How do I activate a plugin I downloaded?
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How do I activate a plugin I downloaded? I need to use the Widget Settings Import/Export plugin because I want to change my theme (from My Life to Twenty Ten).
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In the meantime I’ve found on the net that there should be an admin toolbar thru which i can install a plugin, but I can’t find it anywhere on my site: no gray line or bar above the site, nothing.
Could it be that I need to update? I can’t even find what version of wordpress I’m using — nothing at the bottom of my dashboard or anywhere.
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Hi dikflantz,
Thanks for contacting us!
WordPress.com has a lot of built-in features that were inspired by popular plugins. However, it is not possible to install plugins on WordPress.com, for security reasons. Plugins can only be installed on self-hosted WordPress blogs. If you are wondering how WordPress.com differs from WordPress.org, this support article explains the distinction:
That being said, it shouldn’t be a problem for your to change themes:
Your widgets and data ought to stay right where they are.
If I can help you in any other way, or if you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
Thanks, and have a great day!
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Thanks dmsnell. I changed themes & all the widgets & data transferred ok. (i didn’t realize that the advice I’d googled was for self-hosted blogs; in future I’ll remember the distinction, thanks for pointing that up.)
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