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WordPress WordPress for Website Owners Getting a WordPress Site Setting Up Your Own Site

Posted by helmi al kindy
helmi al kindy
1,371 Points

Is there a way to make a wordpress site without buying a domain ?

I was under the impression that wordpress is free of charge like blogspot.com.

2 Answers

Alex Robertson-Brown
Alex Robertson-Brown
Courses Plus Student 8,956 Points

Yes for wordpress.com you dont need to purchase a custom domain. When you create a site, you will be able to access it through yoursitename.wordpress.com. Its all explained here https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#setting-the-primary-domain

helmi al kindy
helmi al kindy
1,371 Points

So you're saying that if I want a site like xyz.com through them I have to pay them, but if I don't pay them then my site will be xyz.wordpress.com ?

Alex Robertson-Brown
Alex Robertson-Brown
Courses Plus Student 8,956 Points

Yes that is correct.

beheerdnl
beheerdnl
2,139 Points
beheerdnl
beheerdnl
2,139 Points

You can run it local with MAMP (Mac), WAMP (Windows) or LAMP(Linux) Or u can use a free hosting like www.000webhost.com