WP.ORG Features
PRO
- More flexible, customizable, robust site
- Wide variety of users, from bloggers to large organizations
- Open Source, PhP scripting language
CON
- More expensive, requires a hosting company on Web
- Longer learning curve – for IT Developers, Designers, Site Admins
- Detailed configuration on web host important
Some WP.ORG Sites on the Web
- WorkSmart Consulting (US Exec Coach, WP.ORG site)
- WP.ORG Showcase (a sampler of sites from the WP.ORG home page)
- Edible Garden Girl (a fun and practical home gardening and cooking blog)
- WordCampUS 2023 (announcing national WP conference in DC August 24-26: bold, colorful header, ample white space, using block enabled Twenty Twenty-Three theme.
Tips on Choosing WP.ORG
Below are some tips on when you might choose a more powerful WP.ORG website:
- You have more complex content and functionality requirements
- You have an in-house IT support team, or the budget to contract an outside Developer
- You want the flexibility to choose from thousands of Themes and Plugins on the Web
- You started out with a basic WP.COM site, but are now ready to step up to WP.ORG

