Plugins
On WordPress.com, we include the most popular plugin functionality within our sites automatically. Additionally, the Business or eCommerce plan allows you to choose from many thousands of plugins, and install them on your site.
If you are already on our Business or eCommerce plan and need information about managing your plugins, please see this support document.
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Built-in plugins
Using other plugins
Plugin Requests
Incompatible Plugins
Built-in plugins
- WordPress.com stats (our version of Google Analytics)
- Essential SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
- Security scanning
- Advanced galleries (tiled, mosaic, slideshows, and more)
- Social Media (add social media buttons to your posts and pages)
- Form builder (contact forms)
- Extended Customizer
- Extended Widgets (Flickr, Eventbrite, Google Calendar, Twitter, and more)
- Akismet (advanced anti-spam security)
- Backup & Export (24/7 backup of your entire site)
- Importer
- Extended Shortcodes (video, audio, and more)
- Infinite scroll
- Related posts
- Email subscriptions (follow button)
- Advanced Commenting (comment likes, user mentions, notifications, and more)
- Markdown
- Likes (for Posts)
- Embeds (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more)
Included with Premium
- Custom Design (custom fonts, CSS editor, and more)
- Video Uploading
Included with Business
Using other plugins
In addition to the built-in plugin functionality, WordPress.com Business and the eCommerce plan allow you to install other plugins. With many thousands of plugins available, you can enable your site to do almost anything.
A few popular plugins include:
- WooCommerce, for an online store
- Yoast, for even more SEO options
- Polylang, for multi-language sites
- WP Booking System, for booking properties online
Learn more about installing and using other plugins.
Plugin Requests
Uploading custom plugins is only supported with a Business or eCommerce plan, not with our other plans, but if there is a plugin whose features that you feel would benefit users on WordPress.com, then please let us know in the ideas forum.
Incompatible Plugins
While the vast majority of plugins are supported here at WordPress.com, there are some that are not. This page contains a running list of these unsupported plugins and accompanying reasons why they aren’t supported.
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