Uploading themes

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  rayleealvarez · Member · Dec 31, 2014 at 3:30 am

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  i need to upload the theme I purchased

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  timethief · Member · Dec 31, 2014 at 3:31 am

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  You won’t be doing that here at WordPress.COM. 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/ 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.

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

  You cannot upload any third party themes into a WordPress.COM hosted blog so be clear on that. There is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.

  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.

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  rayleealvarez · Member · Dec 31, 2014 at 3:32 am

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  how do I upload a theme Ive purchased from another website

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  timethief · Member · Dec 31, 2014 at 3:36 am

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  Did you read what I posted above?

  You cannot upload any third party theme into any WordPress.COM hosted blog – period.

  What is the URL of the blog you want to upload it into?