What is the easiest way to use a plug in?

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  djsperaw · Member · Jan 11, 2014 at 11:16 pm

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  how can i switch from wordpress.com to wordpress.org. I want to use a plug in.
  Do I have to start all over???
  Thanks,
  Daniel

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  eurello · Staff · Jan 12, 2014 at 11:07 pm

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  Hi Daniel,

  Many of the features that people use plugins for are already built in here at WordPress.com so they are often unnecessary here. What plugins did you want to install? We might have a feature or widget that does the same thing.

  If not, to move your blog to a self-hosted site, you’ll first need to obtain web hosting. We have some recommendations here:
  http://get.wp.com/hosting/

  We have a guide for moving your site here:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

  You can move your domain to your new site in this way:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/move-domain/

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  djsperaw · Member · Jan 12, 2014 at 11:51 pm

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  Thank you Eurello. I want to put a box on the site: “download now” (and give me your email address). What is an easy way to do this?

  On another topic, I’ve been trying to pay WP to migrate my site (.com to .org), but the billing page will not take my money. It says, “Your blog has some of these upgrades. Did you mean to renew your subscription?”

  What upgrades? I pay the $129. through Paypal, which sends me back to your “pay it” form, and then I’m stuck on that page–no matter how many times I click the move-on button. Is there a different way I can pay?

  Many thanks for your help,
  Daniel

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  eurello · Staff · Jan 13, 2014 at 1:08 am

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  Hi Daniel,

  We do have download links and you could put them in a Text Widget in your sidebar, or in a post or page:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/uploading-documents/

  If you want someone to request a document, you could use a contact form:
  Contact Form

  For Guided Transfer, you’ll have to switch your Custom Fonts back to the default theme fonts before you’ll be able to purchase it. You can do that in Appearance->Customize->Fonts. Once you’ve done that, the Guided Transfer should become available to purchase in your Store here:
  https://simplestsolutions.wordpress.com/wp-admin/paid-upgrades.php