Theme not found when trying to Customize blog but theme exists in WordPress.org

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  cowboysdontdie · Member · Dec 5, 2016 at 9:04 am

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  Hi, so I’m trying to use a theme by setmore called SpaSalon (https://wordpress.org/themes/setmore-spasalon/) which I can locate just fine in the wordpress.org site but when I am trying to select a theme when customizing my site it does not show up. How do I do this?

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  ginaspitzer · Member · Dec 5, 2016 at 10:14 am

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  Hi there,

  SpaSalon looks cool but it’s a WordPress.org theme, you can not have it on your WordPress.com blog. You can find a wide selection of WordPress.com themes here: https://wordpress.com/themes/

  There is a difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org.

  WordPress.com lets you focus on your content while handles all the rest for you. WordPress.org encourages you to be a webmaster, find a host, manage and maintain your own site.

  You can find a more detailed explanation of the difference here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you do not find a WordPress.com theme you like and want to use SpaSalon, you should switch to a self-hosted WordPress.org site.

  Cheers,
  Gina

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  cowboysdontdie · Member · Dec 5, 2016 at 10:18 am

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  Thanks! Understood!