Plugins menu

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  blogaboutstyle · Member · Sep 21, 2014 at 7:59 pm

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  I don’t have a Plugins menu. I’m using the Adelle theme, and on my dashboard I do not see the Plugins menu. My website is http://www.blogaboutstyle.nl. How can I get a Plugins menu?? Please explain in Dummy language, and I am using an Mac Book.

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  blogaboutstyle · Member · Sep 21, 2014 at 8:00 pm

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  Please help!

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  timethief · Member · Sep 21, 2014 at 8:01 pm

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  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.

  There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.com blogs.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  See here for a full comparison WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  There is no upgrade you can purchase here that provides FTP access and the ability to install plugins and or any third party themes.

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  blogaboutstyle · Member · Sep 21, 2014 at 8:18 pm

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  Thanx for the answer, but could you explain in dummy language please? What is ftp?? And I use a .nl site, so it is not a free wordpress blog right?? If I understand correctly, I have to set up wordpress hosting and pay for it? Okay, but how do i hire a host? I see different options in the link you suggest, but which do I use? And how do I install? What are the steps? It’s pretty difficult for a dummy like me..

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  timethief · Member · Sep 21, 2014 at 8:21 pm

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  You cannot install plugins on any WordPress.COM hosted blog like http://blogaboutstyle.nl/

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  timethief · Member · Sep 21, 2014 at 8:23 pm

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  Why do you think you need plugins?
  Exactly which plugins do you think you need to use?

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  blogaboutstyle · Member · Sep 22, 2014 at 3:40 pm

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  I want to use plugins like Easy Adsense

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  timethief · Member · Sep 22, 2014 at 3:41 pm

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  You aren’t allowed to run any blogger initiated advertising and doing so will result in a suspended blog.

  Here’s what gets a blog suspended:
  http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/affiliate-links/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/suspended-blogs/
  http://en.wordpress.com/tos/

  No blogger initiated advertising is allowed on WordPress.com blogs. The only blogs that can be equipped for ecommerce are those with the $299. per year business upgrade. http://en.support.wordpress.com/ecommerce/

  The only advertising program at WordPress.com is called WordAds and it’s for blogs on their own domains.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
  http://en.wordpress.com/apply-for-wordads/

  Advertising outside of WordAds at WordPress.com is not allowed.
  http://support.wordpress.com/advertising/
  There are no restrictions if you setup a self-hosted WordPress.org blog instead of a WordPress.com blog, but there are some added responsibilities.

  Please see this guide to learn about the differences.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
  We have hosting recommendations at the following link if you are interested. http://get.wp.com/hosting/