Can I download my theme and host it elsewhere?
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I bought a premium wordpress theme (Venture) with then understanding that I could download the theme and host it elsewhere. Is this possible? Or do I have to host it at WordPress.com?
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Hey there,
Unfortunately, premium themes purchased at WordPress.com cannot be transferred. For more info on this check out the <a href=”https://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/
https://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/
https://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/”>Guided Transfer support page.If you’re switching over to WordPress.org the guided transfer will find you a similar theme, but it won’t be the one you currently have.
Hope this was helpful!
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Woops, that hyperlink didn’t work correctly — here ya go:
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If you don’t want the extra cost of guided transfer note that if you bought the theme less than 30 days ago you could request a refund via Manage Purchases and then buy the WordPress.org version of Venture direct from the theme developers (via Themesharbor I believe) if you don’t wish to stay here at WordPress.com.
This support document says “Note: Premium Themes that are set up for WordPress.com use only cannot be transferred to self-hosted WordPress.org sites.”
https://en.support.wordpress.com/premium-themes/@mabinn. That support doc also says that if the theme was designed by Automattic/WordPress.com it CAN be transferred via Guided transfer. But I don’t think Venture is a WordPress.com designed theme.
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Thanks for the clarification. I was confused by the WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org differentiation!
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@themagicrobot Your point about the Premium Themes support page is duly noted; it does claim that some Premium themes can be transferred to a self-hosted site via Guided Transfer, although it doesn’t get much more specific. And I think you’re right that Venture isn’t one of those transferrable Premium themes.
@paulkeew The WordPress.com / .org distinction is a common mistake. Glad we were able to help.
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So, it’s been more than 30 days. Am I sunk, or is there a happiness engineer out there whom I can ask nicely for help?
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Venture does seem to be one of the more expensive themes available here but if you’ve had it for more than a month then you own it for the life of your blog at WordPress.com.
https://wordpress.com/themes/venture/
I prefer WordPress.com for the ease of use. I’m curious as to why you are so keen to move away? Is it a need for eCommerce?
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Well, I was originally planning to host my site on a friend’s server, for some added flexibility (like more site storage). But I really liked the Venture theme, even with the hefty price tag. The .com/.org thing just never crossed my mind. I bought it, got sidetracked with other “life stuff,” and 30 days was gone before I realized what happened!
But I may end up being glad to be on the “.com” side. Seems I have to give it a whirl now, anyhow!
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