One of the most appealing features about self-hosted WordPress as a free blogging site, is that it is highly customizable. There are over a thousand themes to choose from and over 55,000 plugins. Many of the themes and plugins are free to use, but there are premium ones that add even more functionality as well.
With WordPress.org, you’re pretty much free to do anything you want with your blog, even starting a podcast and embedding episodes from your show with easy-to-use widgets and plugins—just be sure you choose the right podcast hosting platform.
