Title: Installing Plugins not possible
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Installing Plugins not possible

 *  [ginbutler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ginbutler/)
 * (@ginbutler)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-plugins-not-possible/)
 * Hi,
 * when I click on Plugins on the left side menu, it only appears if I want to “
   Add a store to your side” and that I have to upgrade which I don’t want for now.
 * I have purchased my Domain at Godaddy.
 * Since I’m a bloody beginner any help would be much appreciated 🙂

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 *  [onelisadunc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onelisadunc/)
 * (@onelisadunc)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-plugins-not-possible/#post-6719787)
 * Hi! Hopefully, we can figure this out. Can you tell us what theme you are using?
 *  [staartmees](https://wordpress.org/support/users/staartmees/)
 * (@staartmees)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-plugins-not-possible/#post-6719802)
 * It looks like it’s a wordpress.com website. You cannot install plugins in a free
   WordPress.com website.
 *  Thread Starter [ginbutler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ginbutler/)
 * (@ginbutler)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-plugins-not-possible/#post-6719866)
 * Okay,
    thanks. But where can I use free plugins then for WordPress?
 * [@onelisadunc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onelisadunc/) I’m using the
   sela theme
 *  [onelisadunc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onelisadunc/)
 * (@onelisadunc)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-plugins-not-possible/#post-6719873)
 * I did some research and adding plugins should be done the way you are attempting.
   It looks like perhaps you are trying to add a plugin that costs money? If you
   are able to add other plugins without that message, then you may have picked 
   a plugin that costs money. Not all of them are free. Good luck!

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-plugins-not-possible/#post-6719873)
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