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Build and publish websites or blogs with a block editor and installable themes and plugins.

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Build and publish websites or blogs with a block editor and installable themes and plugins.

  • Build and publish websites or blogs with a block editor and installable themes and plugins.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes

Build and publish websites or blogs with a block editor and installable themes and plugins. Hosting, domain, backups, security and maintenance are your responsibility. Premium themes/plugins cost extra. Not a free managed WordPress.com plan. Additional comparison: Build a one-page portfolio or landing page with WordPress blocks. Free GPL software only: supply PHP/database hosting, a domain, backups and maintenance. Premium themes/plugins, form email delivery and external APIs can cost extra; no Carrd hosted simplicity or template-import parity. Additional comparison: Create and publish a personal or business website/blog on your own WordPress installation. Free software, not free managed hosting, domains, premium themes/plugins or the original platform newsletter/membership service. You maintain updates, backups and security.

Before you switch

Hosting, domain, backups, security and maintenance are your responsibility. Premium themes/plugins cost extra. Not a free managed WordPress.com plan.

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