I am a beginning at this. I purchased a domain through Godaddy and and I am looking at different hosting options (Dreamhost is one). I want my site to be both a typical website with links, fixed pages, photos, etc, but also want a blog or forum included. I was looking at Wordpress software which is a one click option at Dreamhost, but don't know if this is just blog software or if it will present with a nice website look and other options too. Can I use both Wordpress or other blog software and a web design software too with my host, or can you only use one software program? Can I link a blog to a regular website, For example, if my domain is www.mywebsite.com, can I create a: www.blog.mywebsite.com and attach it to the primary site. How do you do that? Does it require another domain called blog.mywebsite? Any suggestions or help is appreciated. I want to know what my options are, before signing up with a host. My domain is parked at Godaddy.

No reason why you shouldn't be able to use multiple design software products.

blog.yoursite.com is called a subdomain, and usually with a host you are allowed to create X many of these.

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