Good day readers, today I will show you the difference between wordpress.org and wordress.com that many people confuse from differentiating the two aspects of WordPress.
It has been understood that many WordPress beginners are getting confused about the differences between WordPress.com And WordPress.org. The main reason for this tutorial is to give rise, all wp users choosing a particular blog to use in those two blogs.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WORDPRESS.COM AND WORDPRESS.ORG
1. In WordPress.org, All Plugins Allowed
In wordpress.org, you can upload any free, paid, or custom plugin that you want. This allows you to maximize WordPress’s potential as a CMS.
– In Wordprss.com, No plugins Are Allowed
You cannot upload any free, paid, or custom plugins. There are a lot of built-in plugin-like features.
2. WordPress.org Support Full Themes
You can use custom/commercial themes and all other free themes that exist. You can modify, customize or do anything you like with your site.
– In WordPress.com Limited Themes Support
You are limited to free themes that exist in WordPress theme respiratory. You cannot modify the CSS or Other codes within the themes.
3. WordPress.org Is Not Part Of Network
Because your site is independent and not part of the wordpress.com network, your post does not get extra traffic from the wordpress.com network.
–There Is Extra Traffic In Worpress.com
WordPress.com as a network may feature your post in their blog of the day section or tag. This will result in extra traffic to the blog that you usually wouldn’t get.
4. There is Maintainace In WordPress.org
You are responsible for keeping your site updated, keeping your site regular backups, having SPAM control options, and most importantly, keeping your site optimized.
– There Is No maintenance In WordPress.com
You don’t’ have to worry about anything. Automatic Staff takes care of all site maintenance, including updates, optimization, backup, and any other.
5. Monetization Freedom In WordPress.org
You can sell as many ads as you want on your website. You can use any ad service you want. Most importantly, you get to keep 100% of what you earn from your site.
–Limited Monetization In WordPress.org
You cannot sell ads on your site unless you receive 25,000 pageviews/ month. In which case, you have to apply to try the feature called ad control.
6. Regular Experience In wordpress.org
You have to pay for your web hosting monthly or annually. You would need to pay a domain registration fee yearly. For high-traffic sites, the cost of hosting can get expensive.
– WordPress.com Is Free
WordPress.com blogs are Free for up 3GB of storage space. Your blogs will display the text ads to logged-out users. You also have to pay the domain registration fee for custom names if you don’t’ want a sub-domain.
7. WordPress.org is of install
WordPress.org is of installing. I.e., its software installs through hosting.
–WordPress.com Is Not Installed Software
WordPress.com is a directly registered site and works on it without using a hosting site.
Which one is for you?
If you are a personal blogger who does not care about making money from their sites, go with WordPress.com.
If you are a blogger trying to make blogging into a career, you want to use self-hosted WordPress.org. Often people will say self-hosted WordPress will cost you money. For a small enough site, it is cheaper.
Let’s’ say you use WordPress.com, buy their custom domain ($17 per year), pay for an ad-free option ($29.97 per year), and get a custom design upgrade ($30 per year).
That total is $76.97, and you are still not in complete control.
For WordPress.org, you can use Bluehost (officially recommended by WordPress), which costs $3.95 per month, so $47.4 per year, including a free domain name.
If you go with other web hosting companies, you will pay a similar price, but you won’t’ get a domain.
However, you can get a domain name for $10 from Godaddy. Your total would come to $57.4 per year. You will have complete control over everything. Is one more straightforward to use than the other? Nope. The interface of both is very similar.
We always recommend everyone use WordPress.org so you are in complete control of your site. The final choice is always yours. I hope this article helps you. If you have any questions, use the comment box to ask.
