The final word on using plugins with wordpress.com

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  locksleyu · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 1:27 pm

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  I have read several posts on this forum and other places online, and was finally convinced that wordpress.com does not allow plugins.

  However I just read this following quote from the comparison page (http://get.wp.com/#comparison), and now I am really confused:

  We don’t allow custom plugins, but provide some excellent plugins for all blogs

  What are these “excellent plugins” that are supported and how do I use them?

  Thanks

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 2:53 pm

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  They are called Widgets and Short Codes – the Plugin’s have been converted and built into your blog – if you go to a WordPress.ORG installed blog, there will be a lot fewer Widgets and you would need to search for Plugin’s for the same functions

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  locksleyu · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 3:10 pm

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  Thanks very much. It might be a nice idea to mention that in the comparisons page since others might be searching for “plugins” not “widgets”.