Charitable auction

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  aheartforjadyn · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 5:00 pm

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  I’m not sure what I need. I registered at WordPress.com. I am trying to create an auction site for a charity. Where do I go from here?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 5:03 pm

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  I’m sorry but that type of blog is not allowed here. You would be in violation of the Terms of Service and your blog would be suspended. Advertising outside of WordAds at WordPress.com is not allowed.
  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/

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  timethief · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 5:05 pm

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  A self-hosted WordPress site might be right for you. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, conduct ecommerce and edit the database. Learn about the differences here. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ Find we hosting here http://wordpress.org/hosting/

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  aheartforjadyn · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 5:07 pm

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  So what’s up with the download I used called WordPress Auction? My understanding that I could plug it into my WordPress account – or that’s what the directions say.

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  aheartforjadyn · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 5:09 pm

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  It’s https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-auctions

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  timethief · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 5:10 pm

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  You are confusing blogs hosted by WordPress.COM and 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/

  To install plugins or third party themes into a site then you have to hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and set up your own WordPress.org install. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, conduct ecommerce and edit the database. Learn about the differences here. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ For hosting see here http://wordpress.org/hosting/