Cannot install plugins
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Hi folks,
Been trying to install a plugin (UberMedia) but the page redirects to an ad for the business package (I pay for the $99/yr one). This garbage comes up even if I refresh: http://imgur.com/7a5nEi7I was going to try to just install it via FTP but apparently that’s only possible on the .org form of wordpress. Am I not able to install [i]any[/i] plugins unless I upgrade to the next package?
I know it’s a simple question and I’d really appreciate the help–haven’t done web stuff since the hard-code HTML days.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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WordPress.com blogs cannot be equipped for eCommerce transactions unless they have the $299. per year annually renewable Business upgrade.
Purchasing the Business upgrade does not provide FTP access and the ability to upload any plugins. See here for ecommerce details http://en.support.wordpress.com/ecommerce/
Business bundle details http://store.wordpress.com/plans/business/
A free blog and free features https://en.wordpress.com/features/
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Blogger installed plugin capability does not exist on WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.
For that type of functionality you’d need a self-hosted WordPress.ORG software install running on a paid web hosting service.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins (passwords), features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
You can hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting and move your content into a WordPress.ORG install https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/
If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there.
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Otherwise, provided you are selling only what you yourself make or a service that you personally provide on a wordpress.COM hosted blog you have two options.
(1) PayPal – Know that the only instructions that will work for posting a PayPal donation button on a WordPress.com blog are found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/
Some bloggers create a contact form https://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/ on a page and after the people have made a PayPal donation they provide the link to a private page for downloading files. Maybe that will work for you.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/page-visibility/(2) Link to an online store – If you set up an Ecommerce site somewhere else online you can create a custom menu http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/ and include a custom link to that site in it. http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#adding-custom-links
The only advertising program at WordPress.com is called WordAds and it’s for blogs on their own domains.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
http://en.wordpress.com/apply-for-wordads/Advertising outside of WordAds at WordPress.com is not allowed.
http://support.wordpress.com/advertising/ Here’s what gets a blog suspended:
http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/affiliate-links/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/suspended-blogs/
http://en.wordpress.com/tos/1. WordPress.com allows bloggers to insert text affiliate links within post and page content to most third-party affiliate programs, provided they are not the primary content of the site in question.
2. Image affiliate links in posts and pages and any banners, affiliate links in sidebar or footer widget areas, are still considered to be advertising and are not allowed on WordPress.com blogs.
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Dang, so I just wasted a hundred bucks on the wrong WordPress, huh?
And the .COM precludes me from using ANY plugins or just self-uploaded ones? The one I was trying to install is in the WordPress plugin directory.
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You can get a full refund. You can get a partial refund and then use the domain on a WordPress.ORG install. See here
https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/move-domain/
Get hosting http://wordpress.org/hosting/WordPress.com provides a 30-day refund on all upgrades except Domain Registrations, Domain Renewals, and Guided Transfers. The refund period for Domain Registrations and Renewals is 48 hours.
Note: It takes from 1 – 2 weeks for the refund to be received.
Provided you are logged in under the same username account that purchased the upgrade, and you are within the allowed time frame for refunds, you can cancel and request a refund from your dashboard > Store > My Upgrades. You can also disable auto-renew there. http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/#canceling-upgrades
See here:
Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades
http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/
as well as
Dashboard > Store > Billing History
http://en.support.wordpress.com/Billing-History/Note that you can type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for Staff help. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Then please subscribe to it so you are notified when they respond. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.
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Hi Vaughan,
As @timethief mentioned, I can issue you a full refund of the $99 and since your domain diosmuertos.com is registered with a different host, you may want to find hosting with them as well.
Just confirm that you want to proceed with the refund and I will take care of it for you.
Thank you!
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