Need plugins in menu bar
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I don’t have plugins in my Appearance menu options.
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Plugins are used in WordPress.org, not on WordPress.com. Many plugin features, like those found in the WordPress.org JetPack plugin are built into the WordPress.com structure as menu items or as widgets.
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When I download wordpress.org, i get a bunch of folders in myiMac but no where to install. Is this separate from wordpress.com?
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Yes WordPress.org is completely separate from WordPress.com, though if you use WordPress.org you can set it up to access your account via WordPress.com. But you can’t install anything on WordPress.com and WordPress.org must be hosted if you want others to see your site, which you have to pay for and set up yourself.
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This is the WordPress.COM support forum. You need to post to the WordPress.ORG support forum for help with your site because it is not hosted by WordPress.COM.
WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate and have different logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support forums. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there and receive advice from WordPress.ORG bloggers.
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For clarity you will need to move your content here http://devoraclark.wordpress.com/ into a WordPress.ORG install to have plugins.
Here’s a summary of what’s involved in making the move.
WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate.
http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/1. Hire a web host and purchase a domain http://wordpress.org/hosting/
2. Set up a WordPress.org install and equip it with a theme and plugins.
http://wordpress.org/themes/
http://wordpress.org/plugins/3. To move your content you need to create an XML export file of your content. It will not include the theme and widgets as they cannot be exported. Export your content out of your WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/ and import it into the install.
4. WordPress.com is the top level domain here and all blogs hosted by WordPress.com are on .wordpress.com sub-domains. Purchase a site redirect upgrade from wordpress.com
http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/
or if you have domain mapping then see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/move-domain/#change-name-servers-to-point-the-domain-outside-of-wordpress-com and here http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/move-domain/5. Transfer subscribers. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/
6. Set your wordpress.com blog visibility to private. To change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/
Alternatively you can purchase a Guided Transfer and Staff will do the move and set up for you http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/
WordPress.com and WordPress.org have different log-ins and run different versions of themes with same names. If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there and receive advice from WordPress.ORG bloggers.
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Thanks for this detailed info! But, I still don’t understand … I already have a website and domain that I’m happy with. I want to set up WordPress.org b/c they have plug ins(TSG) for me to set up my own Podcast. That’s the only reason I want it … to post my podcasts and allow people to download. Is there an easier way????
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