WordPress.com
Homepage as of September 2024 | |
Type of site | Blog hosting |
|---|---|
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Automattic |
| Created by | Automattic |
| URL | wordpress |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | November 21, 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
| Written in | JavaScript (since 2015); PHP (since 2005) |
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WordPress.com is a web building platform for self-publishing that is popular for blogging and other works. It is owned and operated by Automattic, Inc. It is run on a modified version of the WordPress software. This website provides free blog hosting for registered users and is financially supported via paid upgrades, "VIP" services and advertising.
While Automattic is among the many companies contributing to the WordPress project, neither it nor WordPress.com are affiliated with the WordPress software/project or the WordPress Foundation.