WordPress capabilities

charlie2020salescouk · Member · Dec 18, 2015 at 9:24 pm
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Hi, I want to use WordPress to build a new site for my concept however I am unsure that it can provide what I need. Can you let me know if I can add the following functionality: E-commerce to take payments, payment gateway, client profile section ie create profile, add details, check invoices etc, video upload on pages, live chat, integration with other platforms. Apparently you can add this functionality if you add plug ins but only available to use on certain themes. Could you recommend a plan and if the above can be done?
timethief · Member · Dec 18, 2015 at 9:27 pm
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client profile section ie create profile,

The answer to that is no. You need a wordpress.ORG software install for that.

eCommerce is not possible on a wordpress.COM hosted blog unless you have a Business upgrade for $299. per year in US funds. See here:
for all the details http://store.wordpress.com/plans/business/
https://en.support.wordpress.com/ecommerce/

Otherwise, provided you are selling only what you yourself make or a service that you personally provide you have two options.

(1) PayPal – Know that the only instructions that will work for posting a PayPal donation button on a WordPress.com blog are found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/

(2) If you set up an eCommerce site somewhere else online you can create a custom menu http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/ and include a custom link to that site in it. http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#adding-custom-links

Some bloggers create a contact form https://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/ on a page and after the people have made a PayPal donation they provide the link to a private page for downloading files. Maybe that will work for you.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/page-visibility/

It’s important to understand that wordpress.COM hosted blogs have code restrictions https://en.support.wordpress.com/code/.

Blogger installed plugin capability does not exist on WordPress.COM blogs and aside from the plugins stated here https://en.support.wordpress.com/ecommerce/ there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/

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timethief · Member · Dec 18, 2015 at 9:30 pm
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It’s possible that self hosted WordPress.ORG install on paid hosting would be a better choice for you.

WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read all the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php so you can post to the support forums there and get advice from wordpress.ORG bloggers.
Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page

See also https://apps.wordpress.org/support/

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