Themes

Uploading Custom Themes

WordPress.com’s goal is to keep things simple. We take care of the technical details, so you can focus on creating content. As such, we recommend using one of our vetted themes for your website or blog.

However, you have several options if you would like to change the theme of your site:

• Several of the over 100 themes have customization options to change the colors, backgrounds, layouts, and header images. Learn how to activate a new theme here.
• You can purchase the WordPress.com Premium or WordPress.com Business plan for your site, which includes a custom shopify themes feature that allows you to edit the look and feel of any WordPress.com theme.
• If you have a WordPress.com Business plan, you can also upload your own custom theme to your site by going to My Site → Themes, then use the Upload Theme button. Note that custom theme authors usually have their own support forums and FAQ pages, so sometimes you might have to look for answers on their site.

Note: For your site to be compatible with custom themes you must have a domain added to your site. For mapped domains the name servers are required to be pointed to WordPress.com. Sites that are mapped to a subdomain also need to have WordPress.com name servers. The first custom theme or plugin uploaded to a Business site must be uploaded by the site owner.