Want to build from scratch

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  divineangel333 · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 8:30 pm

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  Is there a way that I can build my site without a theme?
  And I just paid for a domain name…why is my blog url my old url? It should be corrinelizabethofori.com

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 9:17 pm

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  Hi Corrin,

  That wouldn’t be possible on WordPress.com. It looks like you want to build your own theme? In order to do that you might want to look into WordPress.org. To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities. At WordPress.com, we provide hosting, support, and tons of features for blogs. Users also have the option to purchase a variety of upgrades to customize the look and feel of their blog. WordPress.org is a software for self-hosted sites. With WordPress.org, users are provided access to all backend files and can upload custom themes and plugins.

  Check here to learn more about the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  If this is how you would like to proceed, let me know and I can provide you instructions on moving your site to .org and what to do with the domain.

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  divineangel333 · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 11:07 pm

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  Thank you for getting back to me.

  Can you tell me a ballpark price I’d be looking at if I switched to .org? I know there are probably a lot of options. Do you know of a price range maybe?

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 11:11 pm

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  I’m not really sure, but I’m guessing they’d be around the same. There are some free hosts, but I’m not sure if that’s the way you want to go. There are decent ones that are around the same as our WordPress.com Premium upgrade.

  We have a list of recommended hosts here:

  Hosting

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  divineangel333 · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 11:12 pm

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  Oh, and how about using custom design on .com? Can I design my own website with that?

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 11:14 pm

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  You can add edit CSS with the Custom Design upgrade in the WordPress.com Premium upgrade. In addition to editing the CSS, you can apply custom fonts/colors.

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  divineangel333 · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 11:20 pm

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  Thanks again, for answering my q’s. I have some more:

  How do I go about switching my .com to a .org and how much does it cost?

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 11:21 pm

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  This guide will step you through the process of moving your site to a WordPress.org instance:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

  As we only support sites hosted here at WordPress.com, all issues with the new site – including the importing of the file – must be taken to the WordPress.org support community:

  http://wordpress.org/support/

  If you’d like assistance moving your WordPress.com site to WordPress.org, we have a service called Guided Transfer that does all the work for you. Check it out to see if it’s right for you:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  As for the cost, it will depend on your host. Take a look at the recommended hosts to see which one works best for you.