Plugins

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  bretasrafael · Member · Dec 19, 2014 at 4:15 pm

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  Hello. I can’t find the option to instal plugins in my blog. Can you helo me?

  I took a look on a friends dashboard and he has on the right menu the option “plugins”, and I don’t. Why is that?

  Thanks!

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  thatrobyn · Member · Dec 19, 2014 at 7:48 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/

  It sounds like your friend has a self-hosted WordPress.org site, while you’re hosted here at WordPress.com.

  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.

  Here’s a bit more about plugins:
  http://catswithmustaches.org/meow-plugins-meow-theme-uploads/

  Please let me know how i can assist further! Cheers.