Install BBpress Help
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I found directions to install bbpress forum plugin. The first step says to go to your dashboard>plugins>add new. Well, I’m on my dashboard and plugins isn’t an option. So, can anyone help me here. There doesn’t seem to be a simple way to add a forum and the directions I found seem to not be able to be completed as early as step 1.
Here is my site. It’s just a small site for my condo association.
http://willowgreenassociation.wordpress.com/Here are the directions I found. You’ll see that the actual first step is to install the plug in.
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Hi wgsecretary,
The ability to install plugins is not an option on WordPress.com blogs. Plugins are only available on self-hosted WordPress sites or what is also known as WordPress.org. Those are sites that are hosted by a web hosting company, which the directions that you found were meant for.
Here is a support document that explains the difference between WordPress.com vs WordPress.org.
Martin
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Thanks. I discovered this a few minutes ago. So, basically, we are wordpress.com do not have any options to easily create a simple forum. It seems that this is something that should really be an option, and it should be something simple to do.
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For your WordPress.COM blog you have three free workaround forum options: http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/04/23/wordpress-com-forum-options/
One approach is to register a forum on the internet and then create a custom menu in your blog and include a custom link to the forum in it.
a custom link to the forum in it.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#adding-custom-linksThe only chat widget we can use on WordPress.com hosted blogs is found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/tlk-io-widget/
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