If you’re building a brand new site, you might wonder if you need a website, a blog, or a website with a blog! At WordPress.com, you can create any one of these easily.
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If you’re building a brand new site, you might be wondering if you need a website, a blog, or a website with a blog. At WordPress.com, you can create all of these options easily, right in your dashboard.
You can use WordPress.com to create a professional website with engaging content. We have features to help businesses, professionals, non-profits, and e-commerce entrepreneurs create powerful websites.
Start with a theme that has a homepage design you love, or adapt any theme to have a static homepage with one easy change. Then add pages, menus, and a logo, and soon enough, you’ll be ready to launch.
A blog is a type of site that puts your latest articles front and center. If you plan on writing new posts, publishing photos regularly, and sharing news, then a blog is most likely the best fit for what you want to achieve.
Themes are driven by the content you create. Blog designs will display your latest posts by default. Themes usually include a sidebar and a footer, where you can add interactive blocks called widgets. These can be used to showcase your content or link to social media.
When you sign up to WordPress.com, your blog can be set up in just a few steps. Use a theme you love, add some information about your blog, and start writing.
Publishing content regularly is a great way to improve your website’s search engine ranking and to increase your website’s engagement. That’s why we often recommend website owners add a blogging section to their site. You don’t have to install anything on your website to add a blog. You’ll create a special page which features your blog posts and add it to your menu. If you want to promote your latest blog posts on your homepage, you can link to your content easily. Switch between these three options with a few quick customizations.
Watch our videos to help you set up the site that’s right for you. We can’t wait to see what you’ll create.
In this guide
There is actually very little that is different between a website and a blog. On WordPress.com, both are edited using the tools available in your dashboard. A website focuses more on “static” pages. Static pages are pages of content that don’t frequently change, like an About Us page or a Contact Us page. A blog has more dynamic content. Blog posts, or articles, are published by the blog owner regularly and can appear in social feeds or be emailed to subscribers.
You can set up a website that also has a blog on it. This type of website would combine static pages and dynamic blog posts.
You can use WordPress.com to create a professional website with engaging content. We have features to help businesses, professionals, non-profits, event coordinators, and e-commerce entrepreneurs create powerful websites.
Below are some guides to get you started.
Getting Started With WordPress.com
Build Your Website in Five Steps
Video Tutorials: Get Started – Learn the Basics
Join Our Online Courses
Whether you want to gain all the fundamental (and a few advanced) skills you need to create a site or a blog or start and grow your podcast, we have easily digestible, go-at-your-own-pace lessons taught by the best bloggers and podcasters on the internet.
A blog is a type of site that puts your latest articles front and center. If you plan on writing new posts, publishing photos regularly, and sharing news, then a blog is most likely the best fit for your goal.
Blogs are driven by the content you create. Therefore, blog designs will display your latest posts in reverse-chronological order by default.
Below are some guides to get you started.
Set Up Your Blog in Five Steps
Create a Separate Page for Blog Posts
Posts
Gain all the fundamental (and a few advanced) skills you need to create a blog you’re proud of. Define your audience. Then build, publish, and grow your blog with an on-demand, go-at-your-own-pace course taught by the best bloggers on the internet.
Publishing content regularly is a great way to improve your website’s search engine ranking, share news, and increase your website’s engagement. Therefore, we often recommend website owners add a blogging section to their website.
You don’t have to install anything on your website to add a blog.
- Create a static page, and set it as your home page
- Create a page for your blog posts. You can use our automatically generated blog page or create your own.
Your blog doesn’t need to just live on another page on your site. For example, if you want to promote your latest blog posts on your homepage, you can add a Blog Posts block to the page to draw attention to your latest updates or a Latest Posts block to your sidebar or footer.
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