CMS Overview: WordPress.com

WordPress.com: Built for Blogging

Get it at:

http://wordpress.com/

Features:

  • A hosted, managed service
  • No ads
  • Space limits
  • No plugins
  • One of many blog services online

You get a simple interface and an abundance of themes, but you can’t customize your own theme. This is a good place to start a small blog, learn the ropes and see what it’s like to deal with an input interface.

Unlike services like Blogger.com, WordPress lets you create both blog pages and regular “static” pages. This means you can create an entire web site, rather than a blog alone.

Choose WordPress.com because:

  • You want a simple hosted solution
  • Your primary interest is blogging

Examples:

http://en.wordpress.com/notable-users/

http://mattbriggs.wordpress.com/

http://terrytao.wordpress.com/