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  shirtaesthetics · Member · Dec 30, 2014 at 1:36 pm

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  Hello,

  I´d like to set up my own website to sell some products. Therefore I registered at wordpress.com and bought the premium account.
  Now I´d like to install woo commerce on my website, but I´m facing some problems:
  1. the Dashboard doesn´t show the “plugin” button
  2. I´m not able to add new themes via dashboard
  3. I don´t have the FTP data (server, username, password)

  I´m looking forward to get some help!
  Thank you!

  Best regards,
  Marcus

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

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Dec 30, 2014 at 6:35 pm

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  Hi Marcus!

  Please see below:

  The Dashboard doesn´t show the “plugin” button

  You will not be able to install plugins at WordPress.com, only on self-hosted WordPress.org sites. More on the difference here:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  I´m not able to add new themes via dashboard

  Similar to above, you can only upload themes on self-hosted sites. On WordPress.com, you will need to select from the 300+ themes we have available shown here:

  http://theme.wordpress.com

  What kind of theme are you looking for? Happy to help you find one!

  I don´t have the FTP data (server, username, password)

  Same as above – this only applies to self-hosted sites, not WordPress.com. More here:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/

  In regards to selling products, we do offer a handful of E-commerce options broken down here:

  Sell Online on WordPress.com

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  shirtaesthetics · Member · Dec 30, 2014 at 8:14 pm

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  Hi Jeremey,

  thanks a lot for your answer! Your detailed explanations and links are very useful for me!

  Obviously I chose the wrong website. :(

  I paid for the premium account – but I think it won´t be any problem to cancel it!?!?
  Additionally I registered my domain “shirtaesthetics.com”. Whats the best way to transfer this domain to wordpress.org?

  Thanks again!

  Best regards,
  Marcus

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Dec 30, 2014 at 11:13 pm

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  Hey Marcus!

  If you’re looking to move to WordPress.org, I think the best option would be for me to cancel the Premium bundle but keep the domain intact for a total refund of €58.00. Then, you can change the name servers on your domain to point to your new web host:

  Change a Domain’s Name Servers

  Finally, after 60 days, you can transfer the domain to another registrar:

  Transfer a Domain to Another Registrar

  Would that work?