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  electrictattooing16ef8c9937 · Member · Dec 3, 2021 at 3:04 am

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  why does the buddypress plugin says its free but I have to upgrade to a business plan when I try to install the plugin through my wordpress account?

  is it only free if I host it myself elsewhere than wordpress.com ?

  im confused…

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

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  amirudra789 · Member · Dec 3, 2021 at 6:08 am

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  Hello

  BuddyPress is a third party plugin and to install a third party plugin in WordPress.com would require Business or the eCommerce plans

  For more info see refer to this support guide here: https://wordpress.com/support/plugins/third-party-plugins-and-themes-support/

  For this is it only free if I host it myself elsewhere than wordpress.com ? Yes if your site is hosted somewhere else the hosting plan includes adding third-party themes and plugins along with it.

  Let us know if you have any further queries.

  Regards

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  aleone89 · Staff · Dec 3, 2021 at 6:16 am

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  Hello there,

  BuddyPress is free to use with both WordPress.com (on the business plan) and for self-hosted WordPress websites.

  Self-hosted WordPress is where the software is downloaded from WordPress.org and installed on a server with a service provider.

  There’s more about the differences here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  In order to use plugins on WordPress.com, the business plan is required.