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Hello!
I’m thinking about leaving my awful web host and create a website on WordPress. But I have two questions for you before I do.1. Do the free website URL:s expire like the paid ones? I’d like my website to be here even after I’m passed away. :)
2. How big websites can I build? On the other host there was this web editor I used to build this site, but it started bugging and they said it was because I had too many pages, even though my storage was almost empty. So I need to make sure that your page builder can handle many pages. :)
3. Is there a guide on how to create websites?
Thanks.
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1. Do the free website URL:s expire like the paid ones? I’d like my website to be here even after I’m passed away. :)
No. The sites hosted here will be here as long as wordpress.com is online.
2. How big websites can I build?
There are no bandwidth limitations or limitations on the number of posts or pages.
WordPress.com provides free blogs and hosts them free of charge. There are no bandwidth charges. All WordPress.com blogs come with 3000 megabytes (~3 GBs) of space for storing uploaded files and images. Free features are listed here https://en.wordpress.com/features/
In these days where BIG images are ubiquitous you won’t have an issue with media storage space if you use your common sense. Provided you optimize and pre-size images to fit the space you want them to appear in prior to uploading them, that media storage space will not run out quickly at all, there will be better image quality, and you won’t be troubleshooting. See here http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/03/26/cropper-or-proper-image-preparation/
3. Is there a guide on how to create websites?
Yes.
A blog is a website.
A blog is a post based website designed for interactive communication. As the posts are frequently updated and appear on the front page of the site it’s very attractive to search engines.
What most people call a website is merely a page based site that functions as a one way noticeboard. As the structure is page based and as pages are for static content that rarely changes, and as pages do not have RSS feeds, and as others do not backlink to pages, it is not as attractive to search engines as a post based blog structured site is.
Any WordPress blog can be restructured from being post based to being page based – no upgrade required. For greater clarity read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/
Here’s a link to my step by step post too http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2013/07/25/create-a-wordpress-website-step-by-step/
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Thanks for your help! I have another question, if you have the time:
How do I turn off the “blog” features from a regular page? When making a website I’d like to remove the comment field. :)
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re: enabling and disabling comments
You can enable and disable comments on free hosted WordPress.com blogs on this page > Settings > Discussion Discussion settings is where you set up defaults for comments.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/You can override the default settings and enable or disable future comments on any individual post or page.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/enable-disable-comments/comments and pingbacks enabled http://en.support.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/discussion-metabox.png?w=688
comments and pingbacks disabled
https://support.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/module-toggle1.png?w=688See also for faster ways:
http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/comments-off-1/Important Note: By default, new blogs on WordPress.com will have the Discussion hidden. You can reveal it by clicking on Screen Options http://en.support.wordpress.com/screen-options/ on the top right corner of your Admin page, and checking the box that says Discussion so the module is included. http://en.support.wordpress.com/modules/#list-of-modules
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