Do I need a host with wordpress outside of wordpress?

  • Hey thanks for your help!!

    I’m confused whether I need a 3rd party host or not.

    Do I need a host with wordpress outside of wordpress?

    I can see that I can create a blog called myblog.wordpress.com.

    Doesn’t mean my myblog.wordpress.com won’t work until I using a hosting service and install wordpress on it?

    By work I mean others can see it.

    I also see that I can buy a unique domain like myblog.com if I like.

    But does that mean I still need to install wordpress on a host like hostgator for my site to work?

    I have a blogger site and I didn’t need a 3rd party host with them.

    Does wordpress work differently?

    Thanks!!

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  • Becuase you’re using WordPress.COM, no you don’t need a hosting account. You only need a hosting account if you’re running the WordPress software downloaded from www.remarpro.com (this site).

    The two are the very differnt, but sort of the same. For the best explanation, see:

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    Thread Starter notdabod

    (@notdabod)

    Ah I see. That’s why I’m confused.

    Cheers!

    Hosting it yourself is a little better IMHO than on wordpress.com.

    You can get free hosting if you look hard enough to get your site stared, try Hostinger.

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