Plugins

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  myleena4080 · Member · Feb 21, 2015 at 6:52 pm

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  Where do you find the plug in menu and/or how do you install it?

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

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  jqubed · Member · Feb 21, 2015 at 8:33 pm

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  Plugins aren’t supported on WordPress.com the way they are if you host your own WordPress installation or have someone else host it. Some popular plugin features are built-in, though.

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  tomterrific1 · Member · Feb 21, 2015 at 8:38 pm

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  Try Dashboard – Appearance – Widgets

  This will show you all the options for your site.

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  galois · Member · Mar 5, 2015 at 9:16 pm

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  Try Dashboard – Appearance – Widgets

  That’s incorrect, @tomterrific1: plugins aren’t supported on WordPress.com

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2015 at 9:19 pm

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  @myleena4080
  Both jqubed and galois porvided the correct response. Here’s the long version:

  There is no such install plugins tab on any WordPress.COM hosted blogs now and there never has been one. There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  If you want FTP access and to install plugins or third party themes into a site then you will have to hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and set up your own WordPress.org install. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, conduct ecommerce and edit the database. Learn about the differences here. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/