Even worse, you can choose wrong.
Therefore, we will now discuss objectively what are the advantages and disadvantages of each platform.
Difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org
First, we first discuss these twin brothers.Although the name is the same and comes from the same company, but WordPress.org and WordPress.com have very big differences.
In understanding, WordPress.org is a self-hosted service, while WordPress.com is a hosted service.
What is that?
To be easily understood, we are likening it to a place to live:
Self hosted is like a private home. A house that is entirely your own, on your own land, and does not belong to anyone else.
Whereas hosted is like an apartment. The land is not yours, you only have a unit in the apartment. The apartment belongs to someone else.
(Blogger.com also includes hosted)
Did you get the picture?
In essence, WordPress.org self hosted is 100% yours.
Now, let's compare the three from various aspects.
Popularity
WordPress (hosted and self-hosted) is currently ranked first as the most popular CMS with a market percentage of 39% compared to total other CMS users.While Blogger is ranked 4th with a market percentage of 1%.
CMS popularity rating
The above table is taken from here.
Ease to make
WordPress.com and Blogger equivalent. Both are the easiest to make because you only need to register an account on their respective websites.
Register on WordPress
To create a WordPress.org-based site, you must rent hosting and a domain and then install it.
The stages are explained in the next chapter.
Manufacturing and development costs
Here again WordPress.com and Blogger are equivalent.You do not need to charge at all to create an account on both. Although there are storage restrictions, you can later pay monthly to increase capacity.
WordPress.com is limited to 3 GB, $ 99 / year to upgrade to 13 GB.
Whereas on Blogger it's free 15 GB (for unlimited photos). This is a list of price plans to increase capacity, starting at $ 4 / month.
In order to become websiteanda.com, it costs Rp 100,000 per year.
For WordPress.org, you need hosting and domain fees.
The hosting and domain costs around Rp 350,000 - 400,000 per year. Hosting capacity for this price on average 1-10 GB (depending on which hosting service)
The conclusion:
WordPress.org needs an initial fee, WordPress.com and Blogger don't need it. But in later development, WordPress.org will be cheaper.
Ease of use
Actually, all three are equal.To learn the basics, until you can write and publish, the three choices are just as easy.
But here are a few more considerations:
WordPress.com and .org are easier to manage and have a more friendly dashboard display. Blogger is a little more confusing, especially when you want to find a menu on the dashboard.
Even so, the difference is not much.
After using for 1-2 days, you will get used.
Here's the Blogger dashboard display:
Blogger dashboard
WordPress Dashboard
Display
There are 2 things I want to discuss in this section.First, if we look at the basic appearance without changing anything in it. WordPress (.com and .org) is superior to Blogger.
This is because the basic appearance of Blogger as outdated.
Second, the display flexibility.
The most flexible is WordPress.org.
There are thousands of free and paid templates that you can use. If you are still not satisfied, you can also change it yourself to taste.
In second place is Blogger.
Although the choice of templates on Blogger is not many, but you can change the appearance according to taste if you understand HTML and CSS.
Whereas WordPress.com is the least flexible. There are only a few template choices and cannot be changed anymore.
Rating for display flexibility:
- WordPress.org
- Blogger
- WordPress.com
Feature
If we look at the basic features as CMS, all three are equivalent. Can both create posts and pages, insert images, videos and other multimedia.
But bloggers have weaknesses:
1 restricted page can only be 1 MB in size. So you will not be able to make a page that contains a lot of images.
If we look at flexibility, WordPress.org excels.
On WordPress.org self hosted, you can add extra features with the help of plugins. There are hundreds of thousands of plugins that you can use for free.
Because it is open source, we can also modify all of its features.
Ratings for feature flexibility:
- WordPress.org
- Blogger
- WordPress.com
Monetize with advertisements
Because many people who want to create a blog to earn money using ads (for example AdSense from Google), so I need to discuss this.
Here are the main things you need to know:
WordPress.com hosted does not allow installing Google AdSense.
So you can't get income from advertising if you use WordPress.com. But you can still get income in other ways such as selling products.
Read more like this for WordPress.com:
- Advertising from advertising networks (AdSense and the like) is not permitted
- But you are allowed to provide ad slots manually
- Sponsored posts are also allowed
- If your website is quite popular, you can install WordAds (a type of AdSense, owned by WordPress)
- If you use WordPress VIP, advertising is allowed
While on Wordpress.org there are no problems because there is nothing set up, you can use AdSense or any advertising network.
For Blogger, because it's Google's own, you can.
Ownership and control
Because it is hosted, WordPress.com and Blogger have major problems:
The website is not 100% yours.
There are many limitations in it, including those mentioned earlier. Like can not change the template and add plugins.
Besides that, there is one more important thing ...
... your website can be deleted at any time without notice.
Although it's rare and impossible without a reason, WordPress.com and Blogger have the right to delete your website.
If it has been deleted, the website that you created is gone.
Cannot be returned again. Even the content that you have created cannot be retrieved.
The myths that often circulate
Because many people are considering choosing Blogger or WordPress, there is often incorrect information out there.
This is what you should pay attention ...
Here are some statements that are wrong but often mentioned:
Myth 1: WordPress.org is only for experienced people
WordPress.org self hosted does indeed require a little effort in the installation process.
But it is not difficult at all.
Even if you ask people who have already tried both of these platforms, Blogger and WordPress, they definitely say WordPress is easier to use.
Usually people like to say WordPress is complicated because there are scripts, databases, PHP codes, etc.
Even though you don't need to touch anything like that.
Myth 2: Blogger is safer than WordPress
At first glance it seems reasonable ...
... remembering because bloggers belong to a company as big as Google, while we build WordPress ourselves.
But the truth is not really.
WordPress Software is always updated regularly so that the security holes are tightly closed.
Both are equal.
Provided that you do not install pirated plugins or templates that are potentially infected with a virus.
After all, if your website is new, there will be no one who will casually hack into your website.
Myth 3: WordPress is often down or inaccessible
This is only if you choose an unclear hosting.
If you buy hosting that is commonly used by people, there will be no problem.
Myth 4: WordPress.org is often broken / error
Only if you are fiddling with the codes in it.
The reason why WordPress.com and Blogger can't be broken is because you can't change the code (other than HTML and CSS).
WordPress.org also will not be damaged if you do not tamper with things that you do not know its function.
Myth 5: Only WordPress.org users can succeed
Not true.
In terms of features, appearance, and flexibility, WordPress.org is indeed superior to others.
But WordPress.org-based websites have no special rights compared to Blogger in terms of content creation and marketing (other than branding).
What's important is the contents and the way we present the contents.
Blogger and WordPress.com can also be successful.
Although its features are limited, but if you can create quality content, then your website can definitely be successful.
Those are some popular CMS comparisons.
My writing above may seem to tend to choose WordPress.org over other options, but all I write objectively.
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