Top Stories· August 17, 2026 at 02:56 p.m.
WordPress.com Introduces Free Student Plan for Classroom Web Creation
Key takeaways
- WordPress.com Education is a new product for teachers and students
- The Student plan includes various tools and support for plugins
- Automattic aims to train the next generation of web professionals with this initiative
Automattic, the maker of WordPress.com, has launched a new educational product called WordPress.com Education, designed to cater to teachers and their students. The suite offers each student a full WordPress.com domain, free domain names on .blog or .art domains, and plug-in support. Teachers can provide students with access for the first year without any charges. This initiative allows for teaching web development skills to students or using it for classroom projects. Unveiled at the WordCamp US conference, the Student plan includes 6 GB of storage, backups, staging sites, and other tools, as well as support for plugins, SFTP/SSH, phpMyAdmin, and Studio Sync. Automattic aims to integrate WordPress into classrooms to train the next generation of web professionals, with potential benefits in underfunded schools. After the first year, students can choose to subscribe for $2 per month or continue on a free WordPress.com site.
