How do I change a blog into a website?
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I selected a blog format, but now I want to try out creating a website because I think that would be closer to what I am looking for right now. I would love to keep the URL but I don’t know how to get rid of the blog so that I can use the URL for a website.
Thanks for the help!
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A blog is a website. The difference between blog and website is simply structure and semantics.
A blog is a post based website designed for interactive communication. As the posts are frequently updated and appear on the front page of the site it’s very attractive to search engines.
What most people call a website is merely a page based site that functions as a one-way noticeboard. As the structure is page based and as pages are for static content that rarely changes, and as pages do not have RSS feeds, and as others do not backlink to pages, it is not as attractive to search engines as a post based blog structured site is.
Any WordPress blog can be restructured from being post based to being page based – no upgrade required. For greater clarity read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/
See also:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-blog-setup/
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Every theme has a detailed theme description page with set-up instructions and a live demo site. Here’s an example of the detailed theme description page here https://wordpress.com/themes/hemingway-rewritten/ and a live demo site here https://hemingwayrewrittendemo.wordpress.com/
Switching themes can be easily done, provided you are logged in as Admin under the same username account that registered the site. Themes are just “skins” on WordPress.COM hosted blogs. You can quickly and easily change themes on any WordPress.COM hosted blog to another one found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and no data will be lost or negatively affected by the change. The only time you may have to do a lot of work is if you are changing to a dramatically different theme with different features and/or if you have done any CSS editing.
Provided you are logged in as Admin under the same username account that registered the blog go to Dashboard > Appearance > Themes, Browse themes until you find one you like and click the “activate” or the “preview” link, or type in the name of the theme you want to use when it appears.
The theme customizer https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/ provides a preview function for exactly that purpose ie. so you can view what a theme will appear like prior to changing one.
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Hi @scordashiera – Are you going to use different content on the website? If so, you can empty your site, and then you will be able to start fresh with the URL. Here’s how you do that: https://en.support.wordpress.com/empty-site/
Next, find the theme that will create your vision: http://wordpress.com/themes/
A blog is a type of website. Blogs are structured with a post style format, that is frequently updated by a single voice, the author. Websites are created with static information on pages. This link will walk you through creating a website on WordPress.com:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/Let me know if you need further help.
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Did you fail to refresh before posting?
I have already answered this above at
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-change-a-blog-into-a-website?replies=4#post-2631425
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-change-a-blog-into-a-website?replies=4#post-2631427 -
Wow! Thank you all!
That was really helpful. I’m not the best with computers, and I need to create a site for my college portfolio. I will for sure use the links you both gave me.
Thanks again for the amazingly fast responses!
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