Bluehost or WordPress

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  kamisha93551d53ff · Member · Feb 24, 2022 at 9:29 pm

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  I’m not sure why I need bluehost to host my wordpress site. I’m a novice at website building. This is my first time doing this for my wife’s new business. After sigining up for everything I realized we are not working on WP but Bluehost with WP admin resources. Her business is social work so client will need to sign into a portal (third-party), submit particular forms to be hired, and submit payments. Most of the things I see for support are for a store front/ merchandise/ product sales. What is the best/practical solution to go with? And, unfortunately i’ve already created some pages so would i have to recreate them or can I migrate these things to wordpress? How?

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  staff-sheva · Staff · Feb 24, 2022 at 11:00 pm

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  Hi @kamisha93551d53ff,

  WordPress.com provides managed WordPress hosting, unlike shared hosts. When it comes to shared hosting, you usually get what you pay for. Here’s a great article on the benefits of managed hosting: https://wordpress.com/blog/2021/05/24/the-best-of-both-worlds-wordpress-com-managed-hosting/

  WordPress comes in two flavors: WordPress.com, which you have signed up for here, and self-hosted WordPress.org. The latter is the term used for when you install the WordPress open source software onto other servers, such as Bluehost, amongst others.

  Here’s a comparison chart between the two: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  Quick question — where have you started building your site, and do you already have a domain name? If you’ve started building with Bluehost, it’s easy to migrate your content. Here’s how: https://transferto.wordpress.com/

  With a plan upgrade, you can connect an existing domain to WordPress.com.

  It’s worth noting that a new annual plan purchase includes a one-year free domain registration. You can also use this to transfer your domain to WordPress.com, extending its expiry by a year.

  If you’re interested in that, you can review plan pricing and features here: https://wordpress.com/pricing/

  With regards to building your site on WordPress.com, here’s a helpful getting started guide: https://wordpress.com/support/start/

  I also recommend checking out the following:

  * https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/
  * https://wordpress.com/support/do-i-need-a-website-a-blog-or-a-website-with-a-blog/

  And here are some other useful resources:

  * https://wordpress.com/webinars/
  * https://wordpress.com/support/tutorials/
  * https://wpcourses.com/

  I hope that helps and please reach out again if you have any further questions.