Google Analytics/Plugins

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  daniellethomsen · Member · Apr 30, 2013 at 4:47 pm

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  Hi, I have a wordpress website (http://daniellethomsen.com/), and I can’t figure out how to access and install a plugIn. (It’s not listed as a tab on my Dashboard panel as others have said.) I would like to install the Google Analytics plugin. Thanks!!

  Danielle

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  kardotim · Member · Apr 30, 2013 at 6:18 pm

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  I’m sorry, it’s not possible to install Google Analytics on WordPress.com. We do, however, offer a number of great stats features built into your blog.

  We don’t allow plugins on WordPress.com for security reasons. Plugins are a feature only available for self-hosted blogs provided through WordPress.org.

  However, we do have some really cool widgets. Perhaps one of those might meet your needs?

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  daniellethomsen · Member · Apr 30, 2013 at 8:16 pm

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  Hello — Thank you for your response. I should have noted that I saw this elsewhere, but I thought it would be possible to install this because I upgraded my site (it’s not a wordpress.com site, but rather just my name — daniellethomsen.com). Please let me know if I’m confusing something. Thanks!

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  kardotim · Member · May 1, 2013 at 8:24 am

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  The domain you registered is just the name for your site, but it’s still hosted at WordPress.com.

  There are no restrictions if you setup a self-hosted WordPress.org blog instead of a WordPress.com blog, but there are some added responsibilities. We have hosting recommendations at the following link if you are interested.