Unable to install new plugins

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  lifepixies · Member · Nov 16, 2016 at 7:32 am

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  Hi, this is my wordpress website https://lifepixies.wordpress.com/
  I am trying to add meta tags for my WordPress Site? Can someone please help me out?
  I tried with the below steps:
  1. There is no such option to add new plugin, seems wordpress disabled adding new plugins
  2. No ‘Editor’ option available in appearance tab
  3. I am actually looking to add’instant articles’ plugin in my wordpress account which i cant do so// instead i tried adding meta tag in the header which is not happening

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  timethief · Member · Nov 16, 2016 at 4:49 pm

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  WordPress.com blogs have some built-in plugins. However, if you are reading anything that makes you think that we bloggers can install plugins, custom themes or third party themes on sites hosted by wordpress.COM, then you are mistaken/misinformed. We have never had that ability. You are confusing wordpress.COM hosted blogs and wordpress.ORG installs on paid hosting.

  Blogger installed plugin capability does not exist on WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality. Permalink structure cannot be changed on sites hosted by wordpress.com

  For that type of functionality, you’d need a self-hosted WordPress.ORG software install running on a paid web hosting service.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  See: Moving to Self-Hosted WordPress
  https://move.wordpress.com/

  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right-hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php so you can post to the support forums there.
  Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
  WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page
  See also https://apps.wordpress.org/support/