Wordpress.org
Linda Berens
Answering a question in the support forums or IRC is one of the easiest ways to start contributing. Everyone knows the answer to something! This blog is the place for discussion of issues around support.
The Theme Review Team reviews and approves every Theme submitted to the WordPress Theme repository. Reviewing Themes sharpens your own Theme development skills. You can help out and join the discussion on the blog.
If you are a PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party developer, subscribe to the Plugin review team blog to keep up with the latest updates, find resources, and learn about any issues around Plugin development.
The MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. team makes WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. , provides support, and builds tools for use by all the contributor groups. If you want to help make WordPress.org better, sign up for updates from the Meta blog.
The WordPress training team helps people learn to use, extend, and contribute to WordPress through synchronous and asynchronous learning as well as downloadable lesson plans for instructors to use in live environments, via learn.wordpress.org.
The TV team reviews and approves every video submitted to WordPress.tv. They also help WordCamps with video post-production and are responsible for the captioning and subtitling of published videos. Reviewing videos is a great way to learn about WordPress and help the community: experience is not required to get involved.
The Marketing team is currently archived to make room for an experimental shift in focus and processes. Check out the WordPress Media Corps to learn more. Amplification requests and Showcase activities are still running, and you can find out more about them on GitHub.
WP-CLIWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. The project page is -cli.org/ is the official command line tool for interacting with and managing your WordPress sites.
Tide is a series of automated tests run against every pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party and theme in the directory and then displays PHPPHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. -whatis.php. compatibility and test errors/warnings in the directory.
The Photo Directory team moderates every photo submitted to the WordPress Photo Directory, maintains and improves the directory site itself, and provides resources and documentation to educate, encourage, and facilitate photo contributors.
The coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. performance team is dedicated to monitoring, enhancing, and promoting performance in WordPress core and its surrounding ecosystem.
Often beginners confuse WordPress.com and WordPress.org, which leads them to choose the wrong blogging platform for their needs. Even those who know that they are two different platforms are not aware of the differences between them.
Since choosing the right platform is crucial for your online success, we have created the most detailed comparison of WordPress.com vs WordPress.org (text comparison, table-based comparison, and a full infographic). You can use the links below to jump to a specific section:
Note: This infographic and article compare the powerful self-hosted WordPress.org with the free WordPress.com website hosting service. You can unlock additional functionality in WordPress.com by upgrading to their paid service. We have highlighted those features as well.
The real cost of the WordPress.org website varies based on what you are trying to build (simple blog, portfolio website, eCommerce store, membership site, etc). There are also other factors like free templates vs premium templates, free plugins vs premium plugins, etc.
WordPress.com is a hosting service created by Automattic, the company led by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg. Because of the same founder, users often confuse WordPress.com with the popular WordPress.org software.
If you are a business or a blogger who wants to make money from your site, then we recommend using the self-hosted WordPress.org. It gives you the freedom and flexibility to grow your website the way you want.
While you can get several advanced features with the WordPress.com Creator plan ($300 / year for each website), you can make that money go much further on a self-hosted WordPress site which costs $46 per year.
WordPress.com does not allow you to run ads on free WordPress.com websites. If you run a high traffic website, then you can join their own WordAds program and share your ad revenue with WordPress.com.
The confusion created by similar domains: WordPress.com vs WordPress.org is quite unfortunate for beginners. There is a lot of history behind the decisions, and you can read more about that in our article how WordPress.com and WordPress.org are related.
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It should be noted that WordPress.com now auto opts users in to have their content sold to AI companies to train their models. You can opt out, but only if you know that you need to do so. Something for anyone to consider who is thinking about signing up.
Great website! I look forward to exploring your articles.
Question, please. If I use WP.org does it mean that my website will be .org or the two are unrelated?
Which one is better to have anyway? com, org, or ca (since I am in Canada)?
I want to create a website to sell microgreens locally.
The domain for your site does not determine if a site is a WordPress.org or a WordPress.com site. Your hosting provider determines what type of site, our guide below should help with a better understadning
Thanks for the useful information.
I already have a domain and hosting and use a free WP template.
I am planning to move to wordpress.org and take Bluehost webhosting.
Can I keep my domain? Or do I have to make another one that I will get for free from Bluehost?
Your article is straightforward, honest, unbiased, and most important, absolutely informational. In fact, thank goodness for my positive procrastination, because sometimes, I stall a lot, if only to uncover a little more info that may save time and grief in the future, just like your article did, by clarifying the difference between WP.org and WP. com
Very nice clarification. When starting my blog, i actually registered with the free wordpress.com but when i saw the limitations, i decided to upgrade to personal plan. Am now a proud owner of my own domain.
So glad I made the right choice to go with .org. Love Word Press. There is a lot of good content which will help me grow my platform without spending days on end trying to learn basic tips and tricks.
Thank you for your detailed description about wordpress.org and wordpress.com.
I am very curious, is it possible that I buy a domain and web-hosting with another provider and then use it on wordpress.org?
First of all I wish to tell you that I have been reading your blog and advice for quite a while and I wish to thank you for all of it.
I finally took the plunge last week and bought my domain name and 3 year hosting on bluehost via your link. Thay were very kind to install wordpress directly but now i find out that they installed wordpress.com and not wordpress.org.
Strange given that you recommend them for the .org
How can I switch and get the .org?
If you purchased hosting and the site was installed on your BlueHost hosting you have a WordPress.org site even if your domain ends in .com. You would only have a WordPress.com site if you are hosted on WordPress.com.
While WordPress can appear daunting, we would still recommend using it as it can appear far more daunting than it actually is. For a starting point, we would recommend taking a look at our page below:
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I bought my domain name and emails at Google G Suite 3 days ago. I want to get my website (for a not for profit company) started asap. Can I start my website at wordpress.org today? And all this works together?
WPBeginner is a free WordPress resource site for Beginners. WPBeginner was founded in July 2009 by Syed Balkhi. The main goal of this site is to provide high quality WordPress tutorials and other training resources to help people learn WordPress and improve their websites.
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