Purchased Theme through WordPress, want to use it with my own host

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  tommybonehead · Member · Sep 19, 2016 at 4:00 pm

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  How do I download the theme ‘Swell’ so that I can use it with my own host?

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  houstonweaver · Member · Sep 20, 2016 at 4:08 am

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  There are 2 WordPress universes. one is WordPress.com which offers a managed version of WordPress in a closed environment hosted at WordPress.com. Any allowed themes are available from WordPress.com only and used at WordPress.com only.

  The other universe is WordPress.org used by acquiring a host and downloading themes and plugins.

  Read more about WordPress.com and WordPress.org here:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  So the version of the Swell theme here at WordPress.com is for use here only.

  If you want to use your own host, support for that is offered through WordPress.org. This is a good starting point
  https://codex.wordpress.org/New_To_WordPress_-_Where_to_Start
  and their forums are at
  https://wordpress.org/support/

  There is a version of the Swell theme available for that platform:
  https://themetrust.com/themes/swell/