WordPress.com Forums » Tag: create a website - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/create-a-website WordPress.com Forums » Tag: create a website - Recent Posts en Tue, 21 May 2013 08:52:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 timethief on "How do I get started on building a web - not a blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-get-started-on-building-a-web-not-a-blog#post-1025657 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 17:46:59 +0000 timethief 1025657@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm glad I was able to help you with this. You're welcome and best wishes whatever you decide to do.

]]> ponzot0521 on "How do I get started on building a web - not a blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-get-started-on-building-a-web-not-a-blog#post-1025654 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 17:43:27 +0000 ponzot0521 1025654@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes. OK. I see what you are saying. That would answer why I was confused. I will do what you suggest. Thank you very much for clearing that up for me.

]]> timethief on "How do I get started on building a web - not a blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-get-started-on-building-a-web-not-a-blog#post-1025648 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 17:37:20 +0000 timethief 1025648@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I think you may prefer to hire a web host and set up a WordPress.org install. The reason I say that is because we cannot edit templates or themes on free hosted WordPress.com blogs.

One one hand, none of the characteristic "blog" features likes categories, tags, authors, dates, etc. can be removed from a free hosted WordPress.com blog without purchasing an annually renewable custom design upgrade and doing the required CSS editing.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/

One that other hand, one can hack a WordPress.org theme free of charge. Have you read this comparison? WordPress.com and WordPress.org: The Differences

]]> ponzot0521 on "How do I get started on building a web - not a blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-get-started-on-building-a-web-not-a-blog#post-1025640 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 17:29:05 +0000 ponzot0521 1025640@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks for the response. I will check out the links you sent me. But in response to your comments about blogs, I know the importance of a blog and have a blog on my site. But I am putting up a site for my consulting business so I have to build an entire website with information about our services. That will take about 12 pages one of which will be a very active blog page.

So I'm just looking for a easy step by step way to do this not a lecture about blogging. I have to go one step at a time. So again thanks for the info and I check out your links to see if it gives me what I am looking for.

]]> timethief on "How do I get started on building a web - not a blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-get-started-on-building-a-web-not-a-blog#post-1025621 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 17:05:26 +0000 timethief 1025621@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ There's a strange notion out there that websites and blogs are not both websites. Most "websites" are one way noticeboards that are infrequently updated, do not allow commenting and compel visitors to click through the same static front page blah, blah, blah every time they visit. Most blogs are lively because they feature frequent publication of fresh content on the front page and most "websites" are moribund.

See > Using WordPress.com to Create a Website http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/

A WordPress blog can either be structured as a page based website or its conventional post based structure can be retained. That’s why understanding the differences between posts and pages, http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/ comprehending the SEO implications of creating a page based structure, and knowing how to use custom menus http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/
are key to decision making when selecting a theme, and setting up your WordPress.com blog. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/05/12/better-blogging-at-wordpress-com-pages-and-posts/

In fact a blog is a website. Or if you want the bald faced truth then I won't hesitate to say that the average website found online today is a lame blog with static front page that sucks when it comes to SEO. A blog does something a website doesn’t do. A blog allows you to personally reach and interact with far more people than you can reach by any other means. Don't kill your traffic by creating a static front page.
Scroll down and read 5 Blog and Website Differences > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2009/05/02/business-blog-website-or-both/

]]> ponzot0521 on "How do I get started on building a web - not a blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-get-started-on-building-a-web-not-a-blog#post-1025614 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:56:58 +0000 ponzot0521 1025614@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thank you for responding to my question. OK. Here is exactly what I am looking to do. I have build a 12 page website in Intuit. The Intuit program is very good but it has some limitation. I was told that WordPress is very good and can probably handle the things I am looking for. I was also told that your program is more friendly to search engines.

So I want to build a complete website. At this time I do not want any particular URL. I just want to work with the program and see how easy it is to build a website and how versatile it is. If I can build my website the way I want, I will then get a domain and publish the site.

So far in trying to get started I keep getting directed to designing a blog. So how do I get set up for a full website or what am I missing?

I hope that is clear enough but let me know if you need more info.

]]> raincoaster on "How do I get started on building a web - not a blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-get-started-on-building-a-web-not-a-blog#post-1025190 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:27:00 +0000 raincoaster 1025190@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ WP.com is blog software. Blogs are a type of website. Why don't you tell us what you need to make and we'll tell you how.

]]> ponzot0521 on "How do I get started on building a web - not a blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-get-started-on-building-a-web-not-a-blog#post-1024748 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:23:10 +0000 ponzot0521 1024748@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I want build a website not a blog. And I want to build it before I publish it. I keep looking for website design and it says it has the title websites but seems to go back to talking about blogs. What am I doing wrong. So far this service seems very difficult to follow and unintuitive
Blog url: http://testbusinesssite.wordpress.com/

]]> timethief on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1023308 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:28:41 +0000 timethief 1023308@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi there,
I just located this and you're most welcome.

]]> lezawang on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1020151 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 02:12:53 +0000 lezawang 1020151@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ yes thanks timethief, your link http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/the-home-tab/
was so helpful, i did not know that k2-lite "blog" page can not be removed and switching to another theme can fix the issue. thanks a lot.

]]> timethief on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1020074 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:52:36 +0000 timethief 1020074@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ That's good news and you're welcome.

]]> lezawang on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1020071 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:51:14 +0000 lezawang 1020071@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ sorry ignore my last post, yes i managed to get rid of "blog" page. thanks for all your help. all.

]]> timethief on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1020029 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:06:58 +0000 timethief 1020029@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @duto
Don't get me wrong. I'm a fan of custom menus and have them on my blogs. But my blogs don't have a static front page as they are traffic killers.

]]> timethief on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1020028 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:04:46 +0000 timethief 1020028@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If you are referring to the Blog tab on the K2 Lite theme then see here > http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/the-home-tab/
Note: Creating a custom menu means you can choose what to include and what to exclude. http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/custom-menus/

]]> timethief on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1020024 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:00:39 +0000 timethief 1020024@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Pages http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ are static and are for content that rarely changes. They sit outside of the blog structure and you cannot post to multiple pages in any blog.

There is only one main page for posts http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/ in a blog and all posts will display on the main blog page. There is no way to exclude posts from the main posts (blog) page. The front page of the blog by default will display your posts (not pages) http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/ in reverse chronological order, with the most recently published post on top. If you do not want all the posts to show on the front page, then you can create a static front page “Welcome” for your site and a “Blog” page for posts.
Choice 1 static front page
Choice 2 running page for all posts on front page
Which do you choose? It’s one or the other.
If you choose a static front page then you have to create two pages as I said above. After you do that you go to > Settings > Reading and make the designation change and click “save changes”.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/

]]> lezawang on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1020018 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:53:44 +0000 lezawang 1020018@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks all for your reply, but i can not get rid of "blog" page? i do not think there is a way to do that! maybe i am doing something wrong

]]> auxclass on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1019886 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:31:02 +0000 auxclass 1019886@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I think you can get rid of the "Blog" title with a custom menu - when I am talking to people I just tell them "this is my web site" I skip the part about using "blog" software - nobody really much cares and in my case people visit looking for the content

Yes some people look down at a "blog" for various reasons - so just don't refer to your site as a blog

]]> duto on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1019857 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:02:05 +0000 duto 1019857@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @tt:
Yes, you are right. Nevertheless there are some free theme on wordpress.com that displays static pages but not completely static (magazine themes) which is a "combination" of static pages and blogs as you mean.

]]> timethief on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1019848 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:53:16 +0000 timethief 1019848@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @duto
I could not resist responding to this. There's a strange notion out there that websites and blogs are not both websites. Most "websites" are one way noticeboards that are infrequently updated, do not allow commenting and compel visitors to click through the same static front page blah, blah, blah every time they visit. Most blogs are lively and most "websites" are moribund.

]]> timethief on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1019844 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:47:40 +0000 timethief 1019844@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The answer to your question is "yes".
See > Using WordPress.com to Create a Website http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/

A WordPress blog can either be structured as a page based website or its conventional post based structure can be retained. That’s why understanding the differences between posts and pages, http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/ comprehending the SEO implications of creating a page based structure, and knowing how to use custom menus http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/
are key to decision making when selecting a theme, and setting up your WordPress.com blog. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/05/12/better-blogging-at-wordpress-com-pages-and-posts/

In fact a blog is a website. Or if you want the bald faced truth then I won't hesitate to say that the average website found online today is a lame blog with static front page that sucks when it comes to SEO. A blog does something a website doesn’t do. A blog allows you to personally reach and interact with far more people than you can reach by any other means. Don't kill your traffic by creating a static front page.
Scroll down and read 5 Blog and Website Differences > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2009/05/02/business-blog-website-or-both/

]]> duto on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1019842 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:46:37 +0000 duto 1019842@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Why not?
http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/

]]> lezawang on "new to wp, can i make a website using wp.com or just blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-to-wp-can-i-make-a-website-using-wpcom-or-just-blog#post-1019836 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:38:01 +0000 lezawang 1019836@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ hi all
wp is great. i made a blog for myself. i can add many pages (as a menu) but i can not delete a page called "blog". i do not want it in my site because it will look as a blog which i do not want to create. i want to create a website using wp.com.

by the way, what do you call a website that you can create using wp? can i called website-look-like blog? or i can create real website using wp.com?
thanks a lot.

]]> macmanx on "Editing pages" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/editing-pages-2#post-1002584 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:55:22 +0000 macmanx 1002584@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ homesickchef, sorry about that! You're all fixed up now.

]]> timethief on "Editing pages" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/editing-pages-2#post-1002444 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:31:11 +0000 timethief 1002444@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ This thread has been flagged for Staff attention.

]]> homesickchef on "Editing pages" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/editing-pages-2#post-1002406 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:47:42 +0000 homesickchef 1002406@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Can you please ask a staff person to assist me. Or direct me on how to get to live chat. There was a little live chat on the bottom right of my screen but I can no longer find it.

The problem is this: I signed up for a blog and purchased an upgrade before I really understood how blogs worked. The next day, I wanted to change the name and domain name. I contacted support and I was told the original blog was being deleted and that I could create a new blog. I created the new blog and purchased the the new domain name.

Somehow, I created three identical blogs with the following addresses thehomesickchef.com, Thehomesickchefdotcom1.wordpress.com and Thehomesickchefdotcom2.wordpress.com. I was able to delete Thehomesickchefdotcom2.wordpress.com. However, I have been unable to delete Thehomesickchefdotcom1.wordpress.com because the upgrade package was applied to it. I would like the upgrade package applied to Thehomesickchef.com.

I have requested this several times via support and someone even said it was "done", but it seems it has not been done. I cannot do any custom designing on Thehomesickchef.com and I am being prompted to upgrade for $30. So, can my upgrade me moved to the blog I want to use or not? If so, can you please ask a staff person to do it. If not, it would be helpful to know if it can be done or not so I can figure out plan B. Thank you

]]> timethief on "Editing pages" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/editing-pages-2#post-1002075 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:34:22 +0000 timethief 1002075@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You're welcome.

]]> jaykilgore9 on "Editing pages" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/editing-pages-2#post-1002073 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:33:04 +0000 jaykilgore9 1002073@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks.

]]> timethief on "Editing pages" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/editing-pages-2#post-1002066 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:28:08 +0000 timethief 1002066@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You can request a refund yourself directly from the Store -> My Upgrades section of your Dashboard and I posted the link to the instructions for getting a refund http://en.support.wordpress.com/upgrades/#refunds Please click it a follow the instructions.

]]> jaykilgore9 on "Editing pages" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/editing-pages-2#post-1002064 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:25:58 +0000 jaykilgore9 1002064@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm not a blogger. I want a refund and the only way to alert WordPress about this is to "ask the community for support" here.

]]> timethief on "Editing pages" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/editing-pages-2#post-1002057 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:21:27 +0000 timethief 1002057@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

This isn't what I expected. How do I cancel?

I'm not sure what you expected but there are millions of bloggers on WordPress.com. Staff don't orientate new bloggers individually. That's what the video on the dashboard, the tutorial and support documentation provide. If you clearly state what it is that you need help with then you will get it. However, if you wish to get a refund for upgrades see here please > http://en.support.wordpress.com/upgrades/#refunds

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