API not showing

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  sloaneparker · Member · Oct 7, 2008 at 4:05 pm

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  I need to activate the Akismet anit-spam plugin. I activated it and now it is asking for the API key to work. I went where instructed to users> profile where it says it should appear and it is not on that page at all. Where else can I find this info, and why would it not be showing up where it is supposed to?

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  carocat · Member · Oct 7, 2008 at 4:16 pm

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  Users -> Your profle. And it should be at the top of the screen above the colourscheme selector?

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  sloaneparker · Member · Oct 7, 2008 at 4:25 pm

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  exactly! but it’s not there….im baffled where it may be. how can i find it?

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  carocat · Member · Oct 7, 2008 at 4:31 pm

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  Just to check, you are looking for your API key here on wordpress.com and not your self hosted blog? http://faq.wordpress.com/2005/10/19/api-key/

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  sloaneparker · Member · Oct 7, 2008 at 4:43 pm

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  yeah that’s where i looked. it is a self-hosted blog but i followed the link/directions you just posted and its not where it says it should be.

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  sloaneparker · Member · Oct 7, 2008 at 4:44 pm

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  self-hosted meaning. my ISP has a wordpress one click install and i used that and am hosting wordpress with my ISP

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  vivianpaige · Member · Oct 7, 2008 at 4:52 pm

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  I believe you have to look in your wordpress.COM dashboard to get the key.

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  sloaneparker · Member · Oct 7, 2008 at 5:01 pm

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  hi vivian. i havent connected to wordpress.com with this site (as i have several sites) how will it know which site to give the API for?

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  sloaneparker · Member · Oct 7, 2008 at 5:11 pm

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  vivian, i see what you mean now. how do i register at wordpress.com and not create a new blog? i dont see that option.

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  bubel · Staff · Oct 7, 2008 at 6:03 pm

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  You will have the option to register a blog or just an account during the signup process from https://wordpress.com/signup

  Check the option, which reads, “Just a username, please.”

  …although, you currently have a WordPress.com account. Log into https://wordpress.com and go to Users -> Your Profile to obtain your API Key.