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  almahaalobaid10 · Member · May 4, 2023 at 4:41 pm

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  hello i just purches a plug in from the slider revolution and when i want to add it its tell me to upgrade my plan is this true? do i have to pay 300$ so i can add my plug in?

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  staartmees · Member · May 4, 2023 at 4:57 pm

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  You can’t install third party plugins on a wordpress.com site without upgrading to the Business Plan.

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  staff-totoro · Staff · May 4, 2023 at 8:41 pm

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  Hi @almahaalobaid10

  It is correct that you would need to upgrade to our WordPress.com Business Plan to use that plugin. But once you’ve upgraded you would then be able to upload any plugin or theme “designed for WordPress” as well as have access to SFTP, website database, backups, and live chat support.

  However, you may not need a plugin in this case. You do have the option to add a built in slider (we call it a “carousel”) by adding this block to your homepage layout:

  

  Blocks » Post Carousel Block

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  The Post Carousel block allows you to pick a set of posts, pages, projects, or testimonials based on category, tags, or author, and display them in a slideshow. Inserting a Post Carousel BlockConfiguring a Post Carousel BlockDisplaying Your PostsBlock SettingsPost TypesAdvanced Inserting a Post Carousel Block To add a Post Carousel block, click on the + block inserter icon to open the b

  If you would like to see this block in action, we show how to configure it in our recent webinar on Custom Blog Pages here:

  Hope that helps. Please let us know if you have any more questions.