{"id":1281,"date":"2006-05-19T10:56:28","date_gmt":"2006-05-19T05:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/get-a-wordpresscom-account-without-a-blog\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:02:02","slug":"get-a-wordpresscom-account-without-a-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/get-a-wordpresscom-account-without-a-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get a WordPress.com Account Without a Blog (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need a WordPress.com login but don&#8217;t want another blog? In 2006 WordPress.com started letting people sign up for a <strong>WordPress.com account without a blog<\/strong>, and we were glad: it meant we could comment on WordPress blogs and get an Akismet API key without creating a site we&#8217;d never use. You can still do this in 2026, and the account is useful for far more than comments.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-64488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wordpress-com-account-without-blog-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"WordPress.com account without a blog\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wordpress-com-account-without-blog-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wordpress-com-account-without-blog-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wordpress-com-account-without-blog-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wordpress-com-account-without-blog-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/wordpress-com-account-without-blog.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> Go to the WordPress.com sign-up page (wordpress.com\/start\/account), create an account with your email or Google\/Apple login, confirm your email, and simply skip or leave the site setup step. The account works for Jetpack, Akismet, Gravatar, the WordPress.com Reader and commenting on WordPress sites, with no blog required.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af2d6005c4c8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/get-a-wordpresscom-account-without-a-blog\/#How_to_create_a_WordPresscom_account_only\" >How to create a WordPress.com account only<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/get-a-wordpresscom-account-without-a-blog\/#WordPresscom_vs_WordPressorg_accounts\" >WordPress.com vs WordPress.org accounts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/get-a-wordpresscom-account-without-a-blog\/#Our_story\" >Our story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/get-a-wordpresscom-account-without-a-blog\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/get-a-wordpresscom-account-without-a-blog\/#Is_a_WordPresscom_account_free\" >Is a WordPress.com account free?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/get-a-wordpresscom-account-without-a-blog\/#Do_I_need_a_WordPresscom_account_for_self-hosted_WordPress\" >Do I need a WordPress.com account for self-hosted WordPress?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/get-a-wordpresscom-account-without-a-blog\/#Can_I_delete_a_WordPresscom_account\" >Can I delete a WordPress.com account?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_get_a_WordPresscom_account_without_a_blog\"><\/span>Why get a WordPress.com account without a blog<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jetpack<\/strong>: connecting Jetpack to a self-hosted WordPress site needs a WordPress.com account.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Akismet<\/strong>: get an API key for the Akismet anti-spam plugin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gravatar<\/strong>: your profile picture across WordPress sites and many other services is managed with the same login.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Commenting<\/strong>: sign in to comment on WordPress.com blogs and sites that use Jetpack comments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reader<\/strong>: follow your favourite blogs in the WordPress.com Reader or app.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Writing for others<\/strong>: be added as an author or editor on someone else&#8217;s WordPress.com site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_create_a_WordPresscom_account_only\"><\/span>How to create a WordPress.com account only<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/start\/account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress.com sign-up<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your email (or continue with Google, Apple or GitHub) and choose a password if asked.<\/li>\n<li>Confirm your email address from the message WordPress.com sends.<\/li>\n<li>When WordPress.com suggests creating a site or choosing a domain, close it or go straight to your profile. Your account is ready without a site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can create a site later from the same account if you change your mind.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WordPresscom_vs_WordPressorg_accounts\"><\/span>WordPress.com vs WordPress.org accounts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>They&#8217;re separate. A <strong>WordPress.com<\/strong> account covers Jetpack, Akismet, Gravatar and WordPress.com sites. A <strong>WordPress.org<\/strong> account is for the support forums, plugin and theme reviews and contributing to WordPress itself. Self-hosted WordPress sites have their own separate admin logins.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_story\"><\/span>Our story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When we activated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/04\/akismet-spam-karma-wordpress-plugins-stop-comment-spam\/\">Akismet anti-spam plugin<\/a> on this site, it needed an API key that was only available with a WordPress.com account. We didn&#8217;t want a second blog just for a key, so the account-only option was very welcome. Akismet keys today come from akismet.com, where personal sites can name their own price and commercial sites pay for a plan.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_WordPresscom_account_free\"><\/span>Is a WordPress.com account free?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Creating an account is free; you only pay if you buy a plan, domain or paid service.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_I_need_a_WordPresscom_account_for_self-hosted_WordPress\"><\/span>Do I need a WordPress.com account for self-hosted WordPress?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No. You only need one for services like Jetpack, Akismet or Gravatar.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_delete_a_WordPresscom_account\"><\/span>Can I delete a WordPress.com account?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, from Account Settings, but it also affects Gravatar and connected services, so check first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need a WordPress.com login but don&#8217;t want another blog? 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