Can I add plugins to a Misty Lake themed WordPress.org site?

Resolved BillDetroit143
(@billdetroit143)

9 years, 5 months ago

I’m using the Misty Lake theme on ayearinaroom.com and would like to add the Simple Pull Quotes plugin but can’t see how to add plugins to the theme — or even if Misty Lake accommodates them. Advice? Thank you.

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Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

9 years, 5 months ago
Hi Bill, I think I know where the confusion lies. It looks like your site is hosted over at WordPress.com, not running on your own hosting. That means that plugins and themes are built in, but can’t be uploaded by you.

If you’d like to add a style for pull quotes, you can do that by adding some custom CSS, since you have the upgrade available.

For example, under Appearance > Customize > CSS, add something like:
```
.pullquote {
     font-size: 140%;
     font-style: italic;
     font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;
}
```
You would then add that class to your pull quote, flipping the editor to Text view to add something like this:
```
<p class="pullquote">This is my pullquote text, hear me roar.</p>
```
You can learn more about the difference between the two flavours of WordPress here:

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/com-or-org/

In the future, you can get help with your WordPress.com site in the WordPress.com forums here:

http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

Here are some tips on getting the best support there:

http://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/

http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/getting-wordpress-support/

Good luck!
Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

9 years, 5 months ago

Oh also, if you’d like to learn more CSS so you can modify your pullquote style, here are a few resources:

http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/css-basics/

http://htmldog.com/guides/css/beginner/

Thread Starter BillDetroit143
(@billdetroit143)

9 years, 5 months ago

Thanks for following up, Kathryn, but my site is self-hosted at ayearinaroom.com. The issue is that I can’t see how to download plugins to the Misty Lake theme? Maybe it doesn’t permit them? I tried the Misty Lake forum, but not luck. Thanks for any help you can provide.
– Bill

Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

9 years, 5 months ago

Hi Bill, ayearinaroom.com is currently pointed to a WordPress.com site, on which you have the WordPress.com Premium plan active, which you can see under Store > My Upgrades:

https://ayearinaroom.wordpress.com/wp-admin/paid-upgrades.php?page=my-upgrades

You can also see that the name servers for your domain are pointing to WordPress.com, which you can see in the Whois registry:

Domain Name: AYEARINAROOM.COM
Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, LLC
Whois Server: whois.wildwestdomains.com
Referral URL: http://www.wildwestdomains.com
Name Server: NS1.WORDPRESS.COM
Name Server: NS2.WORDPRESS.COM
Updated Date: 27-may-2014
Creation Date: 25-jun-2013
Expiration Date: 25-jun-2015

This is why you don’t have the option to upload your own plugins – that’s not something available over at WordPress.com.

Thread Starter BillDetroit143
(@billdetroit143)

9 years, 4 months ago

Ah, thanks so much for your patience and persistence Kathryn. I have no experience modifying CSS but will give your suggestion a try. Thanks again, Bill

Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

9 years, 4 months ago

No worries! If you need any help with the CSS, don’t hesitate to post in the CSS Customization over at WordPress.com where someone will help you out:

http://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization

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