Purchased a Theme from envato market "Bentuestu" trouble installing

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  beamondhouse · Member · Aug 26, 2014 at 4:22 pm

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  Hi, I purchased a Theme from envato market “Bentuestu”, downloaded the files and following the instructions. “Simply navigate to Appearance > Add New Themes > Upload………”

  The problem is when I navigate to appearance there is no “Add New Themes” button?

  Any suggestions?

  Thanks

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  thatrobyn · Member · Aug 26, 2014 at 10:24 pm

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  Hey 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 280 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/

  You can also post suggestions for new themes we might add on our public user forum:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-to-use-the-themes-forum

  Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks much!

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  beamondhouse · Member · Aug 27, 2014 at 12:10 pm

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  Hi,

  I read through the differences between wordpress.org and wordpress.com, getting started, hosting etc. Is there an easy way to switch/transfer from .com to .org?

  Will switching effect my domain name beamondhouse.com, or will one of the recommended host be able to use the domain name if already active on wordpress.com?

  Many thanks

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  thatrobyn · Member · Aug 27, 2014 at 5:42 pm

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  Hi there!

  The switch to .org takes a bit of initial elbow grease, but we have many users who do it, and we can also help if you have questions. This guide will step you through the process of moving your site to a WordPress.org instance:

  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/

  Will switching effect my domain name beamondhouse.com, or will one of the recommended host be able to use the domain name if already active on wordpress.com?

  You can absolutely use your custom domain name with your self-hosted site. You can either keep your domain registered here and map it to your new site, or you can transfer the domain so your website host also hosts your domain. You’ll find links to these steps in the transfer guide I linked about.

  Let me know if you have any other questions. Cheers!