What is my wordpress FTP log in?

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  beccafisherphotography · Member · Dec 17, 2011 at 2:39 am

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  How do I upload ftp to wordpress site? I have the theme twenty eleven right now and I would love to be able to tweak just a couple things about the theme otherwise I love it. I want to make a child theme of twenty eleven so I can do this but I can’t figure it out. What is my host name, username and password? So I can log in to ftp files correctly. Thanks.
  Blog url: http://beccafisherphotography.wordpress.com/

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Dec 17, 2011 at 7:14 am

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  We don’t allow FTP access at WordPress.com, and unfortunately theme templates cannot be modified here.

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  beccafisherphotography · Member · Dec 18, 2011 at 12:01 pm

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  Thanks for your reply. I figured that would be the answer, however, I am confused with the fact that people are saying they are able to create child themes – how is this done without allowing FTP access? Does this have anything to do with purchasing CSS customization? I guess I am missing something.

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  chrisrudzki · Member · Dec 18, 2011 at 8:32 pm

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  The Custom Design upgrade allows you to use CSS to change your theme’s appearance:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/

  If you want more control over your theme, such as the ability to use child themes, you might want to check out the self-hosted WordPress software, available at http://WordPress.org

  This guide will help you brush up on the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org