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  sakamano3000 · Member · Apr 1, 2015 at 9:33 pm

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  I’d like to use a plugin to change my site’s favicon. I am unable to find where I can upload/install a plugin to do so. Do I have to be Premium to access plugins?

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  timethief · Member · Apr 1, 2015 at 9:37 pm

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  http://movienamedrops.com/ is a free blog being free hosted by WordPress.COM and changing the favicon or blavatar can be done quite easily. http://en.support.wordpress.com/avatars/blavatars/

  Gravatars/blavatars (favicons) do not show up instantly after uploading them. Gravatar images are cached and frequently take several days to display after a change.
  Do not keep uploading!
  Do not forget to select an image rating.

  See: http://en.support.wordpress.com/avatars/blavatars/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/avatars/gravatars/
  For best practices for uploading gravatars, avatars and blavatars scroll down to below the video here: http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/01/24/gravatar-avatar-blavatar/

  To enable Gravatar display and hovercard display on your blog go to > Settings > Discussion and scroll way done the page to “Avatars”.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/gravatar-hovercards/

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  timethief · Member · Apr 1, 2015 at 9:38 pm

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  This has nothing whatsoever to do with purchasing a premium upgrade or any upgrade. See Important Notes Before Upgrading https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading

  There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  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. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, conduct ecommerce and edit the database. Learn about the differences here. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/