Using 3rd party theme

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  dougtannerphd · Member · Aug 4, 2013 at 6:55 pm

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  I purchased DIY’s “Thesis” theme. Do I also have to upgrade to WordPress Premium to install and use it? Trying to follow their video instructions which are:
  Dashboard
  Appearance
  Themes
  Install Themes
  Upload
  Open
  Install

  There is no ‘install theme’ button apparent on the ‘themes” page. What’s up with that?

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Aug 5, 2013 at 4:56 pm

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  Hi there, third-party themes can’t be uploaded at WordPress.com. There are actually two types of WordPress sites – those that are hosted here at WordPress.com, and those that are self-hosted through your own hosting provider. You can learn more about the differences here:
  WordPress.com and WordPress.org

  On WordPress.com we offer over 200 themes, both free themes and premium themes created by leading theme companies. You can view all of our themes at http://theme.wordpress.com/ and filter them by specific criteria under “Find a Theme”.

  You can find out more about customizing your blog’s appearance here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  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

  Just let me know if you need further help.