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{{Infobox website
| name = WordPress.com
| logo = WordPress blue logo.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| screenshot =
| url = {{URL|https://wordpress.com/}}
| commercial = Yes
| type = Blog hosting
| registration = Optional
| owner = [[Automattic]]
| author = [[Automattic]]
| alexa = {{decrease}} 50 ({{as of|2018|01|15|alt=January 2018}})<ref name="alexa">{{cite web|url= http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/wordpress.com |title= Wordpress.com Site Info | publisher= [[Alexa Internet]] |accessdate= 2016-10-17}}</ref>
| launch date = {{start date and age|2005|11|21}}
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPLv2]] or later<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wordpress.org/about/license/|title=About » License — WordPress|publisher=}}</ref>
| programming_language = [[JavaScript]] (since 2015); [[PHP]]<ref name="procon">{{cite web|url=//codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin|title=Writing a Plugin|work=Wordpress.org|accessdate=November 9, 2012}}</ref> (2005–2012)
| area_served = Worldwide
}}
'''WordPress.com''' is a [[blogging]] platform that is owned and hosted online by [[Automattic]].<ref name="open-date">{{cite web | url=http://ma.tt/2005/11/wordpresscom-open/ | title=WordPress.com Open | publisher=[[Matt Mullenweg]] | date=2005-11-21 | accessdate=2011-07-01}}</ref> It is run on a modified version of [[WordPress]], an open source piece of software used by bloggers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/|title=WordPress.com and WordPress.org|date=2008-12-02|work=Support|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref> This website provides free blog hosting for registered users and is financially supported via paid upgrades,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://signotes.org/wordpress-dot-com/|title=Create A Free Website Or Blog With WordPress.com|publisher= Mark Monyhan}}</ref> "VIP" services and advertising.
The site opened to [[beta tester]]s on August 8, 2005<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://conoroneill.com/2005/08/08/argolon-solutions-company-web-site-re-launched-as-a-wordpress-blog/ | title=Argolon Solutions company web-site re-launched as a Wordpress blog | publisher=Conor's Bandon Blog | date=2005-08-08}}</ref> and opened to the public on November 21, 2005.<ref name="open-date" /> It was initially launched as an invitation-only service, although at one stage, accounts were also available to users of the [[Flock (web browser)|Flock]] web browser.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2005/10/20/wordpresscom-partners-with-flock/|title=Wordpress.com partners with Flock {{!}} BloggingPro|website=www.bloggingpro.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref> As of February 2017, over 77 million new posts and 42.7 million new comments are published monthly on the service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wordpress.com/activity/|title=WordPress.com Stats|last=|first=|date=|website=WordPress.com|publisher=WordPress.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325141648/https://wordpress.com/activity/|archive-date=2018-03-25|dead-url=no|accessdate=2018-03-25}}</ref>
Registration is not required to read or comment on blogs hosted on the site, except if chosen by the blog owner. Registration is required to own, or post in, a weblog. All the basic and original features of the site are free-to-use. However, some features are not available in the free plan: install PHP plugins, customize theme CSS, write JavaScript, [[Domain name|domain mapping]], domain registration, removal of ads, website redirection, video upload, storage upgrades...<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.support.wordpress.com/upgrades/|title=Plans|date=2016-02-23|work=WordPress.com|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref>
Some notable clients include [[CNN]], [[CBS]], [[BBC]], [[Reuters]], [[Sony]], [[Fortune.com]], and [[Volkswagen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vip.wordpress.com/clients/|title=Case Studies – WordPress.com VIP: Enterprise content management platform|website=vip.wordpress.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.wordpress.com/notable-users/|title=Notable WordPress Users|date=2006-07-11|work=WordPress.com|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://builtwith.com/fortune.com|title=FORTUNE.COM Technology Profile on BuiltWith|website=BuiltWith|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref> It is estimated that more than 30% of internet bloggers use WordPress as their publishing platform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.quikrpost.com/4487/10-interesting-key-facts-and-figures-about-blogging-bloggers-should-know/|title=10 Interesting Key Facts and Figures about Blogging, Bloggers should know - QUIKRPOST|last=|first=|date=|website=Quikrpost|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref>
In September 2010, it was announced that [[Windows Live Spaces]], [[Microsoft]]'s blogging service, would be closing, and that Microsoft would partner with WordPress.com for blogging services.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/welcome-windows-live-spaces-bloggers/|title=Welcome Windows Live Spaces Bloggers|date=2010-09-27|work=The WordPress.com Blog|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Advertising==
Readers see ads on WordPress.com pages, though WordPress.com claims that it is rare.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/on-ads|title=On Ads|date=2006-09-06|work=The WordPress.com Blog|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/go-ad-free|title=Go (Even More) Ad-Free|date=2008-09-18|work=The WordPress.com Blog|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref> On its support pages, WordPress.com says it "sometimes display advertisements on your blog to help pay the bills".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.support.wordpress.com/no-ads/|title=No Ads|date=2009-01-09|work=Support|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Censorship==
In August 2007, [[Adnan Oktar]], a [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[creationism|creationist]], was able to get a Turkish court to block Internet access to WordPress.com by all of Turkey. His lawyers argued that blogs on WordPress.com contained [[libel]]ous material on Oktar and his colleagues which WordPress.com staff was unwilling to remove.<ref>[http://wordpress.com/blog/2007/08/19/why-were-blocked-in-turkey/ Why We’re Blocked in Turkey: Adnan Oktar] from the company's blog, August 19, 2007</ref>
WordPress.com was blocked in [[China]], but like other sites, it is intermittently unblocked and blocked.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://greatfirewallofchina.org/index.php?siteurl=Wordpress.com |title=Great Firewall of China |publisher=Great Firewall of China |date= |accessdate=2012-08-13}}</ref>
[[Matt Mullenweg]] commented: "WordPress.com supports free speech and doesn't shut people down for 'uncomfortable thoughts and ideas', in fact we're blocked in several countries because of that."<ref>[https://blixity.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/baywords-uncensored-blogging-from-the-pirate-bay/ The Pirate Bay Launches Uncensored Blogging Service] [[TorrentFreak]], April 16, 2008 with a note saying "Matt Mullenweg’s response was added to the article after publication."</ref>
In August 2018, WordPress.com began removing several pages that suggested the [[Sandy Hook school shooting]] was a hoax. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gizmodo.com/sandy-hook-hoaxer-blogs-start-disappearing-from-wordpre-1828396727|title=Sandy Hook Hoaxer Blogs Start Disappearing From WordPress Sites|last=Jones|first=Rhett|work=Gizmodo|access-date=2018-08-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Politics==
In advance of the [[Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey]] of 2017, a [[Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)|rainbow banner]] was placed at the top of the WordPress Reader.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sightmagazine.com.au/news/7907-christians-among-those-calling-for-wordpress-to-remove-rainbow-banner-from-hosted-sites |title=Christians join calls for WordPress to remove rainbow banner supporting same-sex marriage from hosted sites}}</ref> This was also done in June 2015, in celebration of the [[Obergefell v. Hodges|US Supreme Court ruling]] that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://justhugo.com/2015/06/30/lovewins-lgbtq-bloggers-make-their-voices-heard/ |title=#LoveWins! LGBTQ Bloggers Make Their Voices Heard }}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Information technology|Internet}}
* [[Comparison of free web hosting services]]
* [[List of content management systems]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|WordPress}}
*{{Official website|https://wordpress.com}}
* [https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-wordpress/all/all Usage statistics and market share of WordPress for websites] - W3Techs
[[Category:WordPress| ]]
[[Category:American websites]]
[[Category:Blog hosting services]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2005]]
[[Category:Internet services supporting OpenID]]
[[Category:Open-source cloud applications]]
{{Infobox website
| name = WordPress.com
| logo = WordPress blue logo.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| screenshot =
| url = {{URL|https://wordpress.com/}}
| commercial = Yes
| type = Blog hosting
| registration = Optional
| owner = [[Automattic]]
| author = [[Automattic]]
| alexa = {{decrease}} 50 ({{as of|2018|01|15|alt=January 2018}})<ref name="alexa">{{cite web|url= http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/wordpress.com |title= Wordpress.com Site Info | publisher= [[Alexa Internet]] |accessdate= 2016-10-17}}</ref>
| launch date = {{start date and age|2005|11|21}}
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPLv2]] or later<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wordpress.org/about/license/|title=About » License — WordPress|publisher=}}</ref>
| programming_language = [[JavaScript]] (since 2015); [[PHP]]<ref name="procon">{{cite web|url=//codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin|title=Writing a Plugin|work=Wordpress.org|accessdate=November 9, 2012}}</ref> (2005–2012)
| area_served = Worldwide
}}
'''WordPress.com''' is a [[blogging]] platform that is owned and hosted online by [[Automattic]].<ref name="open-date">{{cite web | url=http://ma.tt/2005/11/wordpresscom-open/ | title=WordPress.com Open | publisher=[[Matt Mullenweg]] | date=2005-11-21 | accessdate=2011-07-01}}</ref> It is run on a modified version of [[WordPress]], an open source piece of software used by bloggers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/|title=WordPress.com and WordPress.org|date=2008-12-02|work=Support|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref> This website provides free blog hosting for registered users and is financially supported via paid upgrades,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://signotes.org/wordpress-dot-com/|title=Create A Free Website Or Blog With WordPress.com|publisher= Mark Monyhan}}</ref> "VIP" services and advertising.
The site opened to [[beta tester]]s on August 8, 2005<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://conoroneill.com/2005/08/08/argolon-solutions-company-web-site-re-launched-as-a-wordpress-blog/ | title=Argolon Solutions company web-site re-launched as a Wordpress blog | publisher=Conor's Bandon Blog | date=2005-08-08}}</ref> and opened to the public on November 21, 2005.<ref name="open-date" /> It was initially launched as an invitation-only service, although at one stage, accounts were also available to users of the [[Flock (web browser)|Flock]] web browser.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2005/10/20/wordpresscom-partners-with-flock/|title=Wordpress.com partners with Flock {{!}} BloggingPro|website=www.bloggingpro.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref> As of February 2017, over 77 million new posts and 42.7 million new comments are published monthly on the service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wordpress.com/activity/|title=WordPress.com Stats|last=|first=|date=|website=WordPress.com|publisher=WordPress.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325141648/https://wordpress.com/activity/|archive-date=2018-03-25|dead-url=no|accessdate=2018-03-25}}</ref>
Registration is not required to read or comment on blogs hosted on the site, except if chosen by the blog owner. Registration is required to own, or post in, a weblog. All the basic and original features of the site are free-to-use. However, some features are not available in the free plan: install PHP plugins, customize theme CSS, write JavaScript, [[Domain name|domain mapping]], domain registration, removal of ads, website redirection, video upload, storage upgrades...<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.support.wordpress.com/upgrades/|title=Plans|date=2016-02-23|work=WordPress.com|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref>
Some notable clients include [[CNN]], [[CBS]], [[BBC]], [[Reuters]], [[Sony]], [[Fortune.com]], and [[Volkswagen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vip.wordpress.com/clients/|title=Case Studies – WordPress.com VIP: Enterprise content management platform|website=vip.wordpress.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.wordpress.com/notable-users/|title=Notable WordPress Users|date=2006-07-11|work=WordPress.com|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://builtwith.com/fortune.com|title=FORTUNE.COM Technology Profile on BuiltWith|website=BuiltWith|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref> It is estimated that more than 30% of internet bloggers use WordPress as their publishing platform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.quikrpost.com/4487/10-interesting-key-facts-and-figures-about-blogging-bloggers-should-know/|title=10 Interesting Key Facts and Figures about Blogging, Bloggers should know - QUIKRPOST|last=|first=|date=|website=Quikrpost|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-06-10}}</ref>
In September 2010, it was announced that [[Windows Live Spaces]], [[Microsoft]]'s blogging service, would be closing, and that Microsoft would partner with WordPress.com for blogging services.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/welcome-windows-live-spaces-bloggers/|title=Welcome Windows Live Spaces Bloggers|date=2010-09-27|work=The WordPress.com Blog|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Advertising==
Readers see ads on WordPress.com pages, though WordPress.com claims that it is rare.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/on-ads|title=On Ads|date=2006-09-06|work=The WordPress.com Blog|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/go-ad-free|title=Go (Even More) Ad-Free|date=2008-09-18|work=The WordPress.com Blog|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref> On its support pages, WordPress.com says it "sometimes display advertisements on your blog to help pay the bills".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.support.wordpress.com/no-ads/|title=No Ads|date=2009-01-09|work=Support|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Censorship==
In August 2007, [[Adnan Oktar]], a [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[creationism|creationist]], was able to get a Turkish court to block Internet access to WordPress.com by all of Turkey. His lawyers argued that blogs on WordPress.com contained [[libel]]ous material on Oktar and his colleagues which WordPress.com staff was unwilling to remove.<ref>[http://wordpress.com/blog/2007/08/19/why-were-blocked-in-turkey/ Why We’re Blocked in Turkey: Adnan Oktar] from the company's blog, August 19, 2007</ref>
WordPress.com was blocked in [[China]], but like other sites, it is intermittently unblocked and blocked.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://greatfirewallofchina.org/index.php?siteurl=Wordpress.com |title=Great Firewall of China |publisher=Great Firewall of China |date= |accessdate=2012-08-13}}</ref>
[[Matt Mullenweg]] commented: "WordPress.com supports free speech and doesn't shut people down for 'uncomfortable thoughts and ideas', in fact we're blocked in several countries because of that."<ref>[https://blixity.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/baywords-uncensored-blogging-from-the-pirate-bay/ The Pirate Bay Launches Uncensored Blogging Service] [[TorrentFreak]], April 16, 2008 with a note saying "Matt Mullenweg’s response was added to the article after publication."</ref>
In August 2018, WordPress.com began removing several pages that suggested the [[Sandy Hook school shooting]] was a hoax. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gizmodo.com/sandy-hook-hoaxer-blogs-start-disappearing-from-wordpre-1828396727|title=Sandy Hook Hoaxer Blogs Start Disappearing From WordPress Sites|last=Jones|first=Rhett|work=Gizmodo|access-date=2018-08-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Politics==
In advance of the [[Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey]] of 2017, a [[Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)|rainbow banner]] was placed at the top of the WordPress Reader.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sightmagazine.com.au/news/7907-christians-among-those-calling-for-wordpress-to-remove-rainbow-banner-from-hosted-sites |title=Christians join calls for WordPress to remove rainbow banner supporting same-sex marriage from hosted sites}}</ref> This was also done in June 2015, in celebration of the [[Obergefell v. Hodges|US Supreme Court ruling]] that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://justhugo.com/2015/06/30/lovewins-lgbtq-bloggers-make-their-voices-heard/ |title=#LoveWins! LGBTQ Bloggers Make Their Voices Heard }}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Information technology|Internet}}
* [[Comparison of free web hosting services]]
* [[List of content management systems]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|WordPress}}
*{{Official website|https://wordpress.com}}
* [https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-wordpress/all/all Usage statistics and market share of WordPress for websites] - W3Techs
[[Category:WordPress| ]]
[[Category:American websites]]
[[Category:Blog hosting services]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2005]]
[[Category:Internet services supporting OpenID]]
[[Category:Open-source cloud applications]]
