Title: uploading a bought wordpress theme Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # uploading a bought wordpress theme * [gisscorp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gisscorp/) * (@gisscorp) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/) * Hello, I need help with uploading the theme i bought to wordpress. can anyone help me. I have godaddy hosting and their cpanel Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) * [Senff – a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/senff/) * (@senff) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231256) * Did you install WordPress on your GoDaddy hosted site yet? If you haven’t, you’ll need to do that first, and I believe that option is available through Cpanel. * [2ninerniner2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/2ninerniner2/) * (@2ninerniner2) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231259) * Here is a great place to start 🙂 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes) * Additionally, as mentioned in the above link, check with the theme developer as they may have instructions specific to their product. * [sunrader](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunrader/) * (@sunrader) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231270) * I take this to be a question about use of a paid theme, rather than the ones you are used to from WP. So, assuming you already have WordPress installed, you can upload the theme in the dashboard. Assuming you downloaded the paid theme to your computer and it’s in a zip file, just go to Dashboard/Appearance/Themes/ Add New/Upload Theme. Browse as usual. * If that’s not your question, sorry. * Thread Starter [gisscorp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gisscorp/) * (@gisscorp) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231283) * sunrader * Thank you I have the theme but its not giving the option to upload new theme. and that is exactly my question im new to this whole thing. 🙂 * [sunrader](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunrader/) * (@sunrader) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231288) * If you have WordPress installed, the option is there in your WordPress in Dashboard/ Appearance/Themes/Add New/Upload Theme. * [Dave McHale](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmchale/) * (@dmchale) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231289) * gisscorp, you need to upload it using an FTP client. Once you connect to your server, you browse to the /wp-content/themes/ directory and upload the directory with your new theme to there. * Once you have done that, you will see your new theme as a new option to Activate when you go to [http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/themes.php](http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/themes.php) * Good luck! * [sunrader](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunrader/) * (@sunrader) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231291) * Dave – You can do it that way, but you don’t have to, do you? * Thread Starter [gisscorp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gisscorp/) * (@gisscorp) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231292) * how do i get to /wp-content/themes/ * [Dave McHale](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmchale/) * (@dmchale) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231293) * Sorry, yes. You can also use the uploader at /wp-admin/theme-install.php?upload( which it looks like you just suggested) – I should have mentioned that as an option 🙂 * Not knowing what permissions people have in their hosting environments, I never rely on the uploaders and typically just stick to FTP. * [sunrader](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunrader/) * (@sunrader) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231302) * Gisscorp, we have established that you don’t need to do it via ftp, but if you want to, that would be through your cpanel. You’ll find file manager there and you can use it like you would Windows Explorer. Be careful, since you’re new. That’s a place where you can do some damage. In the WP dashboard, you really can’t. * It’s possible that you will see the domain name as a folder, but I’m guessing that you did a default installation and you will not see that. You will find the WP files under public_html. * I’d try the WP route first while you get your feet wet. * Thread Starter [gisscorp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gisscorp/) * (@gisscorp) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231304) * This is so complicated lol * [sunrader](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunrader/) * (@sunrader) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231307) * It’s not gisscorp. You’ll be an old pro in no time. Just log in to your WP installation and navigate to your themes area. Much safer and easier. * [sunrader](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunrader/) * (@sunrader) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231315) * The issue here, for future questioners/posters, was confusion between self-hosting( hosting on godaddy) and buying a domain name through godaddy and redirecting it to WordPress.com. * The theme upload does not exist in WordPress.com’s dashboard, but there was no hope of using FTP with WP.com either. It’s not an uncommon point of confusion. * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231336) * Side note: please don’t offer to send members access to your site. Support is offered only via the forums and not one on one, email, Skype etc. * That also applies to offering to take a look too. * [sunrader](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunrader/) * (@sunrader) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231337) * Ok Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) The topic ‘uploading a bought wordpress theme’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 15 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [sunrader](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunrader/) * Last activity: [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploading-a-bought-wordpress-theme/#post-5231337) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics