Gracie, I've read up on WordPress because a friend has a site and I thought about making a commercial site with WP. But from what I read and learned, WP can easily be hacked. Hackers don't care what site they take over, so even genealogy sites have been targets. Plus, all the addons and stuff makes really complicated coding. It would be hard to fix if something breaks. My friend had nothing but trouble with WP. She finally had to hire a company in India ($60.00 a month for upkeep with only 1/2 hour a month for questions!) just to fix the mess. I'd stay away from WordPress. I wish I could direct you better on WYSIWYG editors. I've stuck with Frontpage2000 because it is reliable and easy, even though it is a dinosaur and does weird things sometimes. How about doing an experiment--- download the free Expressions Web and just look inside it. Read through Help files that Pat G has on her website. As another person said, you will have to start learning html coding. Why? Because you cannot fix what you do not know. Plus, you cannot personalize what you do not know. BUT you have the people on this list. People here will help you. Set up Expressions Web and use Pat's template. Then just ask questions:: How do I change the background color? How do I put an image into a page? How do I make a Link? (Or, when I added this onto my page, something messed up my page--why?) You'll get step by step guidance. If you don't understand something, people will explain it. You'll learn so much too! Judy

I've read up on WordPress because a friend has a site and I thought about making a commercial site with WP. But from what I read and learned, WP can easily be hacked. Hackers don't care what site they take over, so even genealogy sites have been targets. Plus, all the addons and stuff makes really complicated coding. It would be hard to fix if something breaks. My friend had nothing but trouble with WP. She finally had to hire a company in India ($60.00 a month for upkeep with only 1/2 hour a month for questions!) just to fix the mess. I'd stay away from WordPress. ================ First off, I do not know php at all which is the language WordPress is written in. I do not agree with Judy that wp is easily hacked. I have had my blogs for quite a few years now and they have never been hacked. I use strong passwords, make sure I keep it updated and take other security precautions. WordPress cannot be used on any of the RootsWeb servers. If you want to use WP, you need to install it on your own server space of try WordPress.com which offers free hosting. And a couple of web designers I know now use WP for business sites more than static web sites. That being said, I still prefer a static web site. pat