how do i add code edits to a blog – seen formatted plugin on other sites

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  willwoodman · Member · Aug 26, 2011 at 5:37 pm

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  i have created a new blog site at wordpress.com – i want to insert code in a block (seen on other sites) – however i cant upload plugins it appears on wordpress.com.

  is there any way to request a code formatter control be added to the blog editor?

  without having to do a private install – is there any way to do this on the public site

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

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  thesacredpath · Member · Aug 26, 2011 at 5:59 pm

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  Sorry, plugins are not allowed at wordpress.COM for security reasons. Plugins are for self-hosted blogs using the software from wordpress.ORG.

  We are also limited on the code we can use here, again for security reasons.

  We cannot edit the underlying theme PHP script files here at wordpress.COM because this is a multi-user platform which means we all share the same underlying theme and wordpress files. Any change by one person would change it for everyone using that theme.

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  willwoodman · Member · Aug 27, 2011 at 10:20 am

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  ok – however one of the links shows me what i need if i use the [sourcecode][/sourcecode] tags i get what i needed – thats good enough for me

  thanks for the pointers

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  justjennifer · Member · Aug 27, 2011 at 10:53 am

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  Posting Code on WordPress.com gives full instructions