Building a site

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  miregion6 · Member · Aug 30, 2021 at 10:34 pm

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  Greetings!

  I want to build a site from the ground up. Currently, have a Weebly site, my understanding is that it would be best to start fresh. I don’t want to transfer things over just yet – what are my options?

  I don’t have a site with WordPress.com yet

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  devroyce · Member · Aug 31, 2021 at 2:17 am

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  Hi @wmrmc,

  I would first decide if you want to go with WordPress.com or WordPress.org.
  You can read about the differences here:
  https://wordpress.com/support/com-vs-org/
  When I hear “ground up” I immediately hear coding custom CSS/HTML/PHP. If that’s what you’re looking for, using the open-source WordPress software(WordPress.org) and self-hosting is what I would do.
  If not, I’d go with WordPress.com. Start by picking a plan, build pages with the block editor, or checkout some themes.
  Here’s a good place to start:
  https://wordpress.com/support/getting-started-with-wordpress-com/
  https://wordpress.com/support/video-tutorials/
  https://wordpress.com/support/tutorials/
  If you require plugins or additional CSS, you’d have to select a Business Plan or better to have those options.

  And of course, you could always transfer your content over from your existing site:
  https://transferto.wordpress.com/self-hosted-wordpress-org/

  I hope this helps.