HELP-PLUGins

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  steviereneenicole · Member · Apr 6, 2015 at 8:24 pm

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  So I am needing to figure out how to ….. do what in order to have plugins on my website. I just have it on wordpress or its steviereneenicole.wordpress.com if i need it hosted…I do not know how to do that.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 6, 2015 at 8:28 pm

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  If you hire a web host and set up your own WordPress.ORG software install, then you can have plugins.

  WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  1. Hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/

  2. Set up a WordPress.org install and equip it with a theme and plugins.
  http://wordpress.org/themes/
  http://wordpress.org/plugins/

  3. Export your content out of your WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/ and import it into the install.

  4. Purchase a site redirect upgrade from wordpress.com
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ or if you have domain mapping then update the nameservers http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/

  5. Transfer subscribers and stats. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/

  6. Set your wordpress.com blog visibility to private. To change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  Alternatively you can purchase a Guided Transfer and Staff will do the move and set up for you http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  NOTE: WordPress.com and WordPress.org have different log-ins and run different versions of themes with same names. 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 and receive advice from WordPress.ORG bloggers.

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  steviereneenicole · Member · Apr 6, 2015 at 8:43 pm

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  So you have to hire a web host… What exactly is a web host? Its starting to get a little confusing.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 6, 2015 at 8:56 pm

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  Web host definition from Google search.
  Web hosts are companies we pay to provide space on a server owned or leased for use by clients, as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data center.

  If you are not adept at WordPress.COM blogging then I do not recommend hosting your own site. You may think you need plugins but be aware that many are faulty and one faulty plugin can cause a whole site to go down.

  When you have your own WordPress.ORG software install there is no Staff support for it. There are peer support forums only and the bottom line is that if anything goes wrong with your site you have to fix it yourself or you have to pay someone to fix it.

  Which plugins do you think you need?
  What do you need them to do?

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 7, 2015 at 1:05 am

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  If you’re a complete beginner I suggest not making the change. WordPress.com is designed to be a turnkey blogging platform. It’s as easy to use as it gets. Try it out for awhile, don’t spend any money.