WordPress.com

WordPress.com is the hosted version of WordPress, the publishing software that powers a large share of the web. It takes care of hosting, security and updates for you, so you can focus on creating a website or blog. Choose a theme, customize it with blocks, and publish in minutes — no coding required.

Key Features

• Website and blog builder with thousands of themes.
• Block editor: drag-and-drop pages and posts.
• Hosting included: no servers, updates or security to manage.
• Custom domain on paid plans (or a free subdomain to start).
• Built-in analytics to see who is visiting your site.
• Store features: sell products and take payments on business plans.
• Mobile apps to post and manage from your phone.

Pricing

• Free: a free subdomain, 1 GB storage and core blogging features.
• Personal: from about $4/month (billed annually) — custom domain and no ads.
• Premium & Business: more themes, storage, monetization and store features.

Getting Started

Sign up at wordpress.com, pick a theme and start publishing — hosting and setup are included, so there is nothing to install.