How can I add a plugin to my site?

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  corykilgus · Member · Oct 11, 2011 at 6:05 pm

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  Hello,

  I recently paid to have my own personalized domain name, lovedemonstrated.com. I am new to wordpress and blogging in general, and when I realized I could add a plugin from blb.org I was very excited, but then I found out I needed a .org site to be able to add a plugin. I would like to be able to add plugins, and I wanted to know what my options are?

  Thank you, Cory
  Blog url: http://lovedemonstrated.wordpress.com/

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  evarlese · Member · Oct 11, 2011 at 7:10 pm

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  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:
  http://support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  For more information on the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, please see:
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  Even though you purchased a custom domain name, your site is still hosted on WordPress.com. If you’d like to transfer to a WordPress.org install, you will need to purchase hosting.

  We have hosting recommendations available here:

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