@Frank419 domains are a serious thing. I do not usually trust sites offering them for free for one simple reason: that the domains supplied are among the ones that have the less online reputation because of the IPs they are usually associated with. (a domain extension that is often offered for free becomes the place where bad actors take the domains for their operations online and this decreases the domain extension reputation, leading to ones site probably being flagged as malicious from web browsers which rely on the reputation system (that is basically all of them). This might lead to mails sent from the domain like password recovery ones to be also flagged by e-mail providers.
another option they can try and I have not mentioned above if they want to go with a free domain is epizy.com that basically will give you a sitename.epizy.something domain but also allows you to associate your own domain to the site by adding configuring the DNS area.
epizy.com is no longer open to new registration due to high level of abuse. That probably matched your description of
better.
But eu.org and pp.ua are different. Would you apply the above judgement to an extension, say, co.uk? Probably not, because everyone knows that everything on it is independent. And those two options I mentioned above is just like co.uk — yes, individuals might not realize it, but browsers and other security system does – that everything on it is independent.
You can look at the Public Suffix List to learn more about these domains.
BTW, this is becoming off-topic. I think probably someone should split this to another topic.
OK. So bottom line, I can use ClassicPress to house my free WordPress site. In order to do that I would have to export my site and have it hosted which means I would need a domain.
Free hosting is available, but iffy. I would need to find a reputable host. I could use a free domain provided by the host but these tend to not be reputable outfits.
Free domains are also available elsewhere sometimes but also iffy.
As for my situation if I’m going to pay for something I’d rather pay for the domain (I’ve used GoDaddy before) and use free hosting if I can find something reputable.
I cannot use ClassicPress itself to “host” my site. I need to have a separate host and then install ClassicPress onto it, and then upload my exported WordPress site onto ClassicPress. ClassicPress does not require payment but I can (and should) donate at least a little if I’m going to use them.
Do I have all of that correct?
For now I’ve been practicing with the “classic” version of the block editor in WordPress. Maybe if I get comfortable enough with it I can just deal with it. It’s just not as an enjoyable writing experience though. Since I don’t want to pay, this is probably the most viable and reasonable option for me.
I did look up other writing vehicles to possibly use instead - other blogs, online diaries and such. There are many options but none that I really like.
I really wish this was in the FAQ.
You are on target for the most part.
There is no requirement to donate to ClassicPress, so that line might read “I could donate if I am using and enjoying ClassicPress”.
This post is sort of the FAQ on this, to some extent the WP.com service is a separate entity from hosted versions of WP or ClassicPress, but helping people make the move from one to the other is something being discussed in more detail in light of the change to the classic editor.
A domain name is sort of your constant in that situation, once using your own - you can change hosting services but it is seamless for people who visit.
I think we are waiting to see if one of the community members that does host sites will chime in with his thoughts and options.
As a last resort, I could probably host your domain (temporarily) so you could get your site working on a hosted version of ClassicPress, then you could look for something more permanent.
Of course it’s always a good choice to go for self hosted WP or CP but that would mean a lot of trouble for you.
Did you try Disable Gutenberg before going trough the proces of moving it to a host? I noticed it’s available as a free plugin?
https://wordpress.com/nl/plugins/disable-gutenberg
There’s also the Classic Editor+
https://wordpress.com/nl/plugins/classic-editor-addon
Both of those options require that I upgrade to the “Business Plan” which seems to be $20 a month. Evidently I need to upgrade to the “Business Plan” to be able to install any plug ins at all. As I mentioned previously there are 2 lower tier options which are cheaper but they are not labeled “Business Plan”.
That’s ridiculous! For $20/year you can get a domain + hosting if you shop around! It’s around the pricing I offer my clients for the ‘budget’ hosting package.
But I understand the ‘business case’, when you do the math. If thousands of people upgrade, many start using the block editor and thousands abandon ship in regards of the free user-options. … it’s a win-win for them. More revenue and less costs.
@timkaye Thank you for the mention, much appreciated!
@DamagedPersonInRepair Hello, welcome, and no problem with any of this. You have your site with wordpress.com which is why the Classic Editor is being removed. It is not for self-hosted WordPress sites.
We just need to move your site from wordpress.com to a WordPress self-hosted cPanel account for you. The Disable Gutenberg plugins are still on wordpress.org (for self-hosted WordPress accounts) and we have code snippets anyway to maintain Gutenberg-free forever.
And if you want to switch to ClassicPress we can do that for you as well.
We do not charge for website migrations - can do it all for you, and help you with the domain as well. So you will be all set!
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Correct, you download everything via the XML export tool, or sneak in a backup plugin if possible. Then import to a new self-hosted WordPress install to a cPanel account (as most hosts have).
Most of the time you can even get the same theme, so everything looks the same. Update the domain A Record or Name Servers to point to the new server.
I would recommend if you want to switch to ClassicPress, you do the WordPress migration first to self-hosted WordPress. Get everything setup and transferred. Then backup and switch to ClassicPress after.
We can help you with the migration to self-hosted WordPress and switch to ClassicPress if you are interested.
Regards,
Avrom