Plugins option nowhere to be found on dashboard

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  appalachiantrailclarity · Member · Jan 22, 2016 at 10:19 pm

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  Hey. I’m wanting to include a forum on my wordpress blog, http://www.appalachiantrailclarity.com . Looks like bbpress is my best option, however, “plugins” is not anywhere on my dashboard. Can you advise?

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

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  suturegirls · Member · Jan 22, 2016 at 10:21 pm

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  I know I can’t see it either…

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  timethief · Member · Jan 22, 2016 at 10:23 pm

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  re: plugins

  You are confusing wordpress.COM hosted blogs and wordpress.ORG software installs on paid hosting.

  Aside from the limited plugins for eCommerce blogs http://en.support.wordpress.com/ecommerce/ with the Business upgrade http://store.wordpress.com/plans/business/, there is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.COM blogs. We cannot install custom or third party themes, 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/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/

  This guide will explain how to move your WordPress.com site to another hosting platform: Moving to a Self-Hosted WordPress Site
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/

  We provide support only for sites hosted by wordpress.COM. 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 move your content to a wordpress.ORG software install on paid hosting, if you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right-hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php 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
  See also https://apps.wordpress.org/support/

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  appalachiantrailclarity · Member · Jan 23, 2016 at 1:12 pm

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  I would think that after paying $99, I’d have access to simple plugins. That sucks.