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1. magdamarcella
   Member
   Jan 21, 2013, 3:13 AM

   I just upgraded from a free wordpress blog (www.miraclemilegirls.wordpress.com) to a Pro package that includes a domain name, among other things.

   I want to embed a widget. On the widget's website, the instructions said said that I won't be able to embed it on wordpress sites that have the name before the wordpress part (i.e. how my blog was before). So, presumably, that implies that I CAN add the widget to a wordpress site that has a domain (www.miraclemilegirlsweb.com).

   BUT I still can't seem to embed any widget that isn't on the list of "available widgets" that I originally had on my free blog.

   Am I missing something??

   PLEASE HELP!!!!

   The blog I need help with is miraclemilegirlsweb.com.

2. justpi
   Member
   Jan 21, 2013, 10:44 AM

   a) What the website actually means is the distinction between wordpress.com blogs and self-hosted blogs. Your blog is still a wordpress.com blog: the custom domain doesn't change anything other than the blog URL.
   http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/

   b) You can embed any widget that provides a flash embed code. See here for sample collections:
   http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/list-of-posts/4/

3. notawoodpecker
   Member
   Jan 21, 2013, 11:32 AM

   So, presumably, that implies that I CAN add the widget to a wordpress site that has a domain

   That would be an incorrect presumption.

4. notawoodpecker
   Member
   Jan 21, 2013, 11:36 AM

   Putting a different sign on the door of your apartment doesn't change the terms of the lease/rental agreement.

   Same Terms of Service: The Domain Mapping Upgrade does not permit the use of any kind of prohibited code or upload additional themes or plugins. With the upgrade, your blog will still be hosted here at WordPress.com, which means that you will not have FTP access to your files and you will still be required to abide by our Terms of Service.

   http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading

5. magdamarcella
   Member
   Jan 21, 2013, 8:02 PM

   @Justpi - thank you so much!

   I tried looking all over the internet for information on that distinction but I couldn't find any. I'm not the most tech-savvy person so finally I just figured it must be different. Thanks for clearing that up. :)

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