Uploading Elegant Theme

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  colonythelabel · Member · Sep 21, 2011 at 5:42 am

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  Can someone please let me know how to host an ‘Elegant Themes’ on WordPress??
  It’s asking me to go to Appearances -> install themes but this does not exist..
  please help..

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  timethief · Member · Sep 21, 2011 at 5:44 am

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  You are looking at a theme for a WordPress.ORG install. There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and we cannot install individual plugins or any themes into them. The themes found on the internet are for wordpress.ORG installs which run on different software.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  On free hosted wordpress.COM blogs we can only use the themes which have been coded to run on this multi-user software and made available to us here. > Appearance > Themes and no others.

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  colonythelabel · Member · Sep 21, 2011 at 6:00 am

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  Thanks for your help!
  I’m still not sure what the first step is though. I want to run an elegant theme through WordPress. Do I have to download and install the wordpress.org program?

  I’m not sure about how to use an FTP or wget…

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  themeshaper · Staff · Sep 22, 2011 at 7:37 pm

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  Hi, Jessica. If you’re new to hosting your own WordPress there is some great information on the WordPress.org codex on where to start and specifically on installing WordPress. I hope that helps you get going!