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  infopropertyconnexcom · Member · Sep 7, 2018 at 9:28 pm

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  I already have my domain, and web hosting/emails with another company.
  Can I still use WordPress to creat a site?

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

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  yashitamittal · Member · Sep 8, 2018 at 7:54 am

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  Hi –

  Yes, you can create a website with WordPress.com.

  There are two versions/flavors of WordPress.

  There’s the open source project which can be installed on external hosts like GoDaddy, Bluehost etc. That project is worked on and developed by WordPress.org.
  You are having your hosting and emails with one such company.

  Then there’s the managed or hosted version which we run here at WordPress.com. This is completely independent of the self-hosted version of WordPress.

  Hosting for WordPress.com sites are free for life. You can create a free website like example.wordpress.com. If you need to have a custom domain, you can upgrade to one of the paid plans.

  Start your new website:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/create-a-blog/

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  infopropertyconnexcom · Member · Sep 9, 2018 at 5:41 am

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  Thank you so much yashitamittal11.
  I am an Adobe Muse user, and used to use that software to create my websites until Adobe decided to discontinue the software. Currently I have a website which was created in Muse and is hosted by Hostpapa (domains, and emails are through them as well), but I need to change it as I can no longer edit it in Adobe Muse. Does WP.org provide all the templates like wp.com? I did try the .ORG site and could not find anything in there. How do I create a website using .ORG? Do I have to install a software that provides the tools to create a site?
  Thanks,
  M

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  yashitamittal · Member · Sep 10, 2018 at 5:13 am

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  Hello again,

  I understand you want to move your website from Adobe Muse to WordPress.org
  But these are completely different software, so you will not be able to simply transfer your website.

  Does WP.org provide all the templates like wp.com?

  Yes, you can browse through the themes available on WordPress.org here: https://wordpress.org/themes/

  I did try the .ORG site and could not find anything in there. How do I create a website using .ORG? Do I have to install a software that provides the tools to create a site?

  You need to install WordPress software to start making a website.

  Please follow this document from your hosting company to kickstart building your WordPress website.

  This support forum assists users of WordPressdotcom hosted sites and the guidance provided here may not be relevant to WordPress.org sites hosted elsewhere like Hostpapa in your case.

  You can reach out to Hostpapa for help in setting up WordPress.

  For help with issues on your WordPress site you can also ask over at the WordPress.org forums: https://wordpress.org/support/
  If you don’t have a username on the ORG forums you can register one on the page.
  https://login.wordpress.org/register

  WordPress does have a little bit of learning curve but the community can help you and guide you in building your website.

  Best of luck :)

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  infopropertyconnexcom · Member · Sep 11, 2018 at 5:12 pm

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  yashitamittal11 once again thanks for all your help, and the useful information you provided. I’ll reach out to my host for more help.

  Take care,

  M