Installation of a theme

triciavictoria · Member · Apr 17, 2013 at 5:39 am
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I would like to install this theme to my Tricia Victoria Photography wordpress site – how can I do it?

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kardotim · Member · Apr 17, 2013 at 9:08 am
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I’m sorry, but themes can’t be uploaded to WordPress.com. That’s a feature of self-hosted blogs through WordPress.org.

You may use any of the available themes we have under Appearance > Themes in your dashboard, and you may want to look into purchasing the Custom Design Upgrade to customize one of the themes we offer.
triciavictoria · Member · Apr 25, 2013 at 5:32 pm
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Hi there,
Can you advise me on how to change over to a .org account?
Thank you!
Tricia
staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 25, 2013 at 6:45 pm
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If you’re interested, we do offer an upgrade called Guided Transfer (available in the Store section of your blog’s Dashboard) where we take care of everything for you: http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

Otherwise, you’ll need to install WordPress from http://wordpress.org/ on a hosting provider. We have some recommendations at http://get.wp.com/hosting/

Once that’s done, you can move your content following this guide: http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities.
http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

WordPress.org has complete support and documentation sites for self-hosted/installed versions of WordPress at:
http://wordpress.org/support/
http://codex.wordpress.org/

We do offer yearly and one-time premium support packages for self-hosted WordPress sites through our VIP program, available at http://vip.wordpress.com
triciavictoria · Member · Apr 26, 2013 at 2:36 am
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I would definitely like to use the guided transfer option, however when I click on the “get a helping hand” link it tell me my TVP blog is not available for upgrade. Why would it be telling me this?

How does it work with the domain name I purchased through wordpress.com – does it also transfer over to the .org version?

And as long as I can install a theme I have found on the internet, it should be pretty easy, no?
staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 26, 2013 at 5:58 pm
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Your Pro bundle prevents you from being eligible for the transfer, but I can remove the bundle for if you’d like. This won’t affect your domain.

Would you like me to do that?
triciavictoria · Member · Apr 26, 2013 at 7:11 pm
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yes please!

But Just to clarify – will I get to keep my domain name that I paid for through wp.com by switching over to .org?
staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 26, 2013 at 7:13 pm
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I have removed your bundle, and you do get to keep your domain. :)

You can purchase a Guided Transfer from http://store.wordpress.com/premium-upgrades/guided-transfer/
triciavictoria · Member · Apr 26, 2013 at 7:39 pm
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Thank you! So I have paid for the upgrade, how long until I can install the theme I have chosen? Its about 24 hours, right?

And will all my current blogs transfer over to the new theme?

Thanks so much for all your help. This is SO over my head.
staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 26, 2013 at 9:13 pm
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You won’t be able to to install the theme until the transfer is complete, and our team should be contacting you via email soon, if they haven’t already.

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