WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
WordPress.com is a hosting platform that makes it easy for anyone to publish online. You don’t have to download software, pay for hosting, or manage a web server. WordPress.com has hundreds of themes, and includes the functionality of many plugins, but you can’t upload your own plugins or themes.
WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, and edit the database.
Check out our support doc on the differences.
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We have just started using WordPress.com to deliver news via our site on behalf of other ex-forces organizations, charities, and campaign groups. WordPress is fantastic, free, easy to use, and perfect for what we need. We had one slight problem and used the 'contact support' link for help. The technician replied within five minutes and even apologized for the delay. Delay? The problem was solved simply within ten minutes. In our opinion WordPress should be running public transport services, the national infrastructure, and writing books about time travel.— NESA
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