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  rmiller32 · Member · Jun 13, 2014 at 2:58 pm

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  No plugin tab
  I have been reading through your blogs and searching the internet but I CAN’T find a way to get the plugins tab to appear in my dashboard. I would really like some help! All you say is stuff about self hosting and I don’t know if i am. I bought the domain through godaddy, but transferred it here. Its bestofbekah.com. It is a photography website so i am trying to instal some galleries and folders so i can upload photos to it! pleas help

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  thatrobyn · Member · Jun 13, 2014 at 4:21 pm

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  Hi there, Your research was right, you cannot install third-party plugins here at WordPress.com. It’s a security risk for us, and our users, as we cannot police the code created by outside developers. However, we very likely have built-in features that can help you create your photography site.

  First, I suggest you take a look at out themes that are specifically geared toward photography showcases:
  http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/subjects/photography/
  Many of those themes will have the built-in tools you need.

  Also, you can create Galleries on any WordPress.com theme, including your current theme, Kelly. Here are the instructions:
  en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/

  Finally, just so you’re aware, your domain, bestofbekah.com/, is still hosted at GoDaddy. Your website currently “lives” here at WordPress.com, but your site’s custom name (bestofbekah.com) sits on GoDaddy’s servers. In order to match the two up, so visitors can go to bestofbekah.com/, but view the site you’re managing here, you’ll need to complete the mapping of your domain.

  You did purchase domain mapping with WordPress.com, so you’re all set on our end. However, you still need to set up your domain’s name servers properly at GoDaddy so the domain “points” to your WordPress.com site. Here are those instructions:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/#instructions-for-mapping-an-existing-domain

  Please let me know if I can help with anything else! Wishing you the best :)