Unable to activate theme

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  lcm25479 · Member · Oct 3, 2020 at 3:10 am

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  When I click on a theme to get started designing, it gives the message, ‘unable to activate theme.’ Why is this happening and how do I fix?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Oct 3, 2020 at 10:55 am

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  Hi there,

  What is the URL of the site you’re working on, and what theme are you trying to activate?

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  lcm25479 · Member · Oct 6, 2020 at 1:47 am

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  Box5821.temp.domains
  The theme is Baskerville 2

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  kokkieh · Staff · Oct 6, 2020 at 4:07 am

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  Okay, your site is not hosted with us, but is hosted with Bluehost.com, and using the open source version of WordPress made on WordPress.org

  Are you trying to activate the theme via Jetpack at My Site ->Design ->Theme here on WordPress.com, or are you uploading it directly to Appearance ->Themes in WP-Admin?