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1. amarcott11
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi, I just recently set up my domain and host and installed WordPress on it, and it will not let me add a new theme/template that i downloaded in my Administrator settings. I have already FTP'ed it into the correct location, but it doesn't even show up in the appearance tab. Am i doing something wrong?

2. James
   Happiness Engineer
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Where did you get the theme from?

3. senthilkumars
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Tell me about the details of the theme.

4. cayennelethal
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   You should try to upload your wordpress again, make sure you CHMOD the folders appropriately. Tell us about the error message you get.

5. amarcott11
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I got the theme from http://www.templatepanic.com/article/warcraft-wow-wordpress-theme and I'm not completely sure if the problem is the theme itself. Do you think it's the order of events that I made everything and WordPress might not know I have a webhost?

   These are the steps I took to making my website:

   1. I made a wordpress account and new blog.

   2. I bought a domain using one of the wordpress options, and I linked them.

   3. I set up a webhost and linked it to my domain.

   4. I installed wordpress.

   Maybe there is some way that i need WordPress to recognize my webhost? Sorry, I am very new to this and need some help.

6. James
   Happiness Engineer
   Posted 1 year ago #

   If you have a free wordpress.com blog, you cannot install themes.

   If you have a hosting account with your own domain and your own self-installed copy of WordPress, you should be able to install themes by following this guide:

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes#Adding_New_Themes

7. amarcott11
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   That's the problem. I made a wordpress account first, then attached a domain to it, and ended up getting hosting for the domain. Do I have to wait 5 days so i can transfer my domain from WildWest Domains or whatever it is to my host BlueHost?

8. Saildude
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I think you can re-point the name to new name-servers at anytime. There is a 60 day wait to transfer a domain from the first register, but the ability to point the domain to your BlueHost site negates the 60 day issue.

   WordPress.Com has people moving sites to self-hosting on a regular basis so there should be some help there with the moving.

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