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  oliverrushton · Member · Feb 1, 2014 at 11:47 am

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  I would like a captcha plugin for wordpress.com.

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  timethief · Member · Feb 1, 2014 at 7:44 pm

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  re: plugins
  WordPress.com is a multiuser blogging platform. Our blogs are not free standing. There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.com blogs and we bloggers cannot install any plugins. There is no upgrade you can purchase that will provide FTP access and the ability to install plugins, upload themes, and/or edit templates and themes in a free hosted WordPress.com blog.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/
  To use plugins you must hire a web host and then set up your own WordPress.org install. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  CAPTCHA is outdated technology that’s nowhere near as good as Akismet. The 10 point case against CAPTCHA use