BuddyPress

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  ejwells83 · Member · Oct 29, 2015 at 3:50 pm

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  It would be incredibly useful to be able to use the free BuddyPress plugin on a free WordPress site.
  I would like to create a blog that also incorporates a discussion forum. Unfortunately, though it is built by WordPress and is free, I am unable to add it to a free WordPress site. That frankly, doesn’t make sense.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 29, 2015 at 3:55 pm

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  Buddypress is a plugin for wordpress.ORG installs and you are confusing wordpress.COM hosted blogs with WordPress.ORG software installs. There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  For your WordPress.COM blog you have three free workaround forum options (two of which are referred to above)<: http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/wordpress-com-forum-options/
  One approach is to register a forum on the internet and then create a custom menu in your blog and include a custom link to the forum in it.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#adding-custom-links

  The Tlk.io widget may be useful for your group. It allows you to embed a web chat in your WordPress.COM hosted blog. http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/tlk-io-widget/ There are no other chat options I know of that work on WordPress.COM blogs at this time.