Which is preferable wordpress.com or wordpress.org?

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    babjigada · Member ·

    I currently have a website on wordpress.org which is related to Megaminx Tutorial. If I transfer it on wordpress.com, what would be the benefits would I get? Would I still have to pay for hosting?

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    therefoiam · Member ·

    Hi there,

    You don’t pay for hosting, you pay for a plan. You can compare the plans, prices, and features here: https://wordpress.com/pricing/

    I would say the most important benefit of having your website on WordPress.com is support for technical issues you might experience on your site since while on WordPress.org, you would need to hire a developer to fix issues or have very advanced WordPress skills.

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    maksimurasov · Member ·

    Hi @babjigada,

    What do you mean by related to Megaminx Tutorial? I see that the website you have mentioned is not built on WordPress software. Is that website not the one you want to transfer to WordPress.com?

    If I transfer it on wordpress.com, what would be the benefits would I get?

    There are many aspects to compare, because WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two entirely different entities. First, I suggest you to check the differences between WordPress.org software and WordPress.com here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ or here https://wpisnotwp.com/.

    If you move your website to WordPress.com, one of the best things is that you will get is a hassle free website management: you wont not have to install the software, updates, deal with hosting, security, speed of your website. Websites hosted on WordPress.com have that all included and improved, even in a free plan.
    The other important thing is support from professionals as @therefoiam mentioned. It is a opposite to WordPress.org open source software, which has no support except public forums.
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    Would I still have to pay for hosting?

    If you choose a free plan, you do not have to pay at all, including hosting. You will get a subdomain and your website will be fully working. You can create one and test it out for free: https://wordpress.com/website-builder-blog/.
    If you choose a paid plan, hosting is included too, you do not have to pay extra.

    Also, you may be interested in transferring the website instructions here: https://wordpress.com/support/moving-from-self-hosted-wordpress-to-wordpress-com?

    If you have more questions, please do not hesitate to ask!

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