I am trying to build a website for the first time with WordPress . com our organization chose this because it was our understanding that they do the hosing and domain name with little to no hassle. We set up the domain name and went with the Creator program. Now that we have the site set up, I am starting to work on it but nothing really loads in. After a little digging, I think it may be because we don’t have a host, but I thought WordPress was the host. The tutorials I am referencing say that you need to download WordPress too, but there is no download page or button on my dashboard.
I feel like I’m missing something huge, so any help or pointers in the right direction is appreciated.
I have some experience with HTML and CSS coding. I also have a background in CS, but no specific web design classes.
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You’re gonna pay a lot for a little with WordPress.com
Most other hosts handle all of this things, too.
>I am trying to build a website for the first time with WordPress . com our organization chose this because it was our understanding that they do the hosing and domain name with little to no hassle. We set up the domain name and went with the Creator program. Now that we have the site set up, I am starting to work on it but nothing really loads in. After a little digging, I think it may be because we don’t have a host, but I thought WordPress was the host. The tutorials I am referencing say that you need to download WordPress too, but there is no download page or button on my dashboard.
Sorry but if you are the one they are relying on to build a business website, please find someone with some experience. This is the most basic of wordpress and if you’re seriously thinking hosting is done via wordpress, you won’t ever catch up in time to make a decent site.
Please find someone who can build you the site, wp devs are pretty cheap too.
The first thing you should do is watch this [https://learn.wordpress.org/tutorial/what-is-the-difference-between-wordpress-org-and-com/](https://learn.wordpress.org/tutorial/what-is-the-difference-between-wordpress-org-and-com/)
It shows you the difference between the WordPress software (normally called .org), and the hosting company WordPress.com. You have bought hosting from WordPress .com, which is generally a bad idea as it’s overpriced, and on the lower tiers there’s lots of restrictions, but plenty of companies use it.
You don’t need to download anything, WordPress .com is your host. Just edit your site using the admin dashboard.
If you need any more help you’ll need to be more specific than “nothing really loads in”.
Your organization made the classic rookie mistake of not knowing the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org.
.Com is a for profit business. .Org is the free software. Your paying $25 month for something that you can get from dozens of hosting companies for less than $10.
Research it and see if you can cancel .com and start over with .org and a hosting company.