Do I need a wordpress.com account if I host my wordpress elsewhere?

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  oknagham · Member · Mar 28, 2022 at 6:05 pm

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  I’m wondering if I need this account to continue running my blog on separate hosting? What would happen if I deleted it?

  WP.com: Unknown
  Jetpack: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

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

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  helper-heroponriki · Member · Mar 28, 2022 at 7:41 pm

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  You don’t need a WordPress.com user account if you host your website elsewhere EXCEPT if you’re using the Jetpack plugin.

  If your site is using the Jetpack plugin, they require that you connect to a WordPress.com user account in order to activate all of Jetpack’s features like stats, subscriptions, etc. You can read more about this here:

  https://jetpack.com/2018/04/12/why-wordpress-account-jetpack/

  I hope that clarifies things!