Plugins menu doesn't appear in sidebar

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  dylanhull · Member · Mar 11, 2015 at 7:18 pm

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  I have two blogs, both of which are domain mapped, and I am the administrator of both as well. I’ve done some searching and I can’t seem to find a solution to my problem.

  On one blog, the plugins menu appears on the dashboard sidebar and in the wp-admin sidebar, as it is supposed to.

  On the other blog, it is nowhere to be found. I’ve tried going directly to the plugins.php domain for the site, but it comes up with an error page.

  I would really appreciate any help on this isse.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 11, 2015 at 7:22 pm

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  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/

  To install plugins or third party themes into a site then you 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/

  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you need help with a WordPress.ORG install and don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there.

  Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
  WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page