Can’t launch for free

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  amberefs · Member · May 26, 2025 at 6:12 pm

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  Hello,
  I’ve spent a few weeks building my website and now I’m ready to launch. I’m trying to launch a free website with the WordPress domain but I keep being asked to choose a paid plan with no free option. I made another website as a test and launched it and this seemed to work fine. Can someone help me to figure out what’s going on here? Thanks

  WP.com: Yes
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  Correct account: Yes

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

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  justjennifer · Member · May 26, 2025 at 6:29 pm

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  Hi there, did you perhaps try out one of your theme Styles?

  https://wordpress.com/support/using-styles/

  https://wordpress.com/support/using-styles/style-variations/

  That would require upgrading to at least the Premium plan (or the CSS Add-on).

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  amberefs · Member · May 26, 2025 at 9:11 pm

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  Ah yes that’s probably it – I used the ‘styles’ section to create some custom background and text colours. Is there a way I can change the colours without having to upgrade?

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  justjennifer · Member · May 27, 2025 at 5:23 am

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  Hello again, There are two ways to do this,

  1. Upgrade to the Premium plan which has a ton of additional features like a free domain registration for the first year (you’ll pay for the renewal separately from the second year onward), more storage space, more upload types (audio, video), more theme choices, more support, more stats and more more.
  2. Purchase the annually renewable CSS Add-on which should allow you to use Styles, but doesn’t come with the other features available in the Premium plan.

  As long as you renew either option, the Styles will continue working.

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  elcristofue · Member · May 27, 2025 at 11:12 am

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  Hello @amberefs, thank you for informing us about this.

  We’ve set your site to private, but you can now make it public from the Settings page using this link:

  https://wordpress.com/sites/settings/site/untangleandtend.wordpress.com

  Since your site contains Premium Styles, you’ll have the option to remove them, or if you’d prefer to keep them, you can upgrade your site to the Premium Plan or higher by following this guide:

  https://wordpress.com/support/manage-purchases/upgrade-your-plan/
  
  Please let us know if you have any questions or need any extra help, and we’ll be happy to assist you.

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  justjennifer · Member · May 31, 2025 at 6:15 pm

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  Hey @elcristofue even though it appears that the OP deleted their above site, I still want to confirm something then. Are you saying that it is possible to launch a site with Styles activated only by purchasing the Premium upgrade and not the CSS Add-on? Thanks.

  And @amberefs Addresses of deleted WPcom websites can’t be reused. If you decide that you really do want to use that site address, you can reinstate a deleted WordPress.com website within 30 days of deletion by following this guide. https://wordpress.com/support/delete-site/#restore-a-deleted-site

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  suvimbo · Member · Jun 3, 2025 at 2:47 pm

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  i cant launch my website for free i used ai prompt but it not showing free launch option

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  josefhtest · Member · Jun 3, 2025 at 4:27 pm

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  Hi @suvimbo,
  
  It looks like you were using the AI Website Builder. This tool allows you to build a site for free (up to 30 prompts) but an upgrade to paid plan is needed to publish the site.
  
  You can check the pricing options and Hosting plan details here:
  Pricing
  Choose a WordPress.com plan
  
  Let me know if that helps or if you have any other question.
  
  
  
  
  

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  josefhtest · Member · Jun 4, 2025 at 6:54 pm

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  Hi @justjennifer, — great question!
  
  Correct, Styles require an eligible plan to be active. The CSS add-on allows you to add additional code or CSS to blocks. However, for Global visual design adjustments like fonts, colors, and layout presets (via Styles), those features are bundled into the paid plans.
  
  For lower plans, those changes can be made manually on the templates, pages, or specific blocks.
  
  Here is more info on what can be done with CSS add-ons: Custom CSS, and here are more details on the Styles feature: Style your site

  Let me know if that makes sense.
  

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  suvimbo · Member · Jun 9, 2025 at 10:58 am

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  hello I have successfully launched my website but I am failing to change website title I have gone to settings and then general but it’s leading me to one of my pages where the site title is not there please help.

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  kaichicha · Member · Jun 9, 2025 at 11:14 am

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  Hi @suvimbo,

  Thank you for reaching out to us.

  I understand that you’d like to update your site title. Since I’ll need to ask a few questions that are better handled privately, I’ll be sending a follow-up email to your registered email address on file. I recommend replying directly to that email moving forward.

  If you have any other questions, feel free to include them in your reply and I’ll be happy to help!