uploading a custom theme purchased elsewhere

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  dsnyderunion · Member · Jul 3, 2014 at 3:17 pm

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  I have been reading all kinds of tutorials on how to upload a theme to WordPress, but there is not an option in my dashboard allowing me to do so. For example, Appearance-Themes-Add New…..

  I see instructions for FTP, but I’m a newbie and before I delve into that I want to make sure WordPress will allow that to happen

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Jul 4, 2014 at 1:27 am

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  Themes can’t be uploaded to blogs 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 (FTP access is only for WordPress.org as well):

  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 210 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/

  You can also post suggestions for new themes we might add on our public user forum:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-to-use-the-themes-forum