Uploading theme to WordPress Dashboard

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    fernandojimenezt · Member ·

    Hi,

    I just opened a developer account at wordpress and I downloaded 3rd party themes. When I go to the wordpress dashboard, I click on appearances and then on themes. BUT the ‘Add New’ button does not appear for me at the top. Please help thanks!

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    timethief · Member ·

    That feature does not exist on WordPress.COM sites. You are confusing WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG. We cannot use any third party themes on WordPress.COM hosted blogs. The only themes we can use on WordPress.com hosted blogs are licensed and adapted to run on our multiuser software the themes are found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and in your dashboard at > Appearance > 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.

    See:
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/

    There is no upgrade you can purchase here at WordPress.COM that changes that reality.

    To install plugins or third party themes into a site then you have to hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and set up your own WordPress.org install. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, conduct ecommerce and edit the database. Learn about the differences here. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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    fernandojimenezt · Member ·

    Hi, thanks for the quick reply!

    In the following video they are uploading the theme via wordpress.org dashboard?

    thanks!

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    timethief · Member ·

    The video is for WordPress.ORG software installs. It does not apply to WordPress.COM blogs like http://test120930901.wordpress.com/.

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    fernandojimenezt · Member ·

    Thank you so much!

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    timethief · Member ·

    You’re welcome and best wishes.

    re: the front page error message found on every new .wordpress.com blog

    Nothing Found
    It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

    There is nothing wrong with your site. By default the front page of the blog is the only page that will display all published posts on it. As soon as you publish a post not a page the front page error message and searchbox that appears on every new WordPress.COM blog will be gone. http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/

    I recommend using the step by step tutorial linked to the bottom of your Admin page https://learn.wordpress.com

    See also the “Video Quick Start” tutorial http://en.support.wordpress.com/video-quick-start/

    The support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also linked to on the bottom of your Admin page.

    A blog is a website.

    A blog is a post based website designed for interactive communication. As the posts are frequently updated and appear on the front page of the site it’s very attractive to search engines.

    What most people call a website is merely a page based site that functions as a one way noticeboard. As the structure is page based and as pages are for static content that rarely changes, and as pages do not have RSS feeds, and as others do not backlink to pages, it is not as attractive to search engines as a post based blog structured site is.

    Any WordPress blog can be restructured from being post based to being page based – no upgrade required. For greater clarity read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/

    Here’s a link to my step by step post too http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2013/07/25/create-a-wordpress-website-step-by-step/

    Themes are just “skins” on WordPress.COM hosted blogs. You can quickly and easily change themes on any WordPress.COM hosted blog to another one found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and no data will be lost or negatively affected by the change. The only time you may have to do some work is if you are changing to a dramatically different theme and have done any CSS editing.

    Provided you are logged in as Admin under the same username account that registered the blog go to Dashboard > Appearance > Themes, Browse themes until you find one you like and click the “activate” or the “preview” link, or type in the name of the theme you want to use when it appears.

    After you change your theme all you need to do is go here Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets > Inactive Widgets and re-install them where you want them to appear. The widget contents and settings will be the same as they were prior to changing themes.

    Note that every theme will have a detailed theme description page with set up instructions and a live demo site page that you can consult. Here’s an example:
    https://wordpress.com/themes/cubic
    https://cubicdemo.wordpress.com/

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