Posted 1 year ago #
Originally had a wordpress.com site, just bought hosting and installed wordpress.org on the site. Login is at sitename.com/wp-admin so seems as if it installed correctly..
However, I do not see the option to install plugins anywhere. The dashboard looks the same as on wordpress.com. What am I missing here?
Thanks so much for any assistance!
Are you sure that you are logged into the correct site?
Posted 1 year ago #
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Posted 1 year ago #
Hopefully the site your are referring to is not the one in your profile. If it is then you're using WordPress.COM and are not self-hosted.
WordPress.COM doesn't have the option to install plugins. See this link for an explanation.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
Can you share the URL to the site you mean?
Posted 1 year ago #
Hmmm. I just installed it on a temp site instead and it works fine. Can I not override a wordpress.com site by installing wordpress.org on it?
Posted 1 year ago #
( it was indeed the site listed on my profile )
Posted 1 year ago #
Can I not override a wordpress.com site by installing wordpress.org on it?
Not exactly. Your DNS name for your site points to a WordPress.COM installation right now.
When your replacement self-hosted WordPress.ORG site is ready and setup, then you contact your DNS provider and change the DNS name to point to your new server.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org
If the DNS is hosted be WordPress.COM (I haven't checked but you should know) then you'll need to contact them for changing the DNS record.
Posted 1 year ago #
perfect- thank you!
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