Just want to try a few things for free!

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    stevepehad7d723aac8 · Member ·

    Hi,

    I’m starting over in WordPress. I’ve setup a new account. I just want to hop on, try out a few free themes, and see if I can get the hang of things. Then I’ll probably put two or three sites up quickly with paid plans.

    But the paid plans come up each time I try to create a new site. And it wants me to pick a domain or transfer a domain.

    I’m not sure I can even successfully operate a WordPress site on my own.

    I just want to give it a try with a mytestwebsitename.wordpress.com address.

    I know this is possible. If I just go to the website on a device that doesn’t have ‘me’ logged in, I can see the themes and the free options.

    But when I’m logged into my account here on Safari and I can’t do anything except go through that 5-step process of setting up a new site, picking a domain, and a paid plan.

    What do I do?

    Thanks,

    Steve Peha

  • staff-mckluskey · Staff ·

    Hi Steve,

    you can create a free site – for that, you’ll want to choose a free domain that ends with .wordpress.com or .home.blog.. You can follow these steps:

    Step 1: Select email, username, and password.

    Step 2: select Blog for a .home.blog free site or Business for a .wordpress.com site.

    Step 3: Select the Topic of your site.

    Step 4: Type in the Title of site (optional).

    Step 5: Type in the full, exact site address you want including the .wordpress.com or .home.blog subdomain (ex: freeexamplesite.wordpress.com, freeexampleblog.home.blog). The first option should be the free site that you manually typed in. Click select next to that option.

    Step 6: At the very top, click the link that says: start with a free site.

    Then, your free site should be created! Let us know if you have any more questions. Thanks!

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