Why don't my customization settings save?

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  sixthsensechic · Member · Apr 11, 2014 at 7:41 pm

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  I’ve changed the appearance of the theme I chose, but the color scheme I chose won’t stay.

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 11, 2014 at 7:49 pm

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  Do you have the Custom Design upgrade? If not, the changes you can make are limited to what’s on the Theme Options page of the dashboard. The Customizer is just a free preview of what you can do with the upgrade.

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  sixthsensechic · Member · Apr 12, 2014 at 3:20 am

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  Yes, but i haven’t tried to change anything but what the theme allows. They were changing at first, but after a while they saved only to the preview. When i check the actual page, it doesn’t appear.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 12, 2014 at 3:22 am

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  WordPress.com sells custom design upgrades. They allow us to “preview” change that do not actually display on the blog unless we purchase the upgrade.

  If you have not purchased the custom design upgrade note that no changes you try out aside from those such as Custom Background, Custom Header, etc. which are stated on the theme description pages in the features column (right hand side) will be visible to visitors.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/

  You do not need to load the design tools unless you have the Custom Design upgrade. All of these functions can be accessed from your dashboard – without loading the custom design tools – no upgrade required.
  Appearance > Header
  Appearance > Background
  Appearance > Theme Options (applicable only to some themes)
  Settings > Reading (set a static front page)
  Site Title and Tagline > Settings > General

  If you are using the preview mode for the Custom Design upgrade some of the settings in that mode will save but they won’t show up on the front end unless you purchase the upgrade.

  To go back to the free options, go to Appearance → Themes → Customize → Colors and click the “exit the preview” link in yellow at the top of the panel on the right.

  See also: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/video-tutorial-customizing-your-theme/