Sorry in advance for making a thread on something that gets asked all the time, but I just want a simple fee web host potentially without ads, where I can quickly install wordpress using fantastico or something similar.

I don't care about domains, I just want something that I can use to mock up web pages / banner for clients... and potentially start up my blog.

I'm using 000webhost right now but have meh results after using it for 2 years and was wondering if there's anything else out there that's legit.

Thanks

http://wordpress.com/ ?

Sorry - forgot there even was a .com version

Wordpress.org version of the platform is what I would like to install. I just want to make a cool blog / site as a new hobby of mine as I have some ideas.

I really wish they would have just named them differently than the .com and .org

wordpress.com runs on wordpress MU (multi user)

It is exactly the same thing as you would download from the wordpress.org and install.

AND for a few $s a year you can point your own domain name to your wordpress blog

^ I want to install and customize some plugins and other things for the design and experiment a little though... I'd rather just install the .org version I think.

Anyways, does anyone know of any decent free hosting options for wordpress?

Well, webhosting services are getting cheaper and cheaper and you can get a reliable hosting for just a single dollar / month. Certainly paid hosting will assure you better uptime and support compared to FREE hosting

Don't forget that you may face many troubles, headaches and problems dealing with free web hosting providers.
If I were, I'd choose paid one and make my work easier.

wordpress.org is best platform for hosting purpose that you need. You can purchase a domain and after that upload any wordpress theme according to your requirements and then operate it. Easy to handle any kind of blog.

My friend had a good experience with host1free.com/
They offer a free web hosting with 5 GB of disc space. But don´t expect that you will get technical support with free hosting.

Originally Posted by chrishirst

wordpress.com runs on wordpress MU (multi user)

It is exactly the same thing as you would download from the wordpress.org and install.

AND for a few $s a year you can point your own domain name to your wordpress blog

Wordpress.com does run on MU but a Wordpress.com account is not the same as a self hosted Wordpress blog from Wordpress.org.

I'm not familiar with free hosts but 000webhost.com seems to be one of the more popular providers.

Jack

Thanks for the replies guys, yeah I have expereince in setting up wordpress.org platforms on 000webhost, but it's kind of a pain in the ***.

I just wanted to try and seek out others that might get the job done a little more easily.

I've decided to check out for the free php service. The reviews are pretty decent.http://x10hosting.com/

My word of advice to the OP is that free hosting isn't worth the headache and heartache in the end. You'll be frustrated with the speeds and issues you'll be having left and right. And the heartache is when you lose all of your content because the free host closes. All of your blog posts would disappear.

Go the safe route and get some good solid shared paid hosting.

If you want to give free hosting a try then defiantly byethost.com is my suggestion

If I were you, I would better pay some dollars for web hosting services and have no headaches.

I guess self hosted wordpress gives better flexibility. VPS land, layeredlink 1&1 are good options to go. I have hosted www boldreports.com on My Own VPS.

I'm using 000webhost right now but have meh results after using it for 2 years and was wondering if there's anything else out there that's legit.

Maybe it's high time to transfer all your files to paid hosting provider?

^ well, as silly as it seems, I just like to have a free host so that I can test out client wordpress sites I develop so they can see what they look like before going live. I would much rather not have to pay for that. I also just want to start a blog for personal reasons. If indeed I feel like getting a proper domain then I could see it being worth it to host it legit. This is all in beta / experimental phase for me so I'd rather not pay for something but I want to experiment with design and plugins which is why the wordpress.org option needs to be hosted somewhere.

...Although, I probably should just get my own host at some point.

x10hosting turns out to not be so good.

Trying out byethost which seems to work more smooth...

You'll be frustrated with the speeds and issues you'll be having left and right.

Yeah, it will be great to pay some dollars for reliability, speed, and knowledgeable customer support.

try byethost guys . may be it will help you

why dont you try, http://www.247easysupport.com/hosting.php. I used their services on advice of a friend and they have pretty decent service, it was their round the clock support because of which i decided to settle on them. Moreover they offer free week's trial