I want to add plugins in my blog. What do I do?

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  supermassiveblack · Member · Feb 20, 2010 at 11:22 am

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  Do I have to install wordpress using FTP for that?

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

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Feb 20, 2010 at 11:39 am

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  We can’t use plugins on WordPress.com. You’d have to pay to self-host your blog. You could use the free software from WordPress.org.

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  supermassiveblack · Member · Feb 20, 2010 at 11:59 am

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  Oh, for all this time when I saw links stating download the latest version of wordpress using filezilla and all that, I went on following all the guidelines. I didn’t even know that it wasn’t free because it didn’t state anywhere.

  Thank you for telling me.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Feb 20, 2010 at 12:28 pm

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  Well, the software is free. But you pay to host your blog somewhere.

  What did you want the plugins to do? Maybe there is a work-around.

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  supermassiveblack · Member · Feb 21, 2010 at 8:45 am

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  I wanted to add this plugin called simple image link. It’s used for ads but after doing some research I found that ads are totally not allowed on WP if you don’t have a VIP account. So well that nullifies the point of plugins alogether!

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  thehline · Member · Feb 21, 2010 at 12:59 pm

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  Ads and plugins are not allowed on WordPress.com, but you can host ads and use plugins with a self-hosted blog, using software from WordPress.org.

  To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities.

  Please review the following:

  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/please-read-me-first-before-posting?replies=1

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  supermassiveblack · Member · Feb 22, 2010 at 9:38 am

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  Oh ok. Thanks alot. I’ll try getting a host for myself now.