Using 3rd party themes

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  flightlyapp · Member · Nov 25, 2013 at 2:41 pm

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  I am new to building on WordPress and found a theme on a 3rd party site that I want to use on my blog. How do I upload or install the files to I can have it as my theme?

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 25, 2013 at 3:27 pm

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  3rd party themes are not allowed on WordPress.COM – it is a security and reliability issue – also all themes here are highly modified to run here – (you have a ton of Widgets for instance that are not standard on outside themes)

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 25, 2013 at 3:28 pm

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  You do have your choice of around 220 themes here, about 130 or so that are free to use