Track Donations on WordPress Site

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  jmbrookman · Member · Mar 18, 2014 at 2:56 pm

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  Hi there,

  I want to add a plugin or widget to my WordPress site, but am now just learning that there is a difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org and that I can’t use plugins on my WordPress.com site. Ugh.

  Is there anything I can do with my current set up to display/track donations? We are fundraising and want to show progress to our goal.

  If not, how hard is it to switch to the WordPress.org where everything is self-hosted? I actually have a full hosting package through my domain registrar.

  Help?

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

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  thatrobyn · Member · Mar 20, 2014 at 3:17 pm

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  Hi Jennifer,

  You can certainly add a widget to your sidebar to collect donations via PayPal, but the tracking function you require can only be attained by installing a plugin on a self-hosted site.

  It’s excellent news that you already have a hosting package at your domain registrar. That will make a move simpler.

  As long as you follow the steps outlined in the guide below, I think you’ll find the process of moving to be simple.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

  As we only support sites hosted here at WordPress.com, all issues with the new site – including the importing of the file – must be taken to the WordPress.org support community:

  http://wordpress.org/support/

  If you’d like assistance moving your WordPress.com site to WordPress.org, we have a service called Guided Transfer that does all the work for you. Check it out to see if it’s right for you:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks much and best of luck with your fundraising campain!