Upload a custom theme

stylezclothingonline · Member · Sep 16, 2014 at 4:42 pm
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I don’t see an option to upload a theme I recently purchased through a theme template company?
timethief · Member · Sep 16, 2014 at 4:46 pm
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That is not possible. Get a refund.

The only themes we can use on WordPress.com blogs like your blog are licensed and adapted to run on our multiuser software the themes are found here http://wordpress.com/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.

Relevant support docs:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

There is no upgrade you can purchase that changes that. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can create themes, upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, and edit the database, etc. If you want FTP access and to install plugins or third party themes into a site then you will have to hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and set up your own WordPress.org install.
stylezclothingonline · Member · Sep 16, 2014 at 4:49 pm
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Is this new? I had a store page on WordPress for almost 6 years with a custom theme. It was uploaded & redirected by bluehost…could that be why?
mayurireddy · Member · Sep 19, 2014 at 4:25 am
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Wait. This is insane!!! Why did I just spend money on themes if it’s not possible to use them?! And why isn’t wordpress more explicit about this? I
auxclass · Member · Sep 19, 2014 at 4:29 am
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why isn’t wordpress more explicit about this?

They are, see the links @Tess gave above – the other question is why did not the theme company warn you?

For more on the difference: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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