Do I need a domain registrar and hosting for WordPress.org?

Question:

Do I need to find a Domain Registrar for WordPress.org or hosting service?

Answer:

When you refer to “WordPress.org”, I’m going to assume that you mean a self-hosted blog rather than a blog on the very restrictive WordPress.com site.

Yes, you need to buy a domain name.

Yes, you need to buy web hosting. FYI: Many web hosts will give you a free domain name when you buy hosting from them.

No, WordPress.org has nothing to do with either one because you don’t put a blog on the WordPress.org site. They are merely a community of contributors who write the WordPress software.

When  you buy web hosting, the WordPress software will already be there on your hosting account in the control panel. Depending on who your host is, you’ll want to look in the control panel for the script installer. Some popular ones are Fantastico, SimpleScripts and Softaculous.

A good WordPress host is iPage. WordPress is very easy to install. Log into the iPage control panel and go to the Scripts and Add-ons section. You’ll find the 1-click WordPress installer in SimpleScripts. You can be blogging in a few short minutes. You can quickly deploy a professional looking site with your own self-hosted WordPress blog that’s so easy to update and maintain.

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