WordPress.com vs WordPress software at remote host.

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  pohaver · Member · Mar 8, 2009 at 1:41 pm

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  I have my wordpress.com site and it seems to work fairly well. I am considering setting up my own site at a remote host, like Hostgator or GoDaddy, etc and using the WordPress software they provide. That way I can have my own domain instead of having mydomain.wordpress.com, plus I will have more options. My question is if the WordPress software that I would upload to a paid host essential the same as the WordPress software I am now using on my WordPress.com site? Would I have to learn coding or does it have a visual editor like the one I am now using?

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  raincoaster · Member · Mar 8, 2009 at 4:10 pm

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  Did you know with the Domain Upgrade you can get your own domain and stay here?

  If you still want to move, the software from a user perspective is almost identical to what we have here, including a visual editor.

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  pohaver · Member · Mar 8, 2009 at 5:34 pm

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  Can the new domain upgrade give me a http://www.myname.com address or would it still be http://www.myname.wordpress.com?

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  raincoaster · Member · Mar 8, 2009 at 5:38 pm

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  Take a look at the FAQ:

  http://faq.wordpress.com/category/domain-mapping/

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  pohaver · Member · Mar 8, 2009 at 7:58 pm

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  I looked at the FAQ and am confused. I have mydomain at GoDaddy and it is already directed to my WordPress blog and now reads as http://www.mydomain.wordpress.com. How can I make it read http://www.mydomain.com? Do I need to change the redirecting commands at GoDaddy or just make the change in my domain settings?

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  raincoaster · Member · Mar 8, 2009 at 8:09 pm

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  As I explained in another one of your threads, you need to do both. Check your other threads for the answer:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/pohaver