When I am on my account and go to Online store > themes , I have my customized paid theme in my library (which I want to publish), and the free theme live.
on my paid them, under customize menu , says you can only publish this theme when you buy it. in the same menu when I click on buy, it takes me to another window, where I log inn , and find the theme I want. under that I have only 2 options : try theme, or view demo store. it also mentions Pay if you Publish. I am stuck because in my Shopify account they want me to buy first then publish and on the third party theme developer site they want me to first publish then pay.
Sorry to hear you’re having issues buying a theme you’d like to publish. What browser are you using? Make sure you’re using one of our supported browsers. From there, can you try logging in and purchasing the theme through an incognito or private browsing window?
From your Online Store > Themes section, next to the theme you’d like to publish / buy, when you click Actions > Buy it should direct you to a theme Approve charge page.
If you’re still having issues, I’d recommend trying a different browser, and after that a different device if possible. Let us know how this goes!