L’une des questions les plus souvent posées par nos utilisateurs/utilisatrices est la suivante : « Dois-je payer pour utiliser WordPress ? ».
Nous leur disons que WordPress est un logiciel libre et gratuit, ce qui est généralement abonné à la question « Pourquoi WordPress est-il gratuit ? ».
Dans cet article, nous verrons pourquoi WordPress est gratuit, quel est le coût de fonctionnement d’un site WordPress et quel est le piège.
WordPress est un logiciel libre. Il est gratuit dans le sens de la liberté, pas dans le sens de la bière gratuite. Vous vous demandez peut-être quelle est la différence entre ces deux notions.
Les logiciels libres sont assortis de la liberté d’utiliser, de modifier, de développer et de redistribuer le logiciel comme bon vous semble, sans avoir à payer de droits.
Cependant, il peut y avoir des coûts dans d’autres domaines. Nous aborderons le coût de l’utilisation du logiciel libre WordPress ultérieurement dans cet article.
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Pourquoi ne vendent-ils pas WordPress comme un logiciel ?
On nous demande souvent pourquoi les personnes et les entreprises derrière WordPress ne le vendent pas ? Si WordPress est aussi bon que tout le monde le dit, il est évident qu’ils gagneraient beaucoup plus d’argent en le vendant.
Après tout, WordPress est à l’origine de plus de 43 % de tous les sites sur l’internet.
Cela aurait du sens si une seule entreprise ou un seul individu possédait WordPress.
WordPress est un projet communautaire à code source ouvert auquel des dizaines de milliers de personnes talentueuses ont contribué pour en faire l’excellent logiciel qu’il est aujourd’hui.
Une équipe de développeurs/développeuses du cœur dirige le développement du projet, mais tout le monde peut contribuer aux correctifs, corriger les bogues, créer des fonctionnalités, suggérer des mises avant, etc.
En outre, les chefs de projet changent d’une version à l’autre. Si vous vous impliquez à fond dans la communauté, vous pouvez également devenir un contributeur/contributrice cœur de WordPress.
La philosophie des logiciels libres
La philosophie du mouvement des logiciels libres est que les logiciels sont différents des autres produits tangibles. Une fois créé, un logiciel peut être copié de nombreuses fois à peu de frais.
Prenons l’exemple d’une usine de jouets.
Chaque jouet fabriqué comporte différentes pièces, et chaque pièce a un coût. L’usine peut calculer le coût de fabrication de ces pièces pour décider d’une marge externe raisonnable pour le produit.
D’autre part, le coût de la création d’un logiciel et de sa copie n’est pas le même. Certains groupes estiment qu’avec chaque copie vendue, la marge externe du logiciel devient plus injuste.
Pour en savoir plus sur les idéaux des logiciels libres, consultez la philosophie de GNU.
Comment les gens gagnent-ils de l’argent avec WordPress ?
Les deux principales parties rentables de tout logiciel libre sont les produits et les services basés sur ce même logiciel libre.
Les gens confondent souvent WordPress et WordPress.com, mais il s’agit en fait de deux choses différentes. WordPress (souvent appelé WordPress auto-hébergé ou WordPress.org) est une plateforme de blog et un constructeur de site gratuits.
Matt Mullenweg, développeur cofondateur de WordPress, a ajouté une entreprise appelée Automattic, qui propose des services d’hébergement de blogs gratuits « restreints » sur WordPress.com, et vous pouvez payer/mettre à niveau pour déverrouiller des fonctionnalités et supprimer des publicités.
Toutefois, pour déverrouiller toutes les fonctionnalités de WordPress, vous devez passer à une offre payante onéreuse. Par exemple, vous ne pouvez pas créer de magasin en ligne avec WordPress.com si vous ne payez pas l’offre e-commerce, qui commence à 45 $ par mois.
Automattic a levé plus de 985 millions de dollars de fonds.(Source)
D’autres développeurs/développeuses se sont également lancés dans la création d’entreprises prospères de plusieurs millions de dollars autour de WordPress en créant des extensions commerciales, des thèmes commerciaux et même en proposant des hébergeurs WordPress.
Voici quelques exemples d’entreprises WordPress qui ont réussi à générer des millions de dollars :
- WPEngine – Une entreprise d’hébergement WordPress gérée qui a levé plus de 290 millions de dollars et qui possède maintenant aussi les thèmes commerciaux StudioPress.
- Awesome Motive – Prospectée par Syed Balkhi, est une autre entreprise multimillionnaire basée sur WordPress. L’entreprise gère WPBeginner, OptinMonster, WPForms, MonsterInsights, SeedProd, AIOSEO, Smash Balloon et d’autres extensions WordPress populaires utilisées par plus de 25 millions de sites.
- ElegantThemes – Entreprise de thèmes multimillionnaire à l’origine du célèbre constructeur de pages par glisser-déposer Divi et de plusieurs autres extensions.
Similaire : Consultez notre liste des meilleures entreprises WordPress.
Les bons développeurs/développeuses et consultants/conseillères WordPress gagnent également un revenu confortable à temps plein en construisant des sites personnalisés, des applications et des extensions autour de WordPress pour leurs clients/clientes. Beaucoup d’entre eux gagnent plus de six chiffres par an.
WordPress est-il libre de droits d’auteur ?
Aucun, WordPress n’est libre de droits. Il est sous licence d’une manière qui permet à tout le monde de l’utiliser, mais chaque contribution apportée au logiciel est protégée par le droit d’auteur.
Il est publié sous licence GPL (General Public License). Cela signifie que vous pouvez utiliser, modifier et redistribuer le code. Vous aurez le copyright sur les modifications que vous apportez au logiciel mais pas sur le code entier.
La GPL nécessite que tout travail dérivé que vous publiez ou distribuez soit également placé sous licence GPL. Vous pouvez avoir le copyright pour faire ce que vous voulez. Mais votre travail dérivé hérite automatiquement de la licence GPL, de sorte que les autres sont libres d’utiliser, de modifier et de redistribuer votre code de la manière qu’ils choisissent.
Tous les thèmes et extensions WordPress Premium sont-ils sous licence GPL ?
Selon une publication officielle du blog WordPress.org, les thèmes sont également sous licence GPL. Les images, CSS et JavaScript utilisés à l’intérieur des thèmes et des extensions peuvent être exclus, mais toutes les parties PHP et HTML des thèmes et des extensions utilisent largement les fonctionnalités de WordPress. Il s’agit donc d’œuvres dérivées et elles sont placées sous licence GPL.
Bien que certains ne soient pas d’accord, la plupart des entreprises WordPress de confiance suivent et respectent les directives de la communauté.
Le contenu publié avec WordPress hérite-t-il aussi de la licence GPL ?
Aucun, vous avez le droit d’accorder une licence à votre contenu comme vous le souhaitez. Sauf si le contenu que vous publiez est en fait une œuvre dérivée de WordPress ou de toute autre œuvre sous licence GPL.
Par exemple, si vous partagez vos articles, vos photos ou toute autre œuvre d’art sur votre blog, vous en possédez tous les droits d’auteur.
Toutefois, si vous écrivez un article de blog affich ant des exemples d’utilisation d’une fonction WordPress, cet article de blog pourrait être soumis à une licence différente. Le code utilisé dans les exemples est un travail dérivé et hérite automatiquement de la licence GPL.
La marque WordPress
Le code de WordPress en tant que logiciel est publié sous licence GPL, mais les mots WordPress, WordCamp et le logo WordPress sont des marques déposées appartenant à la Fondation WordPress.
Pour plus de détails, voir la politique de la Fondation WordPress en matière de marques.
Pour faire la distinction entre un site ou une ressource officiel(le) ou géré(e) par la communauté, la fondation demande aux internautes de ne pas utiliser « WordPress » dans leur nom de domaine.
C’est la raison pour laquelle notre site s’appelle WPBeginner au lieu de WordPressBeginner. Tout site web, cours de formation ou ressource dont le nom de domaine contient WordPress est probablement géré par quelqu’un qui n’en sait pas assez sur WordPress. Cela signifie que vous ne devriez probablement pas leur verser votre argent.
La plupart des entreprises légitimes construites autour de WordPress sont conscientes des politiques en matière de marques, et elles respectent les règles.
Coût de l’utilisation de WordPress
WordPress est un logiciel gratuit que vous pouvez télécharger et utiliser. Cependant, pour utiliser WordPress sur le web, vous aurez besoin d’un hébergeur WordPress.
Vous pouvez utiliser WordPress.com pour créer un blog gratuit, mais sachez qu’il existe quelques différences. Consultez notre comparaison entre WordPress.com et WordPress.org pour plus de détails.
Le coût de l’utilisation de WordPress est relativement faible et il en va de même pour tout autre type de site. Le seul coût réel est celui de l’hébergeur (7,99 $ par mois) et du nom de domaine (14 $ / an).
Cependant, les utilisateurs/utilisatrices de WPBeginner peuvent obtenir un nom de domaine gratuit et jusqu’à 77% de réduction sur l’hébergement web de Bluehost, ce qui signifie que vous pouvez démarrer un site pour aussi peu que 2,75 $ par mois.
Bluehost est un fournisseur d’hébergement WordPress officiellement recommandé. Il est fiable, propose l’installation de WordPress en 1 clic, offre un support client/cliente 24/7, et plus encore.
Similaire : Comment démarrer un blog WordPress (Guide ultime)
Les coûts supplémentaires pourraient être des thèmes WordPress commerciaux, également connus sous le nom de thèmes WordPress premium. Cependant, vous n’êtes pas nécessaire d’utiliser ces derniers car il existe plus de 10 800+ thèmes WordPress gratuits que vous pouvez utiliser.
Les gens utilisent souvent des extensions commerciales, mais vous n’êtes pas non plus nécessaire de les utiliser, car il existe plus de 59 000 extensions WordPress gratuites.
Nous avons créé un guide détaillé sur le coût réel de la création d’un site WordPress, avec des instructions sur la façon de démarrer un site avec un budget et d’enregistrer de l’argent.
WordPress est-il gratuit ? FAQ
Vous trouverez ci-dessous quelques-unes des questions les plus fréquemment posées sur la gratuité ou non de WordPress :
Qu’est-ce qui est facturé par WordPress ?
WordPress.org est une plateforme open-source dont le téléchargement et l’utilisation sont gratuits. Mais il y a des fichiers joints si vous voulez que votre site WordPress soit en direct sur le web. Le coût principal est l’hébergeur WordPress et le nom de domaine, qui commence à partir de 2,75 $ par mois avec Bluehost.
Vous pouvez également étendre les mis en avant et les fonctionnalités de votre site WordPress avec des thèmes et des extensions premium. Cependant, vous pouvez maintenir les coûts à un niveau plus bas en utilisant des thèmes et des extensions gratuits.
Suis-je propriétaire de mon site WordPress ?
Oui, vous pouvez installer le logiciel libre WordPress.org sur un fournisseur d’hébergement pour créer un site qui vous appartient à 100 %. Cela vous donne un contrôle total sur la façon dont vous gérez votre site.
Ce n’est pas le cas avec d’autres solutions comme WordPress.com. Avec WordPress.com, votre site peut être retiré à tout moment s’il viole leurs termes de service. Les options de personnalisation et de monétisation sont également limitées.
Puis-je gagner de l’argent avec WordPress ?
Oui, vous pouvez monétiser votre site WordPress de différentes manières. Par exemple, vous pouvez créer un site d’adhésion, commencer le marketing d’affiliation, faire de la publicité avec Google AdSense, vendre des produits numériques, et bien plus encore.
Vous pouvez également utiliser l’extension gratuite WPForms pour accepter les paiements en ligne et les donations via Stripe directement sur votre site.
Nous espérons que cet article a répondu à vos questions sur les licences WordPress, les coûts de fonctionnement d’un site WordPress et le business autour de WordPress. Vous pouvez également consulter notre liste d’idées d’entreprises en ligne faciles à démarrer et qui rapportent réellement de l’argent ou nos recommandations concernant les meilleurs logiciels de conception de sites web.
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Jiří Vaněk says
I don’t quite understand the principle of the GPL. You write that all WordPress code is under the GPL license. This means that when you as a company create an AIO SEO plugin, it is under the GPL license and someone can modify it and then distribute it? Or am I missing something?
WPBeginner Support says
For understanding GPL better we would recommend taking a look at our article below:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/glossary/gpl/
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Jiří Vaněk says
I will definitely look at the article and thank you for the link. There are still a lot of things I don’t fully understand about the GPL license.
Moinuddin Waheed says
I have seen many premium themes developers offer installation and distribution of their themes upto 500 people under GPL licenses.
Due to this reason i have seen many websites selling these premium themes way cheaper than the actual one and they claim they are doing it under GPL licenses.
is it safe and okay to do that under GPL?
is it safe to purchase from them due to the cost difference?
WPBeginner Support says
We would recommend reading through our article below on why those themes and plugins are a bad idea to use:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/opinion/why-you-must-avoid-nulled-wordpress-plugins-themes/
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Moinuddin Waheed says
Thank you for clearing the doubts around general public license and open source software.
I had the same set of questions and doubts about how the open source projects make money and what are the benefits, why they make the products and services available for free open source and allow to distribute without any cost involved. After going through the article,it is crystal clear now about the open source and general public license.
WPBeginner Support says
You’re welcome, glad we could help clear up this information
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Jeremy says
I already have a free blog on WP. Would I be able to get some of the plugins if I moved to BlueHost?
WPBeginner Support says
If you are on WordPress.com and move to BlueHost your site would become a WordPress.org site and allow you to install plugins. You can see the other features to expect in our article below:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/
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Barbara says
I cannot install plugins. It says I should upgrade my plan before I can do that. Is there anyway to get plugins without paying any upgrade money?
Alina says
Are you on WordPress.org or maybe WordPress.com? I think you pay at the dot com site
Nandini says
I just have a question to ask you. Does WP charges to launch a website and also can I install a plug-in for Security to avoid hackers.?
WPBeginner Support says
WordPress does not have a cost to launch a site, for any costs involved you would want to take a look at the cost of using WordPress section of this article.
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Vaishali says
Will I able to make money with WordPress.com ?
WPBeginner Support says
You would be limited to what WordPress.com allows, you may want to take a look at our comparison guide below for the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/
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Rohmah says
If someone creates a course with WordPress in the title are they infringing The WordPress trademark?
WPBeginner Support says
Having WordPress in a post title or course title is not infringing on the WordPress trademark.
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Ajit Pise says
Its very informative for me
WPBeginner Support says
Glad our article was helpful
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Carol Coupland says
Can I transfer my domain from website palace to WordPress
WPBeginner Support says
You can transfer your domain to a host for a WordPress.org site if you wanted or you could keep the domain where it is and change your DNS to point toward where the site is. For a better understanding of what we mean you would want to take a look at our glossary page here:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/glossary/dns/
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Esther says
Very informative
WPBeginner Support says
Thank you
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Jacob says
I just purchased a domain name from Godaddy and planning to build a WordPress site. Later heard suggestions from some of my friends that Bluehost is better with WordPress site hosting. I am also planning to buy three more domains. Is it be better I move to Bluehost or stay with Godaddy? Any suggestions?
WPBeginner Support says
It would depend on your personal experience with the hosting as you can always transfer later but we tend to prefer BlueHost
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Andrei says
I have domain and a hosting with hostmonster. where do I go now and how do i start building a free WP site? Please help Thanks
WPBeginner Support says
For installing your WordPress site, you would want to take a look at our guide here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/how-to-install-wordpress/
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Francisco Zamora says
If I publish a WordPress website on Bluehost, am I able to switch my hosting provider to AWS after deployment of the site? Or do you recommend building the WordPress app with the AWS Cloudformation template? I am a first time WordPress user and id like to take advantage of the wpBeginner special, does it still apply if I use AWS cloud formation?
WPBeginner Support says
Yes, you can change hosting once a site is set up using the method in our article here:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-host-or-server-with-no-downtime/
It is personal preference if you use AWS or a standard WordPress host.
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Derek Smith says
One of the problems with WP being free is everyone has an opinion.
There’s too much, ‘I tried it once and it all went wrong,’ – on the plus side, I’d have no expensive kids if I’d followed that mantra – and those asking questions on forums are put off using it and instead go for other options. It’s frustrating. You’d think that they might, for free, FOR FREE, at least try it, but we don’t shout loud enough. We are categorised as nerds.
With Gutenberg – like it or not – it is about as easy as it can get. ‘One click uploading’, OK so it takes more than one, takes all the fuss away. No need for ftp. Yet we are the ones who love the technical bits we are told.
Sorry for the rant, but I needed the relief.
WPBeginner Support says
Thanks for sharing your feelings
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Kelvin says
I will like to create a blog on wordpress but I already have access to hosting through my reseller hosting account.
Is it possible to use the wordpress blog and host it in my hosting account?
WPBeginner Support says
As long as your hosting provider allows you to install WordPress you should be able to use WordPress on that host.
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Nilu says
Hi, I have just created a blog with wordpress.com domain. I was directed towards the payment gateway. How can I use it for free? I am a content writer but the growing market demands asks me to use wordpress and other platforms. I am just here to learn the basics and to understand how to post articles on WP. Please help me with the same as I want a free blog as of now.
WPBeginner Support says
As long as you are not using a custom domain, your site should be free to set up. If it is not giving the option to use a free site then you would sadly need to reach out to WordPress.com’s support.
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Siobhán Dempsey says
After picking your website name on WordPress for instance
Theworldisbig.wordpress.com
Next
You pick free
Which is the first option.
Then go from there.
Pick a theme etc
If you want to lose . WordPress extension
Then you start paying.
Good luck.
Graham Hayman says
This explanation just confused me more. I suggest that mind-map type of diagram would help.
WPBeginner Support says
Thank you for your suggestion for improving our article
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Perry says
WorPress is NOT free!
Plans start at between $3 to $8 a month.
It’s cheap, but still. . . . it is not free like so many people think.
WPBeginner Support says
The WordPress software is free to use, we do not have a recommended free host if you are talking about purchasing hosting. If you mean WordPress.com then you would want to take a look at our article: https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/
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Duncan McCormack says
Per WPB reply, yes, WordPress IS free.
Hosting is (usually) not…
You can host your own website on your own PC – that’s free.
The only cost is your internet connection – but you’re already paying for that anyways.
Perry says
Hello.
I am setting up a WordPress site. I will be keeping my web host company.
I thought that WordPress was free, but I see in step 4 of the setup that payment plans start at $8 a month.
So I am confused.
Thank you in advance.
~ Perry
WPBeginner Support says
Paying for a host is for allowing your content to be found online no matter what system you use. The WordPress software is free to use. If you’re looking at WordPress.com then you would want to take a look at our article here:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/
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praise says
I thank you for your help i am very grateful. I will like to subscribe to your email updates.
Suzie Que says
Free wordpress site names are pointless. You end up with a .wordpress.com after your preferred name. No one can find your blog. You have to pay if you want just a .com name. So it’s not free as they boast.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Suzie,
Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
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Catherine says
I am new to this blogging concept
and a little nervous about moving
forward don’t want to get stuck in the
wrong place with this
Caleb says
Hey, I have a question and hopefully you can help me.
I am wanting to create a PWA (Progressive Web App) and was wondering if I could use WordPress to create a Website as a base.
Please let me know.
Thank You.
Benedict says
(1). Will I Be Paid Per Click On My Website.
(2). How Will I Be Getting Paid.
(3). How Do I Connect My Account To My Website.
(4). Can I Connect Two Website To A Single Account
kirti sharma says
is there need of hosting in wordpress free account (in wordpress.com)
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Kristi,
Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
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Akindunbi Shalom says
It is my pleasure to get accross to this site. I’m a pure beginner as WP is concern, but the moment I got here I never remain the same. I appreciate your good gesture. There is one thing I would like you to do for me and it how to integrate payment gateway to blog/website. I’m from Africa, Nigeria per say. Please PayPal is not working in Nigeria and most of our Card (Master card) is active for online (Bank policy). Please to tap from your expertise in this area once again. Thanks, I need your help! Shalom!
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Akindunbi,
There are many online payment gateways that you can use like Payza, 2Checkout, Payoneer, etc. However, their fees are slightly higher than PayPal. You need to check them out to calculate their fees and other charges. Once you find a payment gateway that looks suitable for your business needs, then look for a WordPress plugin that helps connect your WordPress site to that payment gateway. There are plugins for almost every online payment gateway.
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gnaneswar says
Hi,
I have blogger website, can I change to WordPress.org with the same domain name and same web hosting.Or again I have to buy a new domain name and web host
WPBeginner Support says
Hey gnaneswar,
If you are using a custom domain then you can point it to your new WordPress hosting. You will still have to buy hosting.
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ansh khare says
you are hositng your site on hostgator . and here recommending us bluehost. please tell me why?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Ansh,
We recommend HostGator as well. Please see our WordPress hosting page for more recommendations.
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kamaldeen says
Pls I just opened my WordPress.com blog but have got few things that I don’t understand, I was told about a PayPal account in which I am to get paid as pertaining to my traffic on my blog but I didn’t add any account, and I also saw a place to feel In some account details as pertaining to word press. Asking me to pay about 30+ dollars. I still don’t understand all that. I didn’t feel it though nd still trying to finalise my blog settings me everything
Amogh Agrawal says
Such a awesome article and very well crafted!
Vince says
Thank you for this information! I just started my own WP blog and this filled in many gaps of my knowledge that I didn’t find in my initial research of blogging platforms. This is definitely a great reference to pass along to others!
hope says
I really learned alot from this website today and it is not the first time I wanted to compare WP.org and WP.com…I really liked everything about WP.org but my question is that what are host payment methods, im from south Africa PayPal and other methods are not easy for me…but bitcoins are always easy and cheap, is there any bitcoins payment method?
Brittany S. says
Hello, I’m sorry to bug you with this question, but I tried asking it on the WP forums and got no response. Since this post mentions the costs of having a WP account, I hope this is an ok place to ask this.
I currently have a free wordpress.com account. I simply want the .wordpress gone from my domain name.
Every place I look in the help docs or forums, it states to look at the plan pricing, and of course, when you look at the plans, you see that a custom domain is free with any plan. Ok, got it.
However, this is why I’m confused. The site lets me go in and add a custom domain and private domain registration to my cart for $18/year and $8/year respectively. So $26/year total. It says nothing about having to buy a plan.
Now, if you stop and think about this for a sec, it doesn’t make sense. If you MUST have a plan in order to have a custom domain, and if a custom domain is FREE with a plan, then why would the system show pricing for a custom domain? See how that doesn’t make sense?
Essentially, I’m not brave enough (yet) to just say screw it and try to pay the $26 bucks and see what happens. I just wondered if anyone here knows. Any time pricing and such is mentioned on the WP forums, the same link to the plans is given and that’s the end of the conversation.
Thanks in advance!
WPBeginner Support says
Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
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Tonomoshia says
I bought the domain for the $26. It is separate from the plans. The plans have monthly costs (paid yearly I think) and include certain upgrades for each level. I did not get those upgrades, just the domain name and private registration for the $26 per year. You can definitely get the domain without worrying about a plan.
Sneha says
Thank you so much for this information.
I have a query.I am meaning to shift from wordpress.com to wordpress.org in order to run an e-commerce store.I already had bought the personal plan from wordpress.com.While exporting,will my plan and the subsequent amount go down the drain?
Regards
WPBeginner Support says
Plans and other purchases on WordPress.com can be canceled and refunded with in 30days of purchase. Domain registrations can be canceled and refunded during 48 hours after purchase. Please contact WordPress.com support for more help.
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Azam ali says
There are wordpress free themes, I want to know that how much permission are we having to use them freely
WPBeginner Support says
Most WordPress themes are GPL Licensed, you may want to contact your theme developer for terms of service and support.
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ilayaraja says
i bought one copy of wordpress theme license(per user). can i apply it on my friend site?
WPBeginner Support says
Contact theme developer to learn more about their licensing terms.
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Adebayo idris says
How can I create free website with wordpress?
Shazia Kausar says
Thanks for great post.
Elyse Sokoloff says
True beginner, semi-luddite here. I thought I had things figured out but now I’m confused again. I started a blog through WordPress and I’m assuming it was wordpress.com. I bought my domain name, so does that mean I’m self hosted? If I upgrade my blog to a Genesis or Headway site, how does that change how I’m hosted, or does it? Your site has been very helpful thus far, thanks for all your work.
WPBeginner Support says
Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
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Elyse Sokoloff says
Ah, got it. I had read it but was still confused. Re-reading I think I get it, I’m NOT self hosting. And if I want to do something like Genesis or Headway I’ll need to become self hosted, say on Blue Host for example. Correct?
Mahesh Rajamani says
yes! you are right!!
Pete says
Nice read. I am currently a duda pro but costs are becoming too high. I have 30 websites and pay £330 per month to duda. I do charge my clients a monthly fee but would rather keep the £330 by using wordpress instead. Can even use that saving for themes or plugins.
Am i correct in thinking that I can construct 30 websites on wordpress and host it with godaddy for around £6per month? Or am I missing something?
Unfortunately we cannot transfer websites from duda to another platform but where there’s a will there’s a way??
Joel Silverman says
Great article! Thanks for helping me understand some of the things to consider. The article on the differences between wordpress.com and wordpress.org was good too.
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Glad you found it useful.
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Chidi Anslem says
Great and useful post. I found this very enlightening. It’s cleared most of my misconceptions.
Oge Brenda says
Hi Chidi. I need your help please, I want to launch a fashion blog on a free host. Which of the word presses do I use? I have read through and in all honesty found it hard to understand the terms and I don’t really know how you go about it. Can you break it down for me?
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Hi Oge Brenda,
You may want to see our step by step guide on how to start a WordPress blog.
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one says
very informative post. It’s helps me to understand the difference between wordpress.com and wordpress.org.
Christian says
Yay! I hate TF too
I really enjoyed how the article « missed » mentioning TF heheh
Victoria says
I am about to head off on an amazing holiday overseas & wish to keep a blog to email to family & friends of all the highlights & experiences of our trip. WordPress was recommended by a friend who has a blog through you. I just wanted to double check that what I set up will be free, that I will be able to email what I write & that I can do all this from the Macbook Air (running Mac OSX 10.9.5) that we will take with us? Thanks.
Willow says
If you don’t use WordPress on the web will people still be able to view your blog?
rayan says
Tell me about famous e-commerce websites using wordpress. I am a web designer using wordpress, and i want to convince my customers that wordpress is good enough to have your online store running perfectly.
Nina says
I am starting a blog and was wondering if it is a good idea to start with the free WordPress as I gradually add content. Right now I have zero content.
Since it is possible to transfer to WordPress.org in the future, is it worth it to take advantage of the traffic that the free WordPress provides in the meantime? Or would it be too much of a hassle/inconvenience to my future readers to transfer over?
I read that WordPress.org does not help you gain traffic… what do you suggest? I want to do everything right from the beginning so I can establish a good foundation for my blog/business. Please help! Thank you!
WPBeginner Support says
Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
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Daniyal Ahmed says
Thank you so much for this great article. I need to ask, is WordPress plugin author (free plugin those available on wordpress.org) also consider as WordPress contributor or not ? Actually you didn’t mention about those in article as a contributor.
WPBeginner Support says
Basically anyone working and sharing the work with rest of the WordPress community is considered a contributor. One can contribute by answering support requests on forum, helping with documentation, organizing WordPress meetups and WordCamps, and so on. However, only those users who contribute to the development of the WordPress core are credited as core contributors.
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