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1. bougeville
   Member
   Oct 23, 2012, 2:18 PM

   Hi everyone, I hear good things about you so I signed up to build my website (I do not want a blog). I had built a website with iweb and it looks strange and very different according to which browser you use, so I would like to use a different platform, such as wordpress.

   Now, I am sure that once you know your way around it becomes much easier, but logging into your website for the first time I am terribly confused, cannot find how to move the site and then where I should click to view it and edit it (as I will need to, and rather frequently so, over the course of its life).

   Thanks if you could put me onto the right path, where to go first is crucial as far as I am concerned.

   Kind regards

   Marianne
   Blog url:

2. thistimethisspace
   Member
   Oct 23, 2012, 2:26 PM

   I hear good things about you so I signed up to build my website (I do not want a blog).

   On one hand, the characteristic “blog” features like categories, tags, authors, dates, etc. can be removed from a free hosted WordPress.com blog, if you purchase an annually renewable custom design upgrade and doing the required CSS editing.
   Using WordPress.com to Create a Website http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/
   Custom menu en.support.wordpress.com/menus/

   On the other, one can edit a WordPress.org theme free of charge. This comparison WordPress.com and WordPress.org: The Differences provides clarity. http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

3. thistimethisspace
   Member
   Oct 23, 2012, 2:30 PM

   more relevant links:
   custom menu http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/
   custom design upgrade http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-css/
   CSS editing http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/

   Please read what Staff said here re: Moving iWeb posts to WordPress
   http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/moving-iweb-posts-to-wordpress?replies=3#post-955754

4. thistimethisspace
   Member
   Oct 23, 2012, 2:32 PM

   re: learning WordPress.com blogging
   On the bottom of your Admin page you will find a link to the Learn WordPress.com blogging Tutorial prepared by Staff. http://learn.wordpress.com/
   The support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also on the bottom of your Admin page. The results from the searchbox there include both support docs and forum threads.
   See also http://en.support.wordpress.com/introduction/

5. bougeville
   Member
   Oct 23, 2012, 4:09 PM

   A lot of homework to do then... Thank you

6. thistimethisspace
   Member
   Oct 23, 2012, 4:31 PM

   You're welcome.

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