Title: [Plugin: WordPress.com Stats] Installation of Plugin
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: WordPress.com Stats] Installation of Plugin

 *  [masoodraja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/masoodraja/)
 * (@masoodraja)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-installation-of-plugin/)
 * OK. After a fiasco with jetpack, I went back to installing the wp-stats. but 
   when I try to add the API key, it takes me to a regular configuration page and
   then gives me the same answer as the jetpack: “You have failed to authenticate
   with the WordPress.com API.”
 * How can I authenticate if the option is not even given to me when I activate 
   the plugin. Honestly, could use some help.

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 *  [sortofme](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sortofme/)
 * (@sortofme)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-installation-of-plugin/#post-1981059)
 * same thing. install jetpack, too much trouble, uninstalled it again, reinstalled
   wordpress stats. stats work fine with dashboard stats, but not regular ones, 
   I get : You have failed to authenticate with the WordPress.com API.
    but dashboard
   stats plugin shows that data is being collected correctly.

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 * Last reply from: [sortofme](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sortofme/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpresscom-stats-installation-of-plugin/#post-1981059)
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