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  missanderson16 · Member · Jan 29, 2015 at 6:34 pm

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  My site is messylearning.org; I also paid to upgrade my site. I want to add a BadgeOS plugin to my site but the Plugins tab does not appear. I downloaded BadgeOS but cannot add it to my site because the Plugins tab is missing.

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

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Jan 29, 2015 at 8:55 pm

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  Hi there,

  Please note that it is not possible to install plugins on WordPress.com, for security reasons. Plugins can only be installed on self-hosted WordPress blogs. If you are wondering how WordPress.com differs from WordPress.org, this support article explains the distinction:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  If this plugin is a necessity for you, let me know and I can provide you instructions on moving to WordPress.org.

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  missanderson16 · Member · Jan 30, 2015 at 2:38 am

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  I have a self-hosted WordPress blog. My blog is messylearning.org. I paid the fee the upgrade from .com to .org. Why can’t I install Plugins?

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Jan 30, 2015 at 5:14 am

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  http://messylearning.org/ is currently a WordPress.com hosted site. I understand that your domain has .org at the end of it, but that would not constitute a self-hosted WordPress site. WordPress.org would be if you got your own host and install the free WordPress software found here:

  http://wordpress.org

  Did you follow the steps here? :

  http://codex.wordpress.org/New_To_WordPress_-_Where_to_Start