Miss "Add New" Button under Themes

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  cdickerson79 · Member · Dec 13, 2015 at 9:09 pm

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  I am trying to change my theme on my new WordPress.com site. In the WP Admin, I go to Appearance –> Themes and do not have the Add New option at the top. I have a free account. Do I need to upgrade my account to be able to Add a different theme?

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  timethief · Member · Dec 13, 2015 at 9:12 pm

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  There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.com blogs.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  See here for a full comparison WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  There is no upgrade you can purchase here that provides FTP access and the ability to install plugins and or any third party themes on blogs hosted by WordPress.COM like yours.
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/#uploading-custom-themes

  You are confusing wordpress.COM hosted blogs with WordPress.ORG software installs on paid hosting.

  If you want FTP access and to install plugins or third party themes into a site then you will have to hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and set up your own WordPress.org install.

  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. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you 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_Page

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  timethief · Member · Dec 13, 2015 at 9:14 pm

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  That site at http://tykehutdotcom.wordpress.com/ is not hosted by wordpress.COM. Our support docs do not apply to it and we do not provide support for it. You are posting to the wrong support forum.

  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. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you 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_Page

  See also https://apps.wordpress.org/support/

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  timethief · Member · Dec 13, 2015 at 9:16 pm

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  YIKES! I posted the wrong URL above.

  This is the site linked to your username http://tykehut.com/ and it is the one that is not hosted by wordpress.COM and that we do NOT provide support for. It’s hosted by Hostgator and it’s a wordpress.ORG software install.

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  cdickerson79 · Member · Dec 14, 2015 at 1:33 am

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  Thank you very much. Your replies were very helpful and pointed me in the needed direction. Thank you again!