wordpress.org redirects me

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  notanotherdanielle · Member · Sep 30, 2012 at 2:44 am

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  why does wordpress.org send me to wordpress.com?
  Blog url: http://toohired.wordpress.com/

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

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  notanotherdanielle · Member · Sep 30, 2012 at 2:47 am

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  Hi. I am a little confused. The dashboard on my current blogs do not have the plugins at all. So I started new blog on wordpress.org, thinking this was the problem but when I sign in to the new blog, I am redirected to .com (self hosting?) and have no plugin options in the dashboard…..
  Any idea on how I can fix this?

  Thanks

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  timethief · Member · Sep 30, 2012 at 2:48 am

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  There is an empty free hosted WordPress.com blog http://toohired.wordpress.com/ linked to your username. If you want help with that blog then this is the correct support forum.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 30, 2012 at 2:49 am

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  There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and we cannot install plugins, upload third-party themes or edit templates or themes. Those found on the internet are for WordPress.ORG installs which run on different software.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  There is no upgrade that you can purchase form WordPress.com that provides FTP access, and the ability to install plugins. To use plugins you will have to hire a web host and set up a self hosted WordPress.org install.

  WordPress.com vs WordPress.org: The Differences > http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  zblit · Member · Sep 30, 2012 at 4:42 am

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  I also have 2behired.wordpres.com
  Wordpress.org offers a plugin that allows for front end editing of posts. Since I am not able to install plugins, would you know of a way to do this with the blogs that I currently have?
  Thanks!

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Sep 30, 2012 at 4:58 am

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  Please read the links timethief provided. Especially this one:

  WordPress.com vs WordPress.org: The Differences > http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  wp.COM is free hosting
  wp.ORG is hosting you pay someone to do.

  in both cases, the software is free, but on .COM there are a number of restrictions about what you can do.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Sep 30, 2012 at 5:04 am

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  I will admit that I don’t understand this:

  a plugin that allows for front end editing of posts

  What are you trying to accomplish with that plugin?