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Customer Complaints Summary

81 total complaints in the last 3 years.
17 complaints closed in the last 12 months.

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Initial Complaint
Date:05/14/2024
Type:Customer Service Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
I recently purchased the Entrepreneur plan and have had nothing but issues! They keep messing with my site and making changes without my permission and the activity log shows that they are signing into my account without permission! I dont think someone wants me selling my products as I sell fine jewelry at very cheap prices that cannot be beat. I dont know what else it could be as it keeps happening over and over and i have changed my password many many times to things that nobody would ever ever know except Wordpress! They are the only ones that know my password. I dont understand this and it is very frustrating! Please help me BBB! I want them to stop messing with my site!
Business Response
Date: 05/15/2024
Hi there!
> I recently purchased the Entrepreneur plan and have had nothing but issues! They keep messing with my site and making changes without my permission and the activity log shows that they are signing into my account without permission! I dont think someone wants me selling my products as I sell fine jewelry at very cheap prices that cannot be beat. I dont know what else it could be as it keeps happening over and over and i have changed my password many many times to things that nobody would ever ever know except Wordpress! They are the only ones that know my password. I dont understand this and it is very frustrating! Please help me BBB! I want them to stop messing with my site!
I am sorry to hear about your frustration. We typically log into your site only if you reach out to us with specific issues that require that. We also don't make any changes to the site unless you allow us to that. I guarantee that we do not know your password even though our support agents are able to see your dashboard. You can rest assured that all the site stored information is secure.

Customer Answer
Date: 05/16/2024

Complaint: 21712350

I am rejecting this response because:
Changes are still being made without my permission and I have 2 factor authentication with the app on and have changed my password over and over again so absolutely NOBODY has access to my account but **********************! Several changes keep getting made including removing products from product categories and changing my menus among many other things! I want this to stop immediately or I will file chargeback for every ***** i have ever gave this site including themes and plugins!

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Business Response
Date: 05/16/2024
Hello there,

I'm sorry to hear you are still experiencing issues.

To help investigate this further.

Please can you provide the *** of the site and a list of what has changed and on what pages (at least some examples) and importantly, when they changed and we'll be happy to take a look.

As my colleague shared we don't make any changes outside of when we are working with a user directly, so please do share some more details and we'll take a look.
Customer Answer
Date: 05/21/2024

Complaint: 21712350

I am rejecting this response because: Changes are still being made. I cannot do anything without it being changed and messed all up. Now my homepage is changed to some page i did not make and i cannot change it back. My menus keep getting changed over and over! Products keep getting removed from categories over and over. Categories keep getting deleted over and over. My margin and section widths keep getting changed over and over among many other things! I am getting very very upset as I have paid about $1000 for this UNUSABLE site! It is absolutely ridicilous and unbeleivable! Stop now!

Sincerely,

*************************
Business Response
Date: 06/05/2024
Hi there,
As we mentioned in our last email, I'd like to ensure that our support team does not work on your site without your direct consent. If we need to, we'll ask for your permission as our goal is to troubleshoot and ensure that your site is working as expected.
Also, please rest assured that we don't know your password and will never ask for it. If you still believe that someone is working on your site without your consent, I'd recommend that you update your password as soon as possible with this guide:

*************************************************

I'd also recommend checking the users who recently logged in to your site. To do that, follow these steps:

1. In your site's dashboard, go to Jetpack > Activity Log
2. Click on "Activity type", right before the pagination.
3. On the menu that will appear, select People
4. Click on Apply
This will show a list of all the users who recently logged in, including their emails. If you notice anything unusual, please let us know as soon as possible in the email we sent you a few days ago (under the same ticket ID, ********.
As for the issues itself, on May 28. 2024, we sent you an email with several information and questions which will help us understand what's happening and where the problems are. You'll find all the questions on ticket #*******. As soon as you have the info we need, please reply to it and we'd be happy to continue the conversation.
We are still dedicated to solve your issues so I appreciate all the info that you could provide in the email we already sent.
All the best,
Initial Complaint
Date:04/18/2024
Type:Product Issues
Status:
ResolvedMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
I requested carrielouisepinsonauthor.org on 10.20.2023 for my new published book for 1 year at $4.00 per month. However, Wordpress/Automattic charged me $105.36 through my credit card. My site has never worked because when I enter carrielouisepinsonauthor.org in my browser for months now I get a message, NOTHING! or ITS COMING SOON, but it never comes! For months I tried to log into my account but received a message, "WE WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU A DESCRIPTION HERE, BUT THE **** WONT ALLOW IT."When I click Wordpress.com, I get a message CARRIELOUISEPINSON.COM is a perfect site, which a cost is associated with this website. I don't want to pay "another" cost I want to pull up my original website carrielouisepinsonauthor.org. When I try to pull it up it tells me this site is ALREADY TAKEN! I was communicating the The HAPPY ENGINEERS, MANY OF THEM FOR MONTHS, AND NONE OF THEM HELPED BY CONNECTING ME WITH THE WEB**** I PAID FOR. PLEASE REFUND MY $105.36 today. I have been asking you by email to refund my monies for months. I called ************** months ago to refund my monies today.
Business Response
Date: 04/21/2024
Hi there,

Looking at your account I can see the plan was cancelled on October 25, 2023 and the money was refunded on the same day. You can see the refund receipt under Upgrades > Purchases > Billing History.
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I hope this helps. Feel free to let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.
Stay safe and enjoy your day!
Customer Answer
Date: 04/21/2024
Better Business Bureau:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me. I wish one of those many many HAPPY ENGINEERS had informed me in their many many emails," we have refunded your monies." Too many different engineers handling one person's account. Wont do business with them again because it is too complicated. Years ago I set up a *********** Website with Word Press and it was very easy, but now it is not!
Thank you for assisting me.

Sincerely,

*************************
Initial Complaint
Date:04/14/2024
Type:Product Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
Since Apr 11th, 2024 I have lost access to WordPress stats on chikorita157.com as WordPress wrongly classified my site as commercial. I do not sell any products, ask for donations, or do anything that is commercial.WordPress is extorting me for more money just to view stats that were free. I have contacted them two times about this issue and they have not responded.
Business Response
Date: 04/25/2024
We replied to your request on Apr. 14. Can you check your email for the subject "[Jetpack] [Stats] Wordpress stats not viewable, says the blog is commercial when its not." and respond to that if you need further help, but in short your site should no longer be classified as commercial and you can certify it's non-commercial to continue using Jetpack Stats.
Initial Complaint
Date:04/12/2024
Type:Service or Repair Issues
Status:
ResolvedMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
Wordpress.com has a customer service that's behind a paywall for those who have an account with their website. I've gotten in contact with WordPress about a previous fraud case that turned out the unsolved and tried to get in contact about removing my card/bank info from their system. I was told by their company that in order for me to get in contact with customer support I'd have to PAY a subscription fee to get that perk. Otherwise, I'd be only allowed to use the public forums (which don't have access to my account information). What occurred essentially is that in 2021 WordPress used my bank information on an authorized purchase. I requested for a refund and for my card to be removed. They agreed and no transactions were made. They made a transaction unauthorized again in 2023 and 2024. I've had to contact my bank but I still am not able to remove my overall information from WordPress systems and have been made to get a new routing and account number in risk of the information they possibly have.
Business Response
Date: 04/24/2024
Hi ***** - Support for website building is generaly limited to paid users, but we provide support for payment issues/fraud regardless of plan. I see your email received an automated initial response and we did not hear back, so it was closed. I have created a new case for our team to look into this and we will reach out to you directly soon. Cheers!
Customer Answer
Date: 04/25/2024
Better Business Bureau:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me as the business reached out.

Sincerely,

*******************************
Initial Complaint
Date:04/12/2024
Type:Delivery Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
I purchased a higher level of web site service from Wordpress on March 25, 2024. Since then I have not been able to launch my website because there is no support. Their ai system, though prompt in saying the right words in that they will provide me with a "happiness engineer", the help I received was only a few short emails directing me to links that did not pertain to the issues I was having. They have no phone numbers to call someone on the support staff and I am left to conclude they just want to take my money with the promise of doing something good, but only leaving me feeling frustrated with high levels of distrust.
Business Response
Date: 04/24/2024
WordPress.com uses AI to provide instant answers. Should that not be sufficient and you are on an eligible plan as you are you can always contact a human Happiness Engineer. We do rely on documentation for instructions for how to use our features and I see you were able to resolve your issue in your last reply on April 14.
Initial Complaint
Date:03/03/2024
Type:Product Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
I have reached out numerous times for you guys to fix my site & one of your reps says they are creating a case ID number. When i reach out to follow up the next rep says there are no notes. None of your templates work. Your system wont send me an email to confirm account & i was told you guys can do it manually but it is still not updated. You guys are starting to look like a scam. This is beyond ridiculous.
Business Response
Date: 03/11/2024
Hi there,
WordPress.com does not show an account connected to your email. Additional, the domain in the attached screenshots is hosted with Bluehost, not WordPress.com. We therefore do not host this and do not have access to help, but if you'd like to move to WordPress.com just let us know and we will reach out!
Initial Complaint
Date:03/03/2024
Type:Billing Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
I was charged $115 dollars for a domain on March 1st. I did purchase this domain two years ago but haven't logged in since. Unfortunately the email I created for this account (I believe it was **************************** is no longer active with ******* I've tried finding a way to contact Wordpress to cancel this domain to no avail. Once again, I did it originally, but I need help closing this account and getting my money back. Wordpress does everything they can to prevent you from talking to a real person. The transaction number is 23QDVPA7EV.
Business Response
Date: 03/11/2024
We have canceled and refunded this renewal as requested. Cheers!
Initial Complaint
Date:02/22/2024
Type:Product Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
I was charged for two domains and I have only one (humanfactual.com). I have only one listed and 1 plan listed for my charges even in my account. I have an image snapshot of my account bill but ********************** charged me twice for a single domain. I paid ***** for 1 year for 1 domain name.
Business Response
Date: 02/23/2024
Hi there - The $12 charge was for connecting an additional domain. However, this was canceled and refunded on Feb. 12 and the domain humanfactual.com and its plan are the only upgrades remaining on the account. All the best!
Customer Answer
Date: 02/23/2024

Complaint: 21333228

I am rejecting this response because I did not receive a ***** credit of any kind.

Sincerely,

**** ***** *****
Business Response
Date: 03/05/2024
Hey again! The document you shared shows 2 purchases with iStockPhoto, not WordPress.com. Can you verify that there are 2 $12 charges from WordPress.com on your statement? Our payment records show that this was returned on Feb 12, and it was processed as a reversal, not a refund, which means that the issuing bank was able to process the return request before the charge ever settled, so you should just see only one entry for WordPress.com on your statement, not 2 and then a refund.
Customer Answer
Date: 03/07/2024

Complaint: 21333228

I am rejecting this response because people are manipulating the truth of the bank staement and unethically lying.
I will not go to the consumer affairs and file the complaint and call my bank. I will make sure all my future business and clients
do not use WordPress or any business associated to this organization. It goes to show you that the BBB has no power over big entitites.
I read all kinds of unethical practices going on by WordPress, and I guess based on my experience of being double billed for 12.OO for a domain,
goes to show the truth of this matter. So WordPress is going to lose many new customers and my business because they do not want to refund me
12.00. This is not about the money, but it is about Power and Control over doing what a business thinks they can do. I will
go to other resources now to point out with the true facts that I was unethically dobule billed and BBB refuses to stand up to a big entity.

Sincerely,

**** ***** *****
Initial Complaint
Date:02/22/2024
Type:Customer Service Issues
Status:
ResolvedMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
The transaction with Wordpress has been ongoing for the past two days, 2-21-24 - 2-22-24.I have a subscription for the Creator package for sofiecouch.com at $300/year This particular package commits to provide customer support with this package.Unfortunately, I am unable to follow the wordpress suggestions for cancelling a recurring subscription package because I am locked out unable to log into my wordpress site via any means described in their help forums. There is no customer support for anyone unable to log in to their wordpress site. Nor can I cancel my subscription without first logging in.I have been unable to contact the business.
Business Response
Date: 02/23/2024
Hi there - For help regaining access to your account please submit an Account Recovery request here: ***********************************************************. We'll be happy to help!
Customer Answer
Date: 02/23/2024
Better Business Bureau:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.

Sincerely,

************************************
Initial Complaint
Date:02/15/2024
Type:Customer Service Issues
Status:
AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
Resolved:
The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
Unresolved:
The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
Answered:
The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
Unanswered:
The business failed to respond to the dispute.
Unpursuable:
BBB is unable to locate the business.
On 2/6/2024, I established a blog website using WordPress.com as the host. I chose their free plan as I only needed a landing page for my new nonprofit project. I made the website (*************************************************************************). Then I paid for a domain, savemawildlife.org, for the year for $12. Things got busy this past week so at some point I got logged out of the ** Admin page for the site. Today I tried to login and could not. I KNOW my username and password, but it's not asking me for the password, just the email. I submitted my email associated with the account, and got a notice saying they sent a link to my email. But...they didn't. I have done this 20 times in the past hour. I am getting no emails from ** (and I checked Spam and all my other folders). See screenshots with timestamps. It's basically got me locked out of my account with a broken program. And here's the kicker: there's no tech support. Because I am on a free plan, they will not offer me Live Chat. They have no phone #. The one form you can fill out to recover your website, it won't let me submit, because it's asking for info (like "authentification code" that I wasn't sent. Additionally, the domain I bought never transitioned. While typing in "savemawildlife.org" and clicking on it in the browser, takes people to the website, the *** itself then reverts to the clunky, long*************************************************************************. I am paying for the *** to read "savemawildlife.org." When I checked in my Admin page last week it said it was still transitioning and would fully transition in a few hours. It's been nine days. So here I am out $12, for a domain ** isn't even fully giving me, and I can't even access the website, and I can't use that domain elsewhere because it's purchased there. I want ** to remedy this ASAP--fully transition the domain, give me access to my page, fix this email issue they are having....OR I want my money back and for them to scrap the page.
Business Response
Date: 02/21/2024
Greetings.
I'm sorry to hear of the issues in your account. I would be happy to help out.
First, when using the Free plan, you have two support options. 1. Contact us through the forums, ************************************** 2. Send an email directly to our support at *******************************. We provide support over email for the Free plan.
Second, a paid plan is required to use a custom domain as primary on a site. Any paid plan will work. Free plans can have a domain connected, but they can't have the domain as primary. Please see this support document for domain requirements: **************************************************************************************.
At this time we do not offer live telephone support for any site plan.
If you would care to contact us at ******************************** we are more than happy to assist with this issue. As far as the domain, it can be used for any site, including externally hosted sites.

Customer Answer
Date: 02/21/2024

Complaint: 21298959

I am rejecting this response because:
I connected with WordPress last week via ******** where they initially seemed open to helping me sort out my issue. However, they clearly weren't listening to the problem. I am LOCKED OUT of my website. It does not prompt me for a password no matter what I do and will not email me a new login link (though the system keeps indicating it did). Despite that I explained this multiple times to WP, they continued to tell me to "reset my password" and refused to listen when I explained the system doesn't let me put in a password to reset. I even took videos of my screen to show how what they were suggesting didn't work or wasn't applicable to the issue. They finally sort of gave up and told me to follow up with with the WordPress support email they also sent you. But I emailed that address and so far have received NO RESPONSE. I have repeatedly asked WP for a refund and to let that domain go so I can buy it somewhere else. The timing of this has put me in a bad position. I launched a nonprofit and had a huge event and presentation this weekend where I was supposed to direct people to that website, which I had intended to have linked up to a fundraising profile. But I couldn't do that since I was locked out of the website altogether and that opportunity was missed despite my best/persistent efforts to work with WP and get them to help me. As for the domain, I have had websites for 20 years. I have never heard of buying a domain and the website still reverts to the old ***. I purchased a domain via WP about 7 years ago and the domain was what I purchased in an otherwise free account. If WP changed its policies since then, then it should be made very clear before purchase. What I purchased simply said I could own the domain "savemawildlife.org" and even indicated it would "fully revert" to the *** in a few hours. This seems like false advertising to me. But the main point is the domain is moot anyway. I paid for a domain on a site I've been locked out of for over a week now at a critical time and that their tech people have shown 0 interest or ability to remedy, which I anticipate would be a repeated occurrence if I stayed with them. I am also very concerned that they refused to even acknowledge my repeated requests for a refund since their tech glitches are keeping me locked out of my own website. At this point, I have also filed a fraud charge with my bank over the charge and to recover it. But I'd still like WP to let that domain go so I can purchase it elsewhere with a system that actually won't lock me out. I am attaching screenshots of most of my ******* dialogue with WP. I also have the email I sent them I can forward upon request (it looks like it won't let me add another attached). You can see my screen share videos and the problem at:
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&
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Sincerely,

***********************
Business Response
Date: 03/09/2024
> I connected with WordPress last week via ******** where they initially
seemed open to helping me sort out my issue. However, they clearly
weren't listening to the problem. I am LOCKED OUT of my website.
We are unable to provide support through ******** If you would, please contact us through email at ******************************** we will gladly provide support for your account.
Please understand if you have lost access to your account, we are very strict in following security protocols. We must confirm account ownership before providing access. We have very specific steps, that can take some communication. We will need help from you in this matter.
Customer Answer
Date: 03/09/2024

Complaint: 21298959

I am rejecting this response because:
They did offer me support on ******* (as Better Business Bureau can plainly see from all the screenshots I provided). AND I already followed up at that support email they sent me on ******* after all their recommendations failed or weren't applicable. They finally issued me a refund though because of the way they do business I have lost a domain name I needed.

Sincerely,

***********************
Business Response
Date: 03/18/2024
Hi there,
I reviewed your support history and account details and I can see you've been issued a late refund (as an exception outside of the refund window) for your domain purchase. If you still would like to regain access to your WordPress.com account, please send a message to ******************************* and we'll be happy to help you. We recommend you email us there directly as account recovery involves sharing sensitive information that is best handled in direct, private messages, and should note be done through public channels of communication like this.
Best,

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