WordPress.com Hosting

WordPress.com is both a website builder and a cutting-edge managed WordPress hosting service. Whatever users are looking to build and publish, from blogs to online stores, portfolios to multiple client sites, WordPress.com has the tools and the optimized hosting to start, grow, and scale any project.

WordPress.com is hyper-optimized to run websites built with the open-source WordPress software, providing premium, fast, secure web hosting to ensure that sites start fast and stay fast, however popular they become. WordPress.com’s managed hosting takes care of the technical aspects of the site’s hosting while optimizing it for speed, security, and performance.

And because WordPress.com sites are built with WordPress, the user’s data is theirs. If they ever decide to try out a different WordPress host in the future, their site can be exported and taken with them. This is in stark contrast to providers like Squarespace or Wix, where the content and platform are bound together due to the use of proprietary site building software under the hood.

WordPress.com is the biggest contributor to the free, open-source WordPress code, and our expert team have created a platform that’s optimized to run WordPress without hitches, surprises, or security challenges.

Anyone who wants to establish an online presence, such as individuals, businesses, organizations,
bloggers, e-commerce entrepreneurs, and content creators. Essentially, anyone looking to share information, offer services, or connect with an audience might want a website.

• WordPress.com is managed hosting that’s optimized solely for WordPress, from the code to the metal.
  With a custom-built 28+ location CDN, burst scaling, 99.999% uptime, edge caching, scalable PHP workers, and automated data center failover, it’s designed to serve websites of any size, anywhere in the world, with speed and security.
• WordPress.com hosting easily handles high-traffic sites including those for HelloFresh, Salesforce, TIME, CNN, and New York Post. Unlike many competitors, we offer unlimited bandwidth and visitors without hidden costs or extra fees, so our customers never have to worry about their sites being too successful.
• A 24/7 team of security experts keep everything running smoothly, further supported by malware scanning and removal, DDoS, and WAF protection.
• Thanks to real-time backups and one-click restores, even if the worst ever happens, it’s simple to roll back a site to its best state in seconds.
• A round-the-clock support team is always on hand by email and live chat to assist users with any questions or challenges.
• WordPress.com has all the tools a developer needs—from staging sites and access to all of their plugins and themes, to SFTP and SSH access, GitHub deployment, WP-CLI, direct wp-admin access, and Studio, our local development environment.
• WordPress.com is the biggest contributor to WordPress core, so our experts are always up-to-date on the latest ways to optimize WordPress sites at scale.

• Includes annual and monthly paid plans
• Payout of 100% of the first-year plan up to $300 or 100% of the initial monthly purchase
• No recurring monthly payouts
• Cookie duration: 30 days
• New users only

What’s the difference between WordPress, WordPress.org, and WordPress.com?

• WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) used all over the world to build and manage websites. As open-source software written, maintained, and supported by thousands of independent contributors worldwide, WordPress powers millions of websites.
• WordPress.org is the home page for the WordPress project, where anyone can freely download the code.
• WordPress.com is a hosted version of the WordPress software. This means you get the WordPress content management system as well as premium website hosting all in one. WordPress.com is run by Automattic, the biggest contributor to the open-source WordPress project, and a private company focused on democratizing the web, commerce, and messaging. This is the product you’re promoting.
• For more information on the differences, see our affiliate guide on this topic here, or our support article here.

Does WordPress.com allow third-party plugins and themes?

Yes. This is possible on the Business plan and above. It’s an outdated misconception that users can’t install third-party plugins and themes when using WordPress.com. For security reasons, a limited number of plugins cannot be installed. You can find a list of unsupported plugins here.