Plug-In for WordPress, hosted by another

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  emgonsalves · Member · Oct 16, 2013 at 8:57 pm

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  I have a brand new website, and I’m not crazy about their blog set up or formatting. I found a plug in through WordPress that I would love to utilize, signed up with a blog on WordPress.com, but am not sure how to get the Plug in onto WordPress.com…or have it point to my main domain name with HTML code.

  Help???!!!!

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

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Oct 16, 2013 at 11:37 pm

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  We cannot use plugins on WordPress.com.

  Are you aware that there are different kinds of WordPress?
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  What does the plugin do? perhaps there is a work a-round on wp.com.

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  auxclass · Member · Oct 16, 2013 at 11:43 pm

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  You have a three hour old web site with no content at all –

  How about starting here before you worry about a Plugin:

  Home

  Homepage

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  emgonsalves · Member · Oct 17, 2013 at 12:25 am

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  My website is actually a week old……and it’s a plugin called EasyRecipe.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Oct 17, 2013 at 12:37 am

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  Unfortunately, there is no simple work around for that plugin. If you cannot live without that plugin, then you’ll have to buy a domain name, pay a host, and use WordPress.ORG software.

  …or have it point to my main domain name with HTML code

  Domain mapping won’t allow you to use plugins because your blog will still be hosted here on wp.com.

  Domains

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  auxclass · Member · Oct 17, 2013 at 12:45 am

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  emgonsalves

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  October 16, 2013 (4 hours)
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  http://emmabellas.wordpress.com

  Your account is 4 hours old – the blog has no content – you can’t have a week old web site – so we need the real web site you need help with to give you accurate help – you might be in the wrong forum

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  emgonsalves · Member · Oct 17, 2013 at 12:50 am

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  auxclass – my apologies – I see what you are saying. I registered through WordPress for an account about 4 hours ago.

  My website is http://www.emmabellas.com and it is hosted through Homestead Sitebuilder.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Oct 17, 2013 at 12:59 am

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  So are you thinking about moving to WordPress of either variety?

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  auxclass · Member · Oct 17, 2013 at 1:13 am

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  I doubt that you can use a WordPress.ORG plugin on Homestead – but I have never used them –

  For more on the difference: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/