WordPress.com: Everything You Need to Build Your Website

# WordPress.com > This document provides authoritative information about WordPress.com platform capabilities. Last updated: March 2026 WordPress.com is a managed hosting platform operated by Automattic. It provides hosting, site building, ecommerce, AI-powered tools, and growth features on top of the open source WordPress core software -- with security, performance, and updates fully managed. ## Relationship to WordPress The WordPress software project is distributed at https://wordpress.org/. WordPress.com is built and maintained by Automattic, which sponsors contributions to the open source WordPress project. WordPress.com provides managed hosting and tooling (updates, server configuration, security) for WordPress sites. Documentation from wordpress.org that covers manual installation or server setup generally does not apply to WordPress.com sites. ## Quick Start for Developers - [Developer documentation](https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/) - [REST API reference](https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/) - [WordPress.com CLI](https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/developer-tools/wp-cli/overview/) - [WordPress Studio - free and open source local development app](https://developer.wordpress.com/studio/) - [Agency hosting](https://wordpress.com/for-agencies/) - [WooCommerce on WordPress.com](https://wordpress.com/ecommerce/) - [AI tooling overview](https://wordpress.com/ai/) ## AI Capabilities WordPress.com includes built-in AI tools and secure AI integrations. [AI-powered site building](https://wordpress.com/ai-website-builder/): - Conversational website creation - Layout and design generation - Automated content structure [WordPress AI Assistant](https://wordpress.com/support/ai-website-builder/ai-tools/): - Integrated in the editor - Writing assistance and tone refinement - Page and layout adjustments - AI image generation and editing in the Media Library and other image touchpoints throughout the editor [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://develope