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JavaScript Treehouse Club: JavaScript Car Sounds HTML Comments and JavaScript

Posted by Garold Powell
Garold Powell
Courses Plus Student 966 Points

Wordpress and Javascript I am a newbie. Do I need to purchase Javascript and wordpress? Or, are they free?

Are Java script and wordpress free? If so, how and where do I access them? Thanks

5 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

Javascript is free. And built into nearly every web browser in the world.

I'm not a Wordpress user, but I believe it's free if you don't mind them adding advertising to your pages. Ad-free or fancy themes will have a price.

The entry-level courses are good about showing you where to find anything needed and how to install it.

Garold Powell
Garold Powell
Courses Plus Student 966 Points

Thanks Steven. I am using Windows 7. If I want to tinker and experiment with Javascript, how do I open it in Google Chrome?? I hit Ctrl + Shift + J?? Is that correct? Thank you.

Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points
Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points

WordPress is freemium. You can use it totally free but if you want different themes or plugins you might have to pay. JavaScript is totally free and is built in all modern web browsers.

Ali Raza
Ali Raza
13,633 Points
Ali Raza
Ali Raza
13,633 Points

Wordpress and Javascript both are Open Source

Hence free to use, change and re-distribute. One thing to remember in case of Wordpress is that you have to have a PHP server on which you can install Wordpress, usually for a local environment that isn't a big deal but if you want something online, you'd have to have some sort of a liver server and they usually cost money. Just and FYI

Chris Cook
Chris Cook
502 Points
Chris Cook
Chris Cook
502 Points

Both are free. As others have said, JavaScript is part of every browser. It is a programming language which allows website creators to make changes to the web page once it has already loaded. WordPress is a free content management system which makes building a website much easier. Your WordPress website doesn't have any ads, as others have alluded to, and the very small amount of WordPress branding can be easily removed if wanted. This website is a great place to learn both!