Online Photo Sales

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  kerrigansofgrayton · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 2:53 pm

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  My organization just hosted an event and took lots of photos of the attendees. We’d like for people to be able to go to our site, see photos, and have the option to purchase ones that they want. Any suggestions on plugins to accomplish this?

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

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 3:51 pm

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  Our free hosted WordPress.com blogs cannot be equiped for Ecommerce transactions. Please read this very carefully http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.com blogs and we bloggers cannot install any plugins.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  There is no upgrade you can purchase that changes anything at all stated here http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ FTP access, and plugins are available only for VIP bloggers http://vip.wordpress.com/our-services/ or for those with WordPress.ORG installs.

  The only form that can be used is here http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/
  The method of payment is PayPal http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/

  Read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Jul 11, 2013 at 3:53 pm

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  We cannot use plugins on WordPress.com:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  You might investigate digital photo services offered by Walgreens, Target, or others so your members could order prints of whichever photos they want. Here is a link to what Target offers:
  http://www.shutterfly.com/target/info.jsp

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  auxclass · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 4:06 pm

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  Interesting solution Tess – thanks

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 4:12 pm

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  Good morning Tess and auxclass. Yes, that is interesting – bookmarked. :) (NOTE: It appears we have Staff wannabes on the board lately. )

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Jul 11, 2013 at 7:36 pm

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  The photographer won’t get a cut of the money, but those services work for family re-unions, events, where lots of people take pictures. It’s easier than trying to keep track of who took which picture and who wants what. The prices are reasonable too.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Jul 12, 2013 at 3:12 am

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  @tt,
  dense brain here but what does that mean?

  (NOTE: It appears we have Staff wannabes on the board lately. )

  I was at work much of the day, then family obligations later, but that struck me as a mysterious comment so at bed-time I’m still wondering about it.