Plug-ins

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  cosmopolitanhuntress · Member · Aug 6, 2014 at 5:49 pm

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  I’m not able to install any plug-ins to my site and I’m not sure why.

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

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  thatrobyn · Member · Aug 6, 2014 at 6:35 pm

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  Hi there!

  Third party plugins cannot be installed on WordPress.com sites. This is a security risk as we cannot vet all outside code and it puts our users, their sites, and our servers at risk.

  Plugins are only usable on self-hosted WordPress.org sites.

  I know the difference between .com and .org can get confusing, so here’s a breakdown of the benefits of each:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  Sometimes, even without the installation of a plugin, we can help you gain the function you’d like here at WordPress.com. If you let me know your goals, perhaps I can help further.

  Please let me know! Cheers.

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  cosmopolitanhuntress · Member · Aug 7, 2014 at 1:17 am

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  Hi,
  Can you switch from a wordpress.com to a .org site? I’m trying to create a product review page and I thought a plugin would make it look nice.

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  thatrobyn · Member · Aug 7, 2014 at 7:06 pm

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  Hello again!

  You sure can transfer to WordPress.org, if you’d like!

  This guide will step you through the process of moving your site to a WordPress.org instance:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

  As we only support sites hosted here at WordPress.com, all issues with the new site – including the importing of the file – must be taken to the WordPress.org support community:

  http://wordpress.org/support/

  If you’d like assistance moving your WordPress.com site to WordPress.org, we have a service called Guided Transfer that does all the work for you. Check it out to see if it’s right for you:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks much!