Theme Trust Theme Installation

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    joneswillovo · Member ·

    I’ve just purchased a theme from ThemeTrust, however I do not see where I can install the theme into my current WordPress page. The instructions that ThemeTrust gives is as follows:

    ‘Installing a Theme Through the WordPress Dashboard

    Log in to your WordPress dashboard and go to Appearance → Themes. At the top of the page, click the tab “Install Themes.”
    Just below the headline, you will see a link that says “Upload” – click that.
    Click the browse button and find the theme .zip file from your local machine and then click the ‘Install Now’ button.’

    Once I open the WordPress Dashboard, and select Appearance, and then ‘Themes’, there is no option that reads ‘Install Themes’. Does anyone know how I can install the theme that I purchased on to my WordPress page, or where I can find that button?

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    timethief · Member ·

    You are confusing wordpress.COM hosted blogs and wordpress.ORG sites 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

    There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.com blogs for security reasons and we cannot:
    upload any third party themes,
    create child themes,
    create our own themes,
    edit templates,
    create own own layouts,
    or use stylesheets from other themes.

    See:
    Themes »Uploading Custom Themes
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

    There is no upgrade you can purchase here at WordPress.COM that changes that reality.

    See: Moving to Self-Hosted WordPress
    https://move.wordpress.com/

    If you intend to have your site remain here at wordpress.COM then get a refund for the theme from the vendor who sold it to you.

    Note that switching themes https://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/#switch-themes can be easily done, provided you are logged in as Admin under the same username account that registered the site. Themes are just “skins” on WordPress.COM hosted blogs. You can quickly and easily change themes on any WordPress.COM hosted blog to another one found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and no data will be lost or negatively affected by the change. The only time you may have to do a lot of work is if you are changing to a dramatically different theme with different features and/or if you have done any CSS editing.

    Provided you are logged in as Admin under the same username account that registered the blog go to Dashboard > Appearance > Themes, Browse themes until you find one you like and click the “activate” or the “preview” link, or type in the name of the theme you want to use when it appears.

    The theme customizer https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/ provides a preview function for exactly that purpose ie. so you can view what a theme will appear like prior to changing one.

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