Self hosting?

  • Unknown's avatar
    628785292m · Member ·

    Hello,

    I have 2 questions.
    1. I am considering to shift from another web-hosting service to WordPress. I am building a blog website using WordPress at the moment to see if I can make this work. The page is currently on private setting.

    I cannot seem to set up an email sign up form using my Aweber account. I contacted Aweber and they wrote that I have to be using a ‘self-hosted’ service with WordPress to be able to insert a sign up form on a side bar.
    What exactly is self-hosted? -is this the same as premium service?

    2. I have a few different domain names, which I would like to direct to specific pages of the blog I am building. Could I do this? How could I achieve this task?

    I appreciate your help in advance. Thank you.

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

  • Unknown's avatar
    628785292m · Member ·

    The blog I need help with is not indigo and peace. It is another blog that is currently not made public.

    I have another question

    3. Is it possible to make a page not visible on the main navigation bar; page exists and is linked to the page, but it cannot be seen from the main navigation bar?

  • Unknown's avatar
    nagpai · Member ·

    a1)

    Heres a post that will help you understand what is self-hosted WordPress. (also known as WordPress.org )

    WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

    In short, for using self-hosted WordPress. You will need to download the software from WordPress.org, buy some hosting space and install the software on that Host to create your website.

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    nagpai · Member ·

    2) You can direct domains to specific URLs (of pages or posts) using Domain Forwarding feature within the service where you have booked your domain – eg. GoDaddy or similar.

    3) You can control what appears on the Main Menu using Appearance >> Menu option

  • staff-ozmodiar · Staff ·

    1. As has been noted, this should explain the difference between WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress.org:

    WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

    2. This is not possible via WordPress.com. You can use a custom domain (e.g. johnsmith.com) with your WordPress.com site, but you cannot have multiple domains displaying on different parts of your site.

    It would be possible to forward johnsmith2.com to johnsmith.com/2 via your domain registrar. But the URL users would see would be johnsmith.com/2.

    3. Yes, you can do that. This page may help:

    Menus

  • staff-ozmodiar · Staff ·

    Please keep in mind that staff at WordPress.com can only assist with WordPress.com sites. If you decide to to set up a self-hosted WordPress.org site, your best bet for support will be your webhosts support team or the resources here:

    http://wordpress.org/support/

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