WP quandry

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  sorrythatusernamealreadyexistsloginorreset · Member · Jan 30, 2022 at 6:43 am

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  I went on the WP site for the first time, I have heard that they offer a free internet publishing service. I signed up and it looked like what I had heard, it asked me to get started, and then to make my first submission. It indicated that I had chosen regular publishing, not using a plan, all of which cost money. So I did all that and it said ‘Congratulations, you have published your first entry’. But later in the day it sent me a message to say that what I had posted could not be viewed by the public, and I would need to go back and do something. So I went back, but now it isn’t saying what it said earlier. It offers me plans, all of which are paid, with a month or year free. This is not what I signed up for. Nor was it apparent that I had not published my first entry. SO I am having second thoughts about this site. I want free publishing with no fee. Either they do that or they do not. Someone please explain.

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  staartmees · Member · Jan 30, 2022 at 7:33 am

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  You did set up a free site https://idontlikeorganizedreligion.wordpress.com/ however you didn’t launch it, that’s why nobody can see it.
  To launch your site, https://wordpress.com/support/settings/privacy-settings/#launch-your-site

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  staff-sheva · Staff · Jan 30, 2022 at 6:30 pm

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  Hi @sorrythatusernamealreadyexistsloginorreset,

  To add to what @staartmees noted, you can host your site for free with WordPress.com for as long as you like, and upgrade to a paid plan when you find you’d like additional features, such as a custom domain. Feel free to disregard any prompts to upgrade in the meantime.

  With regards to making your site public, please launch it by going to Settings → General here: https://wordpress.com/settings/general/idontlikeorganizedreligion.wordpress.com

  Lastly, here are some helpful getting started guides:

  * https://wordpress.com/support/start/
  * https://support.wordpress.com/getting-started-with-wordpress-com/
  * https://support.wordpress.com/wordpress-editor/

  Other useful tutorials and resources:

  * https://support.wordpress.com/webinars/
  * https://wordpress.com/support/tutorials/

  I hope that helps and please reach out again if you have any further questions.