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  gtwaterproducts · Member · Apr 12, 2016 at 9:46 pm

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  We purchased a theme from themewhich. We are a business and we are trying to create a new site. how do we link the themewhiceh theme and WP together. we are using the free selection of WP

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  timethief · Member · Apr 12, 2016 at 10:45 pm

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  Hi there,
  That’s not possible. Unfortunately, you are confusing wordpress.COM hosted blogs and wordpress.ORG installs on paid hosting. There is no FTP access https://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/ and you cannot upload any custom themes or third party themes, or create your own theme here at wordpress.COM, or use stylesheets from another theme. There is no wordpress.COm upgrade that changes that. You can do those only on wordpress.ORG installs on paid hosting.

  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 do not wish to get a refund for that theme, this 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/

  For a wordpress.ORG software install on paid hosting 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