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  moniquecarmela · Member · May 27, 2022 at 1:33 am

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  can i get wordpress pro on a monthly payment plan?

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

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  dtpiixart · Member · May 27, 2022 at 2:56 am

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  The Pro plan is currently is not offered on a monthly basis. It is $180 annually. There is a new $5 per month Starter plan, but be aware that as a paid plan, it requires you to display ads on your website. Also it does not include Jetpack Easentials which means that you may deal with a ton of spam if you allow commenting as Askismet won’t work.

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  dtpiixart · Member · May 27, 2022 at 3:02 am

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  Also to add, rhe Srarter plan is also billed annually, so there are currently no monthly options.

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  justjennifer · Member · May 27, 2022 at 3:36 am

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  Also it does not include Jetpack Easentials which means that you may deal with a ton of spam if you allow commenting as Askismet won’t work.

  It’s my understanding that Akismet spam protection is included in every WordPress.com website, including free and Starter. However, I’ve also flagged this thread for forum staff clarification.

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  dtpiixart · Member · May 27, 2022 at 3:56 am

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  It’s my understanding that Akismet spam protection is included in every WordPress.com website, including free and Starter. However, I’ve also flagged this thread for forum staff clarification.

  From https://wordpress.com/support/jetpack/

  This feature is available on sites with our WordPress.com Pro plan. If your site has one of our legacy plans, this feature is available on Business and eCommerce.

  Jetpack on WordPress.com includes:

  Site activity
  Site backups
  Optimized performance
  Anti-spam
  Security and Downtime Monitoring

  Anti-Spam

  Spam mitigation is powered by Akismet, so your blog posts and conversations on your site are less likely to be overrun with spam. You can see how much spam Akismet has blocked for you under Jetpack → Akismet Anti Spam.

  So Akismet is not available on the $5 plan since Jetpack is not included.

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  justjennifer · Member · May 27, 2022 at 4:16 am

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  So Akismet is not available on the $5 plan since Jetpack is not included.

  Thanks for providing that link and info.

  I agree that clarity of information is essential here, which is why I flagged this thread for staff attention.

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  kokkieh · Staff · May 27, 2022 at 5:00 am

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  Hi folks,

  Akismet has always been a built-in feature of all sites on WordPress.com, regardless of plan, and there hasn’t been any changes in this regard.

  I’ve made a request for that doc to be updated to be clearer.