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27 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful

rabbiter

Is Wordpress.com the best blog hosting service?
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03/03/2012

User recommends the product

Advantages Easy to set up, reliable, customisable
Disadvantages Can be complicated to customise, not always logical

Wordpress.com is a blogging host, not to be confused with the blogging software, Wordpress(.org). For blog novices this means that you are able to create a blog using Wordress.com without needing to buy a domain name or web hosting. It is a free service, and in return you are provided with a domain name such as yourname.wordpress.com. I have been using Wordpress.com for almost two years writing a personal, course related blog. My blog is small, achieving around 1000 viewers a month so I can only review the service from this point of view, however Wordpress.com and its Wordpress software is ... more
10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Odili

Member since 13/01/2013

Reviews written: 1

Why Wordpress is the best free hosting option
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13/01/2013

User recommends the product

Advantages Excellent themes, service, customization, statistics and it's just plain simple to use.
Disadvantages You have to pay to edit the HTML, you have to pay for better themes.

Before I begin this review, I'd like to say that I'm going to talk about the free Wordpress.com, not Wordpress.org. The .org version is the paid option, which is also highly recommended. Wordpress has quite a high reputation in the blogging world. Everyone seems to either side on either it or Blogger. Ever since I was young and wanted to start a casual blog, Wordpress was what I chose, and it's done well for me. You can use it for any type of blog: business, personal, journal. The privacy settings go as far as allowing you to set it only for your eyes, or with a password for access. The themes ... more
12 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful

staceycaunt

Member since 02/06/2012

Reviews written: 208

Great blogging website for everyone! 08/06/2012

User recommends the product

Advantages great, easy to use and free!
Disadvantages none that I have found yet

I recently set up my own blog displaying all the things I craft and create, and for ages I was terrified of doing it as I thought it would be too complicated and I wouldnt understand all the technical jargon such as HTML and RSS and other stuff (which to be honest I still dont understand). Wordpress however makes blogging accessible for even the most techno-phobic people. Setting up a blog on wordpress.com is free, and to start you off they offer a wide range of free themes to get you going. Themes are the way in which your website will look (you can customise these to a certain extent too, to ... more
3 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful

captainkatefinch

I Love My Wordpress Hosting 15/05/2011

User recommends the product

Advantages Easy navigation and set up, as well as simple but useful statistics
Disadvantages Its impossible to delete your account if you change your mind

I've had a wordpress hosted blog for over a year now and I am extremely happy with the services they provide. The navigation and set up are simple, and so are the publishing tools. They recently added tools that assist in easier writing, including review features, and the ability to copy your post to use as a template. The community is good, and there are ever increasing banks of options regarding templates and add-ons. One of the best things about wordpress (well, besides the fact that you don't have to know any programming code to use it) is the stats system allows you to easily track your ... more
0 of 2 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Pictor64

Wordpress - Great place to host a free Blog 12/11/2009

User recommends the product

Advantages Free, easy to use, good statistics
Disadvantages The dashboard can be a little slow at times.

I have used Wordpress for over 12 months and I am very impressed with the features and the fact that it is free. So far I have not seen any adverts appear so I am amazed that they are able to offer this service for free. The statistics are great, with Google you need to sign up to Google Analytics which was not very straightforward. There are a number of pre-defined blog styles which are just fine. There are also some very useful widgets that allow you to have tag clouds, indexing and other extra features. I have also found that search engines such as Google are picking up my entries more ... more