Why don't i have PlugIns on my dashboard?

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  onewaytowanderlust · Member · Aug 22, 2014 at 1:27 am

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  Hey there, i don’t have the option of Plug Ins on my dashboard.
  Please tell me why i don’t have the plug in option

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

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  thatrobyn · Member · Aug 22, 2014 at 3:47 am

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  Hi there!

  Third party plugins cannot be installed on WordPress.com sites. This is a security risk as we cannot vet all outside code and it puts our users, their sites, and our servers at risk.

  Plugins are only usable on self-hosted WordPress.org sites.

  I know the difference between .com and .org can get confusing, so here’s a breakdown of the benefits of each:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  Sometimes, even without the installation of a plugin, we can help you gain the function you’d like here at WordPress.com. If you let me know your goals, perhaps I can help further.

  Please let me know! Cheers.

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  onewaytowanderlust · Member · Aug 23, 2014 at 5:45 am

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  Is there a way that i can install it so i can have plug ins or no?
  If not then yes i would absolutely love some help, i wanted to install a few plug ns, such as all in one SEO pack, and commentluv, and a Facebook one, so that if people wanted to share a post on their Facebook there is an option for that!
  It would be great if you could help me out thank you!

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  thatrobyn · Member · Aug 23, 2014 at 5:24 pm

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  Hello there! I’ve separated your requests into the answers below:

  If not then yes i would absolutely love some help, i wanted to install a few plug ns, such as all in one SEO pack

  SEO is done a bit differently here at WordPress.com, than it is on a self-hosted site. You don’t need a plugin, as we do much of the work for you, automatically.

  Below is information about what we do to support your SEO, and the actions we suggest so that you can improve your own online visibility:
  en.blog.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/seo-on-wordpress-com/

  commentluv

  While commentluv cannot be integrated on WordPress.com sites, the following links should be of interest for you. They include most of the same features that the plugin does:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/my-community/
  http://learn.wordpress.com/get-connected/
  http://www.zemanta.com/download/

  Facebook

  WordPress.com has excellent Facebook integration built-in to our platform. Here are ways you can use Facebook at WordPress.com:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/ (<– This one installs a sharing button so your readers can share your posts on their Facebook walls)
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/facebook-integration/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/

  I hope this information above helps. It seems as if we can offer all the services you were hoping to attain with your third-party plugins.

  Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks much!