Updating to Latest version & adding plugins to my blog

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  spiritualrays · Member · Mar 23, 2013 at 9:57 pm

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  How do I update to newest version of wordpress? How do I find plugins to add to my blog. As you probably guessed I am new to blogging. I have searched all the support places on wordpress and they all talk about a directory but how do I access my directory of plugins?

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Mar 25, 2013 at 2:34 pm

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  Hi there, it sounds like you’ve been reading up on the self-hosted version of WordPress, which is software that can be download from http://wordpress.org/ and installed on your own hosting.

  To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities. For more information on the differences, please see:
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  When you use WordPress.com – which is what your site http://personalspiritualdevelopment.com is running – we handle all the updating for you at our end, so you’re always using the latest version of the software.

  WordPress.com comes with built-in features that were inspired by many popular plugins. If you’re looking for something specific, you might find what you want by searching for it at http://en.support.wordpress.com/ What feature are you looking to add with a plugin?

  We don’t allow plugins on WordPress.com for security reasons. Plugins are a feature only available for self-hosted blogs provided through WordPress.org. You can find out more about this topic here: http://support.wordpress.com/plugins/