Are your themes compatible with WordPress.com?

The true answer is  it depends, but in general, no — our themes are not compatible with WordPress.com. Most WordPress.com plans do not allow any third-party themes or plugins to be installed. If you would like to use a 17th Avenue theme on WordPress.com, you will need to have the WordPress.com Business Plan or higher.

Please note that the WordPress.com dashboard is significantly different from the self-hosted WordPress.org dashboard, so our instructions may not line up perfectly with what you see on WordPress.com. Whenever possible, we strongly recommend using self-hosted WordPress.org.