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# Can I use a custom theme on the Starter plan?
- URL: https://www.magicpages.co/help/plans/can-i-use-a-custom-theme-on-the-starter-plan/
- Published: 2026-07-25T18:23:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-25T18:25:10.000Z
- Description: Custom themes are included on Pro. On Starter you can add them for an extra fee, or upgrade instead.
- Author: Jannis Fedoruk-Betschki
- Tags: Help Center & Guides, Our Ghost CMS Hosting Plans

Short answer: yes, with an add-on.

Custom themes — anything you bought, downloaded, or wrote yourself — are included on the Pro plan. The Starter plan runs the Magic Pages exclusive themes and Ghost's official ones.

## Adding custom themes to Starter

If you're on Starter and want to upload your own theme, you can add custom themes to your plan without moving to Pro. It's a separate add-on that follows your billing cycle: monthly, yearly, or a one-off payment on lifetime plans. You'll see the current price in the customer portal when you add it.

## Or just move to Pro

Worth comparing before you decide. Alongside custom themes, Pro gives you:

- 10,000 emails a month instead of 2,000
- 200 MB file uploads instead of 128 MB
- The worldwide CDN

Depending on how close you are to your email limit, upgrading can work out better than the add-on.

## Not sure if your theme counts as custom?

Send it over and I'll tell you. If it's one of ours, or one of Ghost's, you don't need anything extra.