Plugins, where the heck are they?

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  masajom · Member · Jun 25, 2014 at 4:34 am

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  I cannot for the life of me find where the plugin feature is. I’ve searched all over and tried different themes and it is still not available in my dashboard side bar. Please help!

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  timethief · Member · Jun 25, 2014 at 4:36 am

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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.