Title: plugins and WordPress.com help!
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# plugins and WordPress.com help!

 *  [jencharlton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jencharlton/)
 * (@jencharlton)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-and-wordpresscom-help/)
 * I’m a novice which doesn’t help. I use wordpress.com – I’m trying to build a 
   simple site.
 * Someone said I could use a wordpress.org plugin to make a nice widget for a mailing
   list on my home page.
 * But when I go to this link [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mailchimp/installation/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mailchimp/installation/)
 * and look at the wordpress plugin – I can’t even figure out how to start! I download
   one version – but have no idea what to do with it.
 * Any (simple) advice?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-and-wordpresscom-help/#post-2598981)
 * You cannot install plugins on wordpress.com sites. Also, these forums are for
   self-hosted WordPress sites only, so please try asking your questions on [http://en.forums.wordpress.com/](http://en.forums.wordpress.com/)
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-and-wordpresscom-help/#post-2598982)
 * wordpress.**com **sites have their own forum – please ask at [http://en.forums.wordpress.com/](http://en.forums.wordpress.com/)
 * this forum here is for self-hosted site running wordpress.**org**
 * [http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/](http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/)

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 * 2 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-and-wordpresscom-help/#post-2598982)
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