How do we set up a website?

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  dboyer46 · Member · Nov 25, 2013 at 6:35 pm

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  We want to build a website on WordPress.com and we keep getting information about blogs. We don’t want to set up a blog we want to build a website.

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  mar1965 · Member · Nov 25, 2013 at 9:00 pm

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  Hi dboyer46,

  See if the Learn WordPress guide helps. As you read through it and learn the nuts and bolts, you will soon realize how you can also use it as a website publishing tool.

  The bottom line is that if you don’t want to use WordPress to blog, you can create a bunch of static pages instead of creating posts. One thing to note however, is that using the hosted version of WordPress through WordPress.com, does have its limitations. A website with purely static pages should be very doable, but if you need more extended functionality, perhaps the self-hosted version of WordPress (through WordPress.org) might be best.

  Here are some useful support documents that might help:

  • Differences between WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
  • Posts vs. Pages
  • WordPress Pages
  • Features

  If you end up wanting to know more about self-hosting a WordPress site, these may be of help:

  • WordPress.org
  • WordPress.org Support Documentation
  • WordPress.org Support Forum

  Best of luck to you!

  Martin

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 25, 2013 at 11:57 pm

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  How do you perceive the difference? A blog IS a website. Tell us what you want to accomplish and we will tell you how to do it on WP, but you have to be more specific than “build a website.”