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helmi al kindy
1,371 PointsIs 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
Courses Plus Student 8,956 PointsYes 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
beheerdnl
2,139 PointsYou can run it local with MAMP (Mac), WAMP (Windows) or LAMP(Linux) Or u can use a free hosting like www.000webhost.com
helmi al kindy
1,371 Pointshelmi al kindy
1,371 PointsSo 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
Courses Plus Student 8,956 PointsAlex Robertson-Brown
Courses Plus Student 8,956 PointsYes that is correct.