With Jetpack, you can:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ready to reach for the clouds? Download the latest version of Jetpack<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Who\u2019s behind Jetpack?<\/strong><\/p>\n Jetpack is hand crafted by the fine folks atAutomattic<\/a>, makers of WordPress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Who should install Jetpack?<\/strong> (Do you blog on WordPress.com? Then you don\u2019t need Jetpack! All this great stuff is already bundled into your site.)<\/p>\n What do I need to install Jetpack?<\/strong> Jetpack installs just like any other plugin. Some hosting providers even auto-install Jetpack with WordPress, saving you the trouble.<\/p>\n Once you install Jetpack, you\u2019ll be prompted to connect it to WordPress.com\u2014since Jetpack\u2019s features harness the power of the WordPress.com cloud, you need a way to link up with those resources. If you don\u2019t have a WordPress.com account already, you\u2019ll can create one during the connection process. Setup is an easy, 30-second process.<\/p>\n For more detail on Jetpack\u2019s system requirements, check out our Jetpack Support page.<\/p>\n Is Jetpack Free?<\/strong> I already use a plugin that is now part of Jetpack, like WordPress.com Stats. Should I keep using it?<\/strong> Is this related to Mozilla\u2019s Jetpack project?<\/strong> Download the latest version of Jetpack<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Back in the day, WordPress.com blogs had lots of nifty features that were only available to self-hosted sites through a complicated system of pulleys and levers. Tricking out your self-hosted site with all the features of WordPress.com meant installing and maintaining dozens of individual plugins. Jetpack is a single plugin that gives you the most … Continue reading Jetpack<\/span> \n
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\nAnyone who\u2019s hosting their own WordPress-powered site and wants to take advantage of the awesome features that Jetpack provides.<\/p>\n
\nOnly two things:
\n1. A self-hosted WordPress site running version 3.8 or later
\n2. A WordPress.com account<\/p>\n
\nJetpack is and always will be free. Installation is free and doesn\u2019t require you to enter any payment information. (Some individual Jetpack features may require payment in the future, but they\u2019ll be the minority, and we\u2019ll let you know about them well in advance.)<\/p>\n
\nAs we upgrade each of our individual plugins to be a part of Jetpack, we\u2019ll prompt you to switch over to the new, Jetpack-powered version. Don\u2019t worry about upgrading, we\u2019ll automatically take care of carefully switching over all of your settings and options so that it\u2019s the smoothest experience possible. Once you\u2019ve installed Jetpack, you can remove the older versions of those plugins.<\/p>\n
\nMozilla Jetpack is a wonderful but entirely unrelated open source project run by Mozilla Labs, which, if you know HTML\/CSS\/JavaScript, makes it easier than ever to improve Firefox. Don\u2019t worry; we checked with them beforehand to make sure our use of the Jetpack name wouldn\u2019t step on any toes.<\/p>\n