Uploading outside themes.

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  adheinrich81 · Member · Aug 30, 2014 at 11:06 pm

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  I’m trying to use the directions below from Elegant Themes but when I go to the WordPress admin site and click on Themes there is no Upload link. I paid for the WP Premium thinking that would solve it, but it didn’t. If I have to download your software, it’s not that easy! There are a bunch of steps that aren’t that intuitive.

  There will be two download options: Theme Package and PSD Files. Click the “Theme Package” link to download the theme. Next you must upload the .ZIP file you just downloaded to your website via the WordPress Dashboard. Log in to wp-admin and click the Appearances > Themes tab. Next click the “Install Themes” button and then click the “Upload” link. Click “Choose File” and locate the .ZIP file you just downloaded and click “Install Now.” Once then theme has been uploaded, you can activate it from within the Appearances > Themes tab

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  rachelmcr · Member · Sep 1, 2014 at 11:56 am

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  Hi there,

  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: WordPress.com and WordPress.org

  On WordPress.com, you can select from a variety of themes to change your blog’s appearance. We offer over 280 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 see which themes by Elegant Themes are available here at WordPress.com: http://theme.wordpress.com/?theme_shop=elegant-themes

  If you’d like to use a theme that isn’t yet available at WordPress.com, you can 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

  Please let me know if I can do anything more to help with that. :)

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  adheinrich81 · Member · Sep 1, 2014 at 3:54 pm

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  Thanks Rachel. I figured out how to do this through GoDaddy since they’re hosting the site. Appreciate the response.

  All the best,
  Aaron

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  rachelmcr · Member · Sep 1, 2014 at 4:00 pm

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  You’re very welcome, Aaron. If you’re working on a WordPress site hosted elsewhere (not here at WordPress.com) you can also get help with it in the WordPress.org support forums here:

  http://wordpress.org/support/

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  adheinrich81 · Member · Sep 1, 2014 at 4:08 pm

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  Thanks. I’ll check that out.