Uploading your own Theme

allabouteveb · Member · May 29, 2013 at 11:31 am
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Hi

I have purchased my own custom theme and am unable to find the ‘install theme’ functionality within the appearance / themes section. Please can someone advise how I may upload my new theme.

thanks!!

eve

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blankthemes · Member · May 29, 2013 at 7:07 pm
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Hello,

Thanks for contacting support.

Themes can’t be uploaded to WordPress.com. That’s a feature of self-hosted blogs through WordPress.org. You can find out more about customizing your blog’s appearance here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

On WordPress.com we offer over 210 themes, both free themes and premium themes created by leading theme companies. You can view all of our themes at http://theme.wordpress.com/ and filter them by specific criteria under “Find a Theme”.

You can also post suggestions for new themes we might add on our public user forum:
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-to-use-the-themes-forum
allabouteveb · Member · May 29, 2013 at 7:24 pm
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Hi

Thank you so much for the prompt response, it’s really appreciated. I’m really keen to use my own theme so if this means transferring my blog over to a wordpress.org and self hosting, then I think that’s what I’ll need to do.

Could you please suggest the easiest way to transfer a wordpress.com site to a wordpress.org site and ensure the purchased domain name oves with it?

I believe wordpress recommends dreamhost as a good hosting site?

Thank you so much for all your help!

eve
timethief · Member · May 29, 2013 at 7:28 pm
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After you hire a web host and set up a WordPress.org install you can export your content out of the WordPress.com blog and import it into the WordPress.org install.
Tools → Export, and download the XML (WXR) file to your computer.
If you’ve registered your domain through WordPress.com and now want it to point to a blog or website hosted elsewhere then you can do this by updating the nameservers.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/#update-nameservers
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/
chy51 · Member · Jun 4, 2013 at 1:52 am
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This was my question also. I just purchased a new theme for y website, and I guess I’ll be taking this site over to wordpress.org also, along with the other one I have there. I wonder how all those big companies wordpress hosts manage on just those themes you offer? Do they build their own, or isn’t that allowed either?
auxclass · Member · Jun 4, 2013 at 4:09 am
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There are thousands of themes that can be used on a WordPress.ORG – about 1,500 of them on the WordPress.ORG web site – many many themes – some you pay for some for free – some very good and others that have virus and malware in them that will destroy your site and try and put trash on visitors computers
raincoaster · Member · Jun 4, 2013 at 5:01 am
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It’s easier to just get your money back.

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