There are several ways to get WordPress. The easiest is through a hosting provider, but sometimes tech-savvy folks prefer to download and install it themselves.
Either way, you can use your WordPress through a web browser and with our mobile apps.
Inspiration strikes anywhere, anytime
Create or update content on the go with our mobile apps.
Learn more about our mobile appsBack to WordPress.com. Our websites and dashboards use cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. WordPress.com has Jetpack essential features built in, including site statistics, basic SEO, and social media sharing. Mobile and desktop apps Update your site from anywhere with mobile and desktop apps for iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux systems. Pick from hundreds of themes for any kind of project. WordPress is an open source software which is regularly maintained and updated. By default, WordPress automatically installs minor updates. For major releases, you need to manually initiate the update. WordPress also comes with thousands of plugins and themes that you can install on your website. Whether you want to share your ideas, start a business, or run a store, you can do it all on WordPress.com. Best for Getting Started. Start with Free. Create a beautiful, simple website in minutes.
WordPress Hosting
Choosing a hosting provider can be difficult, so we have selected a few of the best to get you started.
WordPress.com is the easiest way to create a free website or blog. It’s a powerful hosting platform that grows with you. We offer expert support for your WordPress site.
Visit WordPress.comBluehost has turned passion for WordPress into the fastest, simplest managed platform for your websites. Recommended by WordPress since 2005, each WordPress package offers a free domain, free SSL, and 24/7 support.
Visit Bluehost See all of our recommended hostsPriceless, and also free
Download WordPress and use it on your site.
Installation
With our famous 5-minute installation, setting up WordPress for the first time is simple. We’ve created a handy guide to see you through the installation process.
Release notifications
Want to get notified about WordPress releases? Join the WordPress Announcements mailing list and we will send a friendly message whenever there is a new stable release.
Requirements
We recommend servers running version 7.4 or greater of PHP and MySQL version 5.6 ORMariaDB version 10.1 or greater.
We also recommend either Apache or Nginx as the most robust options for running WordPress, but neither is required.
More resources
For help getting started, check out our Documentation and Support Forums.
Meet other WordPress enthusiasts and share your knowledge at a WordPress meetup group or a WordCamp.
To support education about WordPress and open source software, please donate to the WordPress Foundation.
There are hundreds of thousands of web hosts out there, the vast majority of which meet the WordPress minimum requirements, and choosing one from the crowd can be a chore. Just like flowers need the right environment to grow, WordPress works best when it’s in a rich hosting environment.
We’ve dealt with more hosts than you can imagine; in our opinion, the hosts below represent some of the best and brightest of the hosting world. If you do decide to go with one of the hosts below and click through from this page, some will donate a portion of your fee back—so you can have a great host and support WordPress.org at the same time. If you’d like to try WordPress for free, you can get started with a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
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Bluehost
Powering over 2 million websites, Bluehost offers the ultimate WordPress platform. Tuned for WordPress, we offer WordPress-centric dashboards and tools along with 1-click installation, a FREE domain name, email, FTP, and more. Easily scalable and backed by legendary 24/7 support by in-house WordPress experts.
DreamHost
DreamHost has been committed to WordPress and its community for over 10 years. Our hosting platforms are optimized for WordPress and our team actively contributes to the WordPress community. At DreamHost, you take total control of your server or let our team of experts handle everything for you. DreamHost offers choice, performance and value for new users and experts alike.
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SiteGround
Wordpress Sitelock
SiteGround has tools that make managing WordPress sites easy: one-click install, managed updates, WP-Cli, WordPress staging and git integration. We have a very fast support team with advanced WordPress expertise available 24/7. We provide latest speed technologies that make WordPress load faster: NGINX-based caching, SSD-drives, PHP 7, CDN, HTTP/2. We proactively protect the WordPress sites from hacks.