Beginner Q&A: Does having WordPress mean you don't need to buy a domain name and such?

In a WordPress group, I saw a beginner friend asking: Does having WordPress mean you don't need to buy a domain name and such? Clearly, this friend's understanding is incorrect. To create a website, you need a domain name and a server. WordPress is just a website building program, so you still need to buy a domain name.What role does WordPress play in the website installation process?In the process of building our website, WordPress acts as the programmer. This means we don't need to know how to code to build a website. Others can see the website's content, and we can add articles from the website backend. In the past, creating a website required a programmer to write code for this part. Now, you can simply install WordPress. The domain name and server are where the website is accessed and its data is stored. WordPress needs to be hosted on a server, and then others access it via the domain name. Therefore, having WordPress does not mean you don't need to buy a domain name and server; you still need to purchase them. If you still don't understand, you can readthe steps to build your own websiteto understand the relationship.