Title: Cannot Add New Theme Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Cannot Add New Theme * [amarcott11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amarcott11/) * (@amarcott11) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-new-theme/) * 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? Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-new-theme/#post-1547179) * Where did you get the theme from? * [senthilkumars](https://wordpress.org/support/users/senthilkumars/) * (@senthilkumars) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-new-theme/#post-1547195) * Tell me about the details of the theme. * [cayennelethal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cayennelethal/) * (@cayennelethal) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-new-theme/#post-1547198) * You should try to upload your wordpress again, make sure you CHMOD the folders appropriately. Tell us about the error message you get. * Thread Starter [amarcott11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amarcott11/) * (@amarcott11) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-new-theme/#post-1547365) * I got the theme from [http://www.templatepanic.com/article/warcraft-wow-wordpress-theme](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. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-new-theme/#post-1547416) * 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](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes#Adding_New_Themes) * Thread Starter [amarcott11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amarcott11/) * (@amarcott11) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-new-theme/#post-1547418) * 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? * [saildude](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saildude/) * (@saildude) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-new-theme/#post-1547420) * 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. Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Cannot Add New Theme’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [appearance](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/appearance/) * [download](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/download/) * 7 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [saildude](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saildude/) * Last activity: [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-add-new-theme/#post-1547420) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics