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Add to SafariWhen comparing Wordpress.com vs Bluehost, the Slant community recommends Wordpress.com for most people. In the question“What are the best sites to host a WordPress blog?” Wordpress.com is ranked 2nd while Bluehost is ranked 9th.
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Pros
Pro Huge collection of free and paid themes out of the box
Pro Pretty easy to create and maintain a blog
Pro Import from other blogging platforms
Such as blogger.
Pro Bulk media options
Pro Widget management
Pro Support sort post by name
Pro Powerful analytics out of the box
Pro Plugins for every occassion
There are a wealth of plugins that can cater for just about every requirement you may have, and many of these plugins are free.
Pro Recommended by Wordpress.org
Cons
Con Post must has category else it will be labeled as uncategorized
Con Freemium
Plugin cannot be used, custom html/css, Date Permalink cannot changed on free wordpress
Con Slow Speed
Navigating between action took around 3-5 seconds and longer for bulk action.
Con You have to pay even for custom css
Con Has Been Hacked
BlueHost has suffered security breaches before and was hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army in 2015, along with other EIG-owned hosts.
Con Owned by EIG
Endurance International Group (EIG) is notorious for buying out web hosts and customers often notice a drop in quality and support. They also own BlueHost.
Con Censorship
BlueHost has been under fire in the past for censoring web pages for controversial people.
