There's no "Add Theme button when I navigate to apearences>Themes.

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  s1ntaks · Member · Mar 6, 2015 at 4:40 am

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  How do I add a theme? I can’t see the button in my dashboard

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Mar 6, 2015 at 6:50 am

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  Hi there,

  Please note that themes can’t be uploaded to sites 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 300 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/

  If you need to use this theme, please let me know and I can provide you instructions on moving to WordPress.org.

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  s1ntaks · Member · Mar 6, 2015 at 3:55 pm

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  Thanks for replying Grace– how difficult is it to transfer my domain to wordpress.org? Can it be done quickly while keeping my own domain name gtwmuzak.com ?

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Mar 6, 2015 at 7:09 pm

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  Yes you actually don’t even have to transfer out the domain registration. You can keep it registered with us and just point the nameservers to your new host with these steps:

  Change a Domain’s Name Servers

  You’ll need to obtain the name server values from your current host. You should be able to find them on their support documentation, or contact them and ask for the information. (Name servers may be referred as “nameservers” or “NS records” instead.)

  Just note that this means your domain is still registered through us and just hosting elsewhere. So you would need to keep the registration renewed yearly with us in addition to your new host. After 60 days from the date of registration you can transfer out your domain elsewhere (there is a lock placed on newly registered domains as per ICANN rules). When that time comes, the guide below explains how to transfer the domain name to another registrar, including how to access the authorization (EPP) code:

  Transfer a Domain to Another Registrar

  As for moving to self-hosted, you will have to find your own host. 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/