test blog and changed the background color. > Dashboard > Appearance > Background
  Try again please
  http://bakerfamilyministry.wordpress.com/wp-admin/themes.php?page=custom-background

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2014 at 11:25 pm

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  P.S. Make sure your scroll down and click “save changes”

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  bakerfamilyministry · Member · Mar 5, 2014 at 11:30 pm

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  Okay, that worked. I’m so sorry to bother you. Thank you for your time!

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2014 at 11:31 pm

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  Yay! You did it. You’re welcome and best wishes.