WordPress.com review

In our WordPress.com review, we go over the extra features that the WordPress website builder has for creative professionals.

Wordpress.com review
(Image: © Wordpress.com)

Our Verdict

There are few better places to host a WordPress site than WordPress.com. The simple website editor paired with the undeniable power of the WordPress platform is a winner.

For

  • Get started for free
  • Leverage all of WordPress’s themes and plugins

Against

  • Better website builders exist
  • Ecommerce is pricey

Why you can trust Creative Bloq Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test.

First things first – WordPress.com (WPC) and WordPress.org (WPO) are different, and in this review we'll be looking at the former. Go check out our WordPress.org review for more details on that. In short, WPO is an open-source content management software (CMS) platform for building and managing websites with minimal to no coding. And you can download it for free from WordPress.org and put it on your own website hosting.

WordPress.com, which we will be looking at here, offers something slightly different. At WPC, you get WordPress website hosting that includes a robust website building tool. This runs on top of the usual WordPress installation and makes things easier for you with its block-based design tool, search engine optimisation wizards and marketing tools.

Thank you for reading 5 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription

Join now for unlimited access

Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

The Verdict
8

out of 10

WordPress.com review

There are few better places to host a WordPress site than WordPress.com. The simple website editor paired with the undeniable power of the WordPress platform is a winner.

Richard Sutherland

Richard brings over 20 years of website development, SEO, and marketing to the table. A graduate in Computer Science, Richard has lectured in Java programming, and has built software for companies including Samsung and ASDA. Now, he writes for TechRadar, Tom's Guide, PC Gamer and Creative Bloq.