Do I need a host?

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  katgray24 · Member · May 14, 2017 at 11:12 am

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  I currently pay for hostgator. Do I need this if I am using wordpress.com for a blog?

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

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  vishalmukadam · Member · May 14, 2017 at 12:37 pm

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  Hi there,

  You do not need to hosting if you have created site on WordPress.com
  but here are the WordPress.com plans which you might use
  https://wordpress.com/pricing/
  and if you have upgraded WordPress plans then you can use
  custom domains
  If you use software which is on WordPress.org then you need hosting

  here is the difference
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  This forum is dedicated to sites or blogs which are created on WordPress.com
  if you have queries related to then you can use this forum
  WordPress.org link: https://wordpress.org/support/

  hope this helps,
  let me know if you have more queries.

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  vishalmukadam · Member · May 14, 2017 at 12:46 pm

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  Sorry some mistakes
  forgot to complete sentence correctly
  This forum is dedicated to sites or blogs which are created on WordPress.com
  if you have queries related to “WordPress.org” then you can use this forum.
  WordPress.org link: https://wordpress.org/support/

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  vishalmukadam · Member · May 14, 2017 at 12:55 pm

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  It seems your website is currently hosted self-hosted using WordPress.org free and open source software.

  if you wish to migrate from the self-hosted blog or website then this might help you https://en.support.wordpress.com/coming-from-self-hosted/
  and if you want to know the difference then use this link
  WordPress.com vs WordPress.org
  

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  katgray24 · Member · May 14, 2017 at 4:44 pm

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  Wow! Thanks so much vishalmukadam for getting back to me so quickly. That’s very helpful! I really appreciate it.

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  vishalmukadam · Member · May 15, 2017 at 9:17 am

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  I am glad that it helped you.