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
These features come as standard for all WordPress.com sites, without any need for you to install a plugin:
- 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)
- 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, TikTok, and more)
- Post Carousel
- Event Countdown
- Eventbrite Events
- Mailchimp subscription form
- Polls
- Slideshows
Included with Personal plan and higher:
- Payments block (recurring or one time payments with Stripe)
- Premium Content block (restrict content to paying subscribers only)
- Audio block (embed audio or podcasts)
- Donations
Included with Premium, Business, and eCommerce:
- Custom Design (custom fonts, CSS editor, and more)
- Video Uploading
- Google Analytics
- Appointment bookings via Calendly
- Pay with PayPal
Included with Business and eCommerce:
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.
Managed Plugins
If you’re on the Business Plan or eCommerce Plan and install a plugin, you may have noticed a number of plugins installed on your site for you. These plugins are responsible for key functionality of your site:
- Akismet
- AMP
- CoBlocks
- WordPress.com Editing Toolkit
- Gutenberg
- Jetpack
- Layout Grid
- Page Optimize
- Classic Editor
Jetpack and Akismet cannot be deactivated. However, you can deactivate specific Jetpack modules by going to My Site → WP Admin → Jetpack → Dashboard. Then scroll all the way to the bottom where you can find in the footer the Modules option as in this screenshot:
If you see notifications or update prompts related to the managed plugins, you can disregard the notification. The plugin version we have on our server for the managed plugin might have a different version from the one on https://wordpress.org/plugins/. Your site and plugins will still work as expected.
Versatile plans and pricing
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Free
Best for students
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Personal
Best for hobbyists
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Premium
Best for freelancers
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Business
Best for small businesses
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