What do you get when the site is hosted by WordPress.com?
Start with a site that has its own pages and posts. WordPress.com runs the hosting. WordPress is the software you can also run with a host you choose. These are different paths for who maintains the website.
Use a draft to prepare a page. Review the site’s launch or visibility settings as well. Those determine who can open the site even if a page has been published.
Where do messages go, and when does a plan matter?
Use the WordPress.com Form block and check where responses and notifications are configured. Free can start a site on a WordPress.com address. A custom domain needs a paid plan, and the current plugin documentation permits plugins on paid plans.
Keep submissions separate from page content. Document the destination you expect and who has permission to see messages before asking visitors for real information.
What can you move to a different WordPress host?
The content export includes material such as pages and posts. It does not include the theme, plugin setup or the media files themselves. Keep original files separately and check what the destination imports.
Form responses have their own export options. Record the site address, form fields and email destination so you can rebuild and verify the working path.
How can you check the contact path on paper?
Draw a fictional ceramics studio site. Use no hosted site, account, form submission or email.
- Mark who can see itDraw a draft page and a public contact page. Label who can open each.
- Trace one questionDraw a fictional message through the form to the response list and expected notification.