Akismet activation – where is "plugins"?

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  follow5stars · Member · Nov 11, 2011 at 8:08 pm

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  I am trying to install akismet and I have the api key but don’t see “plugins” on the sidebar of my dashboard. Where can I enter that? Thanks!

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  thesacredpath · Member · Nov 11, 2011 at 8:12 pm

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  If this is the site you are talking about, http://follow5stars.wordpress.com/ , then Akismet is already installed and working. You do not have to do anything.

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  follow5stars · Member · Nov 11, 2011 at 8:14 pm

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  Awesome. I didn’t have to put in the api key? OK, thanks for the info.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Nov 11, 2011 at 9:04 pm

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  Nope, the API key would only be necessary if you were self-hosting a wordpress installation somewhere such as bluehost, dreamhost, etc.