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The Difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org

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  • by Natalia Moreau
  • In Beginners · Tips & Tricks
  • — 8 Jul, 2013

WordPress Foundation is one of the largest online publishing platform having both paid and free facilities however, paid are more reliable and efficient for the bloggers. Millions of the bloggers have WordPress blogs from all over the world.

the difference between wordpress.com and wordpress.orgThere are two types of WordPress platforms one is self-hosted WordPress.org and fully hosted WordPress.com versions are available. However, there are a large number of bloggers who don’t know the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org.

WordPress.com

wordpress.org features

  • Select your own custom domain and premium WordPress hosting with limited and unlimited data storage. You can get backups and security options via WordPress.com
  • Make your content more beautiful and avail best features offered by .com services.
  • Make your blog more impressive with the use of hundreds of theme according to your requirements. You can install a custom developed WordPress theme designed by you own.
  • Use famous social media networks like Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterst and others.
  • Give worth to your WordPress blog’s visitors by adding their views in comment box and give them options to share their own social accounts.

WordPress.org

wordpress.com features

  • Free hosting service by WordPress.org and host WordPress blog by your own
  • Maintain your blog by yourself and find out a data backup however, your WordPress’ VaultPress service for security and backup.
  • Install desired WordPress plugins and widgets as per your needs. Use custom themes or use PHP and CSS templates for WordPress website or blog. It will help you to enhance site functionality.
  • Use WordPress support forum to get any type of WordPress related help.

Are WordPress.com and WordPress.org Related?

Are WordPress.com and WordPress.org Related?They are NOT Related – These both names are registered WordPress foundation but the functions both platforms are different to each other. The co-founder of WordPress named Matt Mullenweg is owing the blog hosting service by .com but the employee start regular contribution to the .org however, these both projects are totally different.

Why is there confusion WordPress.com vs WordPress.org?

tips and triks for wordpress .org and .comPeople often think that .com is the official WordPress website, whereas .org is the official WordPress platform. The other important reason of confusion is when people attend the conferences they notice WordPress both has Automattic on one side however, on the other side this is WordPress foundation.

Now what you should Use?

whet is best .org or .comThe WordPress developers and experts always recommend WordPerss.org. While using .org services you will have fully control on your site like add plugins, create memberships, use custom themes and monetize your site in a better way. There are a large number of WordPress tutorials are available for better guidelines of new bloggers.

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