WordPress premium theme start up issue

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  sanasattani · Member · Aug 4, 2015 at 8:08 pm

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  Hello.
  I intend to create a site on wordpress.com
  My question : Can I purchase themes from themeforest.net or somewhere else other than WordPress.com theme showcase and run that on my site i.e abc.wordPress.com ?

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  micawbr · Member · Aug 5, 2015 at 1:38 am

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  Hello,
  No. The only themes you can use on a WordPress.com site are the ones shown here: https://theme.wordpress.com/

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Aug 6, 2015 at 2:06 pm

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  Themes from outside WordPress.com can only be run on a self-hosted site, where you run the WordPress software on your own hosting. As micawbr mentioned, the themes available on WordPress.com are available in our theme showcase:
  https://wordpress.com/themes/

  You can learn more here about the differences between WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress sites:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org