Themes are not able to install

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  nightfox7 · Member · Nov 16, 2012 at 5:35 pm

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  Hi, i am having a problem installing themes onto my wordpress site, i can install plugins and widgets fine, but when i try to install a them i get this:

  Downloading install package from http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/download/small-business.1.01.zip…

  Unpacking the package…

  Installing the theme…

  Could not create directory. /Library/WebServer/Documents/sauteercflyers/wp-content/themes/small-business/

  Theme install failed.

  Any ideas?

  Thanks,
  -Seth

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  candibarr13 · Member · Nov 16, 2012 at 6:11 pm

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  Hi Seth, I’m not sure where you’re attempting to upload themes from, but, I just signed up with Elegantthemes and I don’t even see the”Install” option in my WP dashboard under “Appearance”, any ideas?

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Nov 16, 2012 at 6:13 pm

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  nightfox7 – you’ve reached support for the free sites hosted at WordPress.com site. For assistance with a self-hosted WordPress site, you can try the WordPress.org support forums:
  http://wordpress.org/support/

  candicebarrigher13 – WordPress.com doesn’t support uploading of third-party themes, which is an option only available with a self-hosted WordPress.org site. To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  WordPress.com offers over 200 pre-installed themes which you can check out in our showcase here:

  http://theme.wordpress.com/

  If you’re looking for something specific, just let us know.

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  iruvienne · Member · Nov 16, 2012 at 6:14 pm

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  These forums are for WordPress hosted blogs. For self-hosted blogs, you should go to WordPress.org forums.

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  iruvienne · Member · Nov 16, 2012 at 6:15 pm

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  Ops, sorry about that.