What is needed to use a premium theme?

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  randij29 · Member · Dec 7, 2015 at 6:44 pm

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  Hello,

  I thought my site needed to be hosted and my domain registered to be able to use a premium theme/customize a theme (i.e. Pixova Lite).

  My site is hosted through hostgator as of about an hour ago, and my domain has been registered since 5/8/15. Is there a reason I can’t get the Pixova Lite theme?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Dec 7, 2015 at 6:49 pm

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  http://randiwithanr.com/ is hosted by WordPress.COM not by Hostgator.

  WordPress.com and WordPress.org are separate and different. You are confusing wordpress.com hosted blogs and wordpress.org installs on paid hosting.

  The only themes we can use here at wordpress.COM on wordpress.COM hosted blogs are found at https://wordpress.com/themes/

  You cannot install any custom theme or any third party theme into any wordpress.COM hosted blog and there is no upgrade that changes that. There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

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

  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you want to hire a web host go to http://wordpress.org/hosting first and then set up your own WordPress.ORG install.

  If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php so you can post to the support forums there.
  Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
  WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page