WordPress.com vs WordPress.org is competition where one is good and other one is excellent. Yes WordPress.com is good, its great and WordPress.org is excellent.
As we all know WordPress.org is a open source content management system (CMS), means you can download, modify and also distribute it. With this CMS you can create a blog or make a website and you don’t have to learn how to code.
People started liking it and many of them wanted to open blogs and websites with it, but WordPress.org needed handlings like backups, updates and security. Which made Matt the co-founder to open WordPress.com which is totally managed platform and runs on a shared hosting environment.
With WordPress.com you can open a blog in seconds for free, no hassles, no tensions, no worries. Yes, it has limitations like customizing themes, adding plugins and even you can’t make money blogging. Its best for people who want to rent out a space for free that has limits all over it.
WordPress.org is more of a buying thing, you need to buy domain name, you need to buy webhosting and then you can modify themes, add extra plugins and even earn money.
WordPress.com doesn’t only provide free plans, but they also have premium upgrades, but still you are renting and don’t have total control over your blog.
Some major differences and facts:
WordPress.com
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No tensions of handling updates, security checks or take backups of your blog.
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Can be upgraded to premium plan with custom domain name.
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Limited plugins and themes.
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Can’t display your own ads.
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Simple to setup, and in few seconds you can start writing.
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Restriction on TLD (domain name)
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Great choice for bloggers, photographers, artists, plumbers, doctors, restaurateurs
WordPress.org
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You need to take care of updates, security and backups or find a web hosting company that does that for you.
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You have to take domain and hosting, no options of free plan.
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You don’t have to answer anybody.
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Unlimited options, you can try anything you want.
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You can display ads according to your needs, make money blogging.
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You have to learn few new things and make a blog in few mins after learning about hosting and domain name.
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No restrictions, you can choose any domain name, TLD you like.
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Customize and make a website for anyone.
I hope this article must have cleared a lot doubts about WordPress, still if you have any query or comment, please drop your words in the comment form below.