creating a forum page without a plugin

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  mstech123 · Member · Jul 11, 2017 at 6:09 pm

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  how do I create a functioning forum page without paying or getting a plugin?

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

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2017 at 6:18 pm

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  At present there is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.COM blogs without the Business upgrade http://wordpress.com/pricing/
  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 http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/wordpress-com-forum-options/

  See: https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/p2-breathe/

  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

  We also have a single chatbox widget that will operate on WordPress.COM hosted sites. The Tlk.io widget 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.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2017 at 6:20 pm

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  If those options do not suit you see: Moving to self hosted WordPress http://move.wordpress.com