Title: What’s the difference between wordpress.org and wordpress.com?
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# What’s the difference between wordpress.org and wordpress.com?

 *  [emmy123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emmy123/)
 * (@emmy123)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whats-the-difference-between-wordpressorg-and-wordpresscom/)
 * What’s the difference between wordpress.org and wordpress.com?
 * I thought they were the same? I’m wondering how I can list my blog on wordpress.
   com or are they seperate sites?

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 *  [ekusteve](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ekusteve/)
 * (@ekusteve)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whats-the-difference-between-wordpressorg-and-wordpresscom/#post-527423)
 * WordPress.org is where you are now…it is the open source site for WordPress where
   you can download the program, read/contribute to the documentation, download 
   plugins and themes, get help in these forums….all for the price of “Free” 🙂
 * WordPress.com is where you can create a Free WordPress blog if you don’t already
   have one or if you don’t have a hosting account to upload your own….and you can
   probably buy some stuff there as well…I would imagine WP.com is what helps pay
   for WP.org.
 * Disclaimer….I’m not an official part of either one…just an outside user/helper,
   so others may be able to provide you more/better insight.
 * Steve
 *  Thread Starter [emmy123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emmy123/)
 * (@emmy123)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whats-the-difference-between-wordpressorg-and-wordpresscom/#post-527437)
 * Thanks for this information, but still wondering how blogs get published on wordpress.
   com you know on the main page it has a whole lot of blogs listed.
 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whats-the-difference-between-wordpressorg-and-wordpresscom/#post-527438)
 * They are HOSTED by wordpress.com.
 * If you download software from here (.ORG) and host yourself, you won’t show up
   on wordpress.COM.
 * If you use their free service, you will. You just won’t have as many options 
   with plugins, themes and customization.
 *  Thread Starter [emmy123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emmy123/)
 * (@emmy123)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whats-the-difference-between-wordpressorg-and-wordpresscom/#post-527440)
 * Thanks for the reply. Although, I have seen a few blogs on there that have their
   own domain names, that’s why I was a bit confused.
 *  [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/)
 * (@vkaryl)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whats-the-difference-between-wordpressorg-and-wordpresscom/#post-527444)
 * I believe you can pay something ($50 a year? not sure) to have your own domain
   name redirected to a wp.com blog. Of course, if you have your own domain name,
   why on earth would you want to do that when you can simply host your own wp blog
   for free? *shrug* And I have no answer to that obviously rhetorical question.
 *  [Trent Adams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trent/)
 * (@trent)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whats-the-difference-between-wordpressorg-and-wordpresscom/#post-527448)
 * lol vkaryl!
 * Trent

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