Billing

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    leehuddleston12 · Member ·

    Hi, im currently developing a website, where i need certain pages to be membership based. Now im still in the learning stages of php and my sql, and i have read that WordPress has certain applications that can do this for you. Now i have a couple of questions, if you would be ever so kind to answer.
    Question 1: If i sign up for the free 14 Day trial, and its not what im looking for, can i cancel at anytime during the 14 day period?
    Im am proficient in html and css, so i can create and design my own websites, so my 2nd question is:
    Question 2: IS their anyway in WordPress to import your own html and css designs, instead of using a theme.

    And that sums up my email, i hope you can help, thanks alot.

    Kind regards,
    Lee Huddleston

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    timethief · Member ·

    If what you mean is you want to register username accounts and passwords, you cannot do that on any wordpress.com hosted blog. You can password protect only pages and posts. You cannot set up a membership by registration site. For that type of functionality you’d need a self-hosted site running on a paid web hosting service.

    There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

    None of the WordPress.COM plans allow for a fully fledged membership by registration site, including being able to provide usernames and passwords.

    See here for all that can be done on any WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/ http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/

    Here at WordPress.COM you can have either a public or a private blog and there is no limitation on the total number of contributors to any blog. If you’d like to invite others to publish posts or help approve comments on your blog, you can invite them to be a Contributor, Editor, or Author. If you want users to receive updates each time you publish new content you can invite them to be a follower/viewer.

    To change blog visibility to Private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3. See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings

    The person will have to register a username account which requires an email address only, but does not need to register a blog. That requirement is because the software has to be able to differentiate between hackers and official users and allow access only to those with username accounts and official roles on the blog.

    They will need to click the “Accept Invitation” button in the invitation email. If they are logged into their WordPress.com account, they will be taken directly to your blog. If not, they will be taken to the log-in screen, where they can either log in or create a new user account.

    Note that users who create a new WordPress.com account at that point will still need to return to the invitation email and click the “Accept Invitation” button after doing so.

    Lastly, there is a built-in spammer prevention so send out only 10 invitations at one point in time and then wait and manage those before sending out 10 more.

    WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there. For hosting see https://wordpress.org/hosting/

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    timethief · Member ·

    Question 1: If i sign up for the free 14 Day trial, and its not what im looking for, can i cancel at anytime during the 14 day period?

    Yes.

    Question 2: IS their anyway in WordPress to import your own html and css designs, instead of using a theme.

    No. Also note that we cannot access the PHP and HTML underlying out themes. Read https://en.support.wordpress.com/code/

    We cannot use any third party themes on WordPress.COM hosted blogs. The only themes we can use on WordPress.com hosted blogs are licensed and adapted to run on our multiuser software the themes are found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and in your dashboard at > Appearance > Themes

    There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.com blogs for security reasons and we cannot:
    upload any third party themes,
    create child themes,
    create our own themes,
    edit templates,
    create own own layouts,
    or use stylesheets from other themes.

    See:
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/

    There is no upgrade you can purchase here at WordPress.COM that changes that reality.

    To install plugins or third party themes into a site then you have to hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and set up your own WordPress.org install. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, conduct ecommerce and edit the database. Learn about the differences here. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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    timethief · Member ·

    edit: out themes was meant to be our themes

    Let me cut to the chase. This is a turnkey operation with off the shelf themes. Every blog wearing the same theme is using the same underlying template displayed on the live demo site. Only Staff can access and edit the templates as every edit affects all blogs wearing the same theme. Editing CSS requires an annually renewable premium bundle upgrade and only limited CSS editing is possible.

    WordPress.com provides free blogs and hosts them free of charge. There are no bandwidth charges. All WordPress.com blogs come with 3000 megabytes (~3 GBs) of space for storing uploaded files and images. Free features are listed here https://en.wordpress.com/features/

    See here for details of all 3 plans http://store.wordpress.com/bundles/ offered by WordPress.com.
    Premium bundle details http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/
    Business bundle details http://store.wordpress.com/plans/business/

    Note that each upgrade bundle applies to a single blog only and is for a single year only when it is due to be renewed.

    We all pay in full for every upgrade at the time of purchase. Make sure you read the comparison very closely so you know exactly what the restrictions and limitations on WordPress.COM blogging are: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions

    WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums.

    If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG and need support for that site in the future and if you do not have a WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there.
    Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
    WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page
    Get hosting http://wordpress.org/hosting/

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