WordPress free version - theme editor is missing - wordpress

I'm going crazy with this one, I've tried all possible outcomes, but I can't access the theme editor nor the content.php or any kind of configurable code for that matter. The theme editor section under appearance is missing, if I try to access it through the URL [http://www.nameofsite.com/wp-admin/theme-editor.php] I get:
Lost?
Our server sentries tell us you probably shouldn’t be here. Maybe you’re lost?
All other solutions to this problem, including the other question here in SO refer to either a plugin or modifying the wp-config.php which I can't access also because I'm not hosting the site. Yes I'm using the WordPress free web app and although that may be it I would like some confirmation because no site on the internet mentions if that is the case, I'm just assuming here, so is it because I'm using the free version, or am I missing something?

Yes, you are correct.
Only if you have Premium plan and above then you'll have access to Theme Editor:
As for editing the wp-config.php file, you'll need the Business Plan and above:
Full pricing plan chart: https://wordpress.com/pricing/

Yes it definetly is because you are using the free WordPress.com version.
You can read it here in the last answer.

As pointed out before, you need at least a Business plan in WordPress.com to be able to edit the theme and the wp-config.php file.
But maybe what you're trying to change does not need it. What do you want to change from your theme? it may be possible to do it using the customizer

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Themecheck plugin showing an error about Kirki(wordpress framework) text domain

I am using Kirki framework to develop a WordPress theme. After completing the theme I tested my theme using theme check plugin. It throws an error
More than one text-domain is being used in this theme. This means the theme will not be compatible with WordPress.org language packs.
The domains found are myTheme, kirki.
I ignored this issue and submitted my theme to themeforest.net but the review team asked me o solve this issue. Is there anyway i can solve this issue.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance ;)
This is the answer which I got from the support person.
Ideally you wouldn't be including kirki in your theme... You can instead require its installation as a plugin. This way your users will also get any future bugfixes and improvements simply by updating the plugin.
If you don't want to do that and insist on including Kirki in your theme, then there's nothing to worry about...
Kirki has a separate implementation for localizations when used inside a theme: https://github.com/aristath/kirki/blob/develop/l10n.php
The WPTRT team is aware of that and in fact the textdomain is whitelisted when submitting a theme in wordpress.org for exactly that reason (hybrid-core is another one that is whitelisted because they both use the same implementation).
You can point this out to the theme reviewer and link to this thread here, if there any more questions from them I would be more than happy to answer them.
If you don't want to do that either, then you can just manually go through the files and change all 'kirki' textdomains to your own.

Finding out the name of a WordPress theme

is it at all possible to find out the name of the theme used by this Wordpress site? https://markforged.com/
I've dug around in the source code, but the css seems minified so I cannot find out much.
If anyone can tell me, they will be my hero!
I've never used this website before today but it seems to work nicely on the few websites I tested: WP Theme Detector. It doesn't work on the website you linked though, saying that it isn't a WordPress website. It might be using a security plugin to prevent websites like this getting information.
I checked on Built With and can see that it is actually a WordPress website. There might be some details you can gleam from here hopefully.
I'm pretty sure that's not a WP site. According to Wappalyzer, it appears to be a combination of HTML5 and the Modernizr JS library.
Regardless of how customised a theme is in WP, or how the CSS/JS is minified, a WP site source wouldn't look the one here. Using a plugin like Hide My WP will stop obvious signs of WP in the source, but it still won't look like this source. Using Firebug, there are no indications of anything WP-related.
If they really are using WP and manage to mask it to this degree, I'd be really interested in how they're doing it.
A lot of themes can be made to look like the one here with a little effort, if you really want the same look.
I have checked a lot of third-party sites, they responded "This is not a WordPress site", but on a specific site I got an alternative respond that the theme might be too custom.

Stardate and Other dates on FREE version of Wordpress

newbie here.
A 'Stardate' question here:
I am creating an offbeat news site 'thedailyplanetonline.wordpress.com' using the free version of Wordpress, and would like to put something in the top widget bar that calculates and displays a Star Trek Stardate, Julian and Gregorian Dates, Mayan dates, and so on.
Since Javascript has no 'easy way' of working with the free version, do you have any advice or crafty suggestions on how to get this to work?
At the moment its not possible to buy a upgrade
And again. Keep in mind this is the free version of Wordpress.
Thank you in advance!
I know this isn't an answer you'd want to hear, but wordpress.com hosted sites most likely cannot do this for you, unless you find a WordPress.com theme that already does this.
The free, hosted version of WordPress does not allow you to add your own themes or plugins, or modify existing themes. You are given a small set of allowed themes and allowed plugins.
If you wanted to have something more custom, you will need to look into self-hosted Wordpress instead. That means either setting up your own web server (only recommended if you know what you're doing), or set up web hosting.
For more information on the limitations of Wordpress.com sites, please see this link:
http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-are-the-limitations-of-wordpress-com/
and if you do go the hosted route, here's a helpful article on migrating your Wordpress.com site:
http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-properly-move-your-blog-from-wordpress-com-to-wordpress-org/

WordPress: Plugin Development overriding guide

I have been developing plugins for WordPress. Most plugin I have developed with two three classes and not so huge like Buddypress, WooCommerce or etc.
I am planning to make two open source plugins to deliver some sort of complex system (detail can't share you at the moment but later during the development) where other developers can customize functions and system for them need same as Buddypress and WooCommerce.
As I check those plugins files and realize they have register them own action and filters which developers can modify as per them need. But my problem is unable to understand completely how I should write the plugin where other developer have flexibility to override plugin function as well as they can add them own.
I know it is difficult to give definite answer but I need some sort of start-up guide so I can go into right direction. Do I need to register my action and filters? If yes how to do? if not than how can I do?
Your hint will help me a lot... Thanks a lot
You can check WordPress-Plugin-Boilerplate, it should get you started on the right path.
It may be useful to use wp-cli for generate plugin like so:
wp scaffold plugin my-plugin
Or using "WordPress Plugin Boilerplate" for more complex works: https://wpbp.github.io/wiki.html

Etherpad and Wordpress, possible?

I recently stumbled upon Etherpad, it's a collaborative writing tool
http://code.google.com/p/etherpad/ - main project page
online Examples:
http://piratepad.net/
http://ietherpad.com/
http://typewith.me/
I want to add this engine somehow to my wordpress and let people collaborate their posts,
I'm wondering if it has been done before and/or does it take more than
shared hosting (that is what I have) to do it [server capabilities or what-not] ?
In general, I think this is a complicated way to go about it. Also, Etherpad allows some very basic font formatting but no images and such things you might want to include in a blog. Instead I suggest looking for some Wordpress plugin for collaborative writing, and you might find something less "real-timey" but perhaps good enough.
Or if you really want to try with Etherpad:
Etherpad needs lots of memory (RAM) to run. A typical configuration is 1 GB, but it might be possible to get by on 128MB dedicated to Etherpad. This means you'll need at least 256MB in total for a first attempt. Your shared host also needs to have a Java server installed (typically Jetty) and some proxying server (typically nginx). All in all, you have some work ahead of you in just getting Etherpad up and running. After that, integrating into the Wordpress blog editor. If/how this can be done, I don't know. I'd probably do a client-side javascript-hack to get the Wordpress textarea or richtext editarea to update from the Etherpad readonly view, which is the only place where you can get the contents of a pad as more-or-less raw source text.
A simpler solution would be to just add an Etherpad page through an iFrame. See this post for example - http://www.knowledgepolicy.com/2010/02/embed-etherpad-into-blogpost-or-on-any.html
In theory it's possible to replace Wordpress' editor with an Etherpad Lite iFrame. Etherpad now allows image/font editing and table support as plugins.
Java is no longer required for Etherpad, NodeJS however is.
Here is a plugin that is in development that does what you want - however development seemed to stop in early 2012.
http://participad.org/ seems to be the best solution in this space to date. I haven't tested it on my own site, but they have an at least partially-working demo online.
Yes! It is possible. WordPress now has a plugin. The plugin has three modules which enables an Editor in dashboard and let you edit via front-end.
You can find more details on their FAQ page.

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