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Chapter 3

WordPress

WordPress for people who are not developers: setup, the block editor, page builders, plugins, and keeping a site safe, fast and up to date.

WordPress is free software that runs a large share of the web. On your own hosting it can do almost anything, which is also why it feels like a lot at first. Here it is seen from the owner’s chair: the theme and the editor you use every week, the few plugins most sites need, and the upkeep that keeps it running.

Still choosing how to run it? WordPress.com vs WordPress.org explains the two routes: what each costs a year, and who looks after updates, backups and security.

Guides in this chapter

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  1. WordPress.com vs WordPress.org: which one for a first site?

    Same software, two ways to run it: which WordPress.com plan runs the theme you want, what each route costs a year, and who does updates, backups and security.

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