Upgrade from free version to premium

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  chiaraschmid · Member · Feb 21, 2023 at 10:00 pm

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  Hello, I want to upgrade my website from the free version to premium. I’m wondering if this will lead to any changes on the website; do I have to do a backup before or does it stay the same? And apart from things like payments being possible or a free domain for a year: are there more options to do the layout and more freedom with creating articles and sites if I buy the premium version?
  Thank you for your help in advance:)

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  aleone89 · Staff · Feb 22, 2023 at 10:36 am

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  Hey there,

  Happy to help you with this and provide some answers.

  I’m wondering if this will lead to any changes on the website

  Upgrading from the free to the premium will not change the site visually. It does however give you more access to more features (like being able to set a custom primary domain and being able to add custom CSS, and design features). The full list can be found here: https://wordpress.com/support/plan-features/#word-press-com-premium

  do I have to do a backup before or does it stay the same?

  A back-up is not required.

   And apart from things like payments being possible or a free domain for a year: are there more options to do the layout and more freedom with creating articles and sites if I buy the premium version?

  So you get the ability to publish changes made within the global styles in the site. When it comes to layouts, the skies the limit, as you can use a variety of different blocks in the editor.

  What layouts and things are you looking to do with the site exactly? I think I can perhaps steer you toward more of what you would like.

  Looking forward to hearing more.