Create beautiful sites with WordPress

WordPress is a powerful and flexible way to create a website or blog — with hundreds of designs and a gorgeous mobile experience. It’s also free!

WordPress comes in two flavors

Create a WordPress.com site

WordPress.com is a fast, convenient way to create a website or blog — with custom domains, mobile-ready layouts, and a lively community of millions. Build a streamlined homepage in minutes, or choose from thousands of WordPress themes and plugins to enhance your site.
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Set Up Your Own Version of WordPress

If you want more hands-on control over technical aspects of your site, you can set up your own WordPress installation through a hosting provider.*

You can also host WordPress yourself.

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Need help deciding? Learn more about which option is best for you:

WordPress.com

Total simplicity — we take care of everything.
Setup
You’ll be up and running in minutes. We host your site and offer security and backups for free. You can also set up your own custom domain.
Design
Choose from hundreds of beautiful themes, and customize them to fit your personal or business needs. If you’ve purchased a WordPress theme elsewhere, you can use it here as well.
Social
Connect your site to Facebook, Twitter, and other social platforms, and activate other sharing and SEO plugins if you’d like.
Support
We’ll help every step of the way! Get personal live chat support and assistance from the WordPress.com forums.

WordPress.org

Get your hands dirty, and host your website yourself.
Setup
You’ll need to find a host, and perform backups and maintenance yourself. For your peace of mind, we offer Jetpack’s security and backup services.
Design
Install custom themes, or build your own with PHP and CSS.
Social
Install a plugin (like Jetpack) to enable sharing functionality on your site.
Support
Visit the WordPress.org support forums for assistance.

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