Is 'Buy Me a Beer/Coffee' Widget Permitted on WordPress.com?

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  thematicsatire · Member · Jan 13, 2016 at 9:48 pm

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  I know that a lot of plug-ins are not permitted on WordPress.com

  But ‘Buy Me a Beer’ or ‘Buy me a Coffee’ is often presented as a widget, rather than as a plug-in. Is it permissible to use a ‘Buy Me a Beer/Coffee’ widget on a wordpress.com account? Or is the widget/plug-in distinction a red herring here?

  Also, if possible, please link to any sources. Otherwise, just telling me is fine.

  Thanks

  Wallace

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

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  timethief · Member · Jan 13, 2016 at 10:05 pm

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  This site http://wallacerunnymede.com/ is hosted by wordpress.COM.
  It is not a wordpress.ORG software install.

  You are confusing wordpress.com hosted blogs and wordpress.org software installs. There is no FTP access https://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/ to wordpress.com hosted blogs and there is no blogger installed plugin capability
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/ There is no upgrade that changes this reality. https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  On any wordpress.com hosted blog you can use this guide to post a PayPal donation link https://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/

  You cannot post buy me a beer or buy me a coffee or buy me a whatever.

  If that does not suit you, this guide will explain how to move your WordPress.com site to another hosting platform: Moving to a Self-Hosted WordPress Site
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/

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  thematicsatire · Member · Jan 13, 2016 at 10:11 pm

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  Thanks. I suspected this before I posted my question, but thanks for letting me know. I will have a think about my best option.

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  timethief · Member · Jan 13, 2016 at 10:16 pm

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  You’re welcome.