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  innagoddess · Member · Oct 13, 2020 at 11:27 pm

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  I was under the impression I could create a website using wordpress for free – I have a domain and host but WordPress wants me to pay for a plan, is this correct?

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  staff-mckluskey · Staff · Oct 14, 2020 at 7:54 am

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  Hi there!

  What exactly are you trying to achieve? If you already have a domain and a host, you probably do not need a WordPress.com site.

  To clear up any further confusion, there is WordPress.com and WordPress.org, and they are two different entities.

  We, WordPress.com, are a cloud-based platform where we manage WordPress sites, whereas WordPress.org is stand-alone software that you can download and self-host with any other hosting.

  You can find more details about WordPress.com and WordPress.org on this support page:

  https://wordpress.com/support/com-vs-org/

  I hope that helps :)