The Best Web Hosting for Wordpress
It’s such a shame that many web hosting companies often disregard the specific hosting requirements of Wordpress users, despite the popularity of this open-source blogging platform. I have signed up with several web hosts and it’s quite frustrating to see that some Wordpress plugins aren’t working because some server configuration issues!
I used to host my websites in a local web hosting company because I didn’t have Paypal or a credit card back then and thus was unable to pay for the bigger web hosting companies. To my costernation, some plugins went bonkers because some server configurations were disabled (for security reasons?). Add to that was the fact that support was virtually non-existent and it looked like the company was run by a bunch of salesmen who knew nothing about Wordpress.
Good thing there’s a web hosting company tailor-made for Wordpress fanatics like me. WPWebHost offers web hosting for Wordpress bloggers, with its Wordpress-compatible server, Wordpress issues support, one-click installation, fast and stable server, and a 100 days money back guarantee (Wow, that’s three Wordpress terms in one sentence!). All for only $5 a month.
The Freedom Plan provides 50 GB (50,000 MB) of disk space and 500 GB (500,000 MB) bandwidth per month, quite sizeable for small and large Wordpress blogs. You might think that it’s quite a modest amount compared to other web hosting companies that offer unlimited space and bandwidth. However, there’s really nothing “unlimited” in shared hosting plans. Web hosts will not silently pay the costs for you if your website consumes too much server resources. WPWebHost provides decent amounts of space and data transfer good enough for several Wordpress blogs.
If you’re sick and tired of your web host unable or incapable of helping you with Wordpress installations, problems, configurations and other issues, then you should try WPWebHost. Their support team will help you with anything related to Wordpress. Add to this the fact that their servers are optimized and configured especially for Wordpress.
The best blogging platform in the world deserves only the best web hosting. How about you? What hosting company do you use for your Wordpress blog? Please share your experiences with web hosting companies, especially when it comes to Wordpress.
By the way, if you know a company that offers affordable web hosting, please let me know and I will review it on this blog.
P.S. If you sign up this month of January, you get a $30 discount on your hosting plan. Just use the coupon code: WPNEWYEAR.
UPDATE: For a limited time, I am offering a 30% discount if you sign up using my coupon code: LOY30 (without quotes). Just sign up and enter the coupon code LOY30 to get the discount.
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January 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Have had nothing but trouble with my wp-host account
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January 23rd, 2009 at 3:28 pm
@jim: What hosting company do you have trouble with? What are the problems that arise from using Wordpress in your hosting account?
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January 23rd, 2009 at 9:54 pm
choosing a good webhosting is important to make a site. I just hear webhost especially for wordpress, hmm…maybe it can be an alternative for me to know more about it.
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February 7th, 2009 at 12:08 am
I like it, 2 of my blogs are running under WPwebhost and they are working great. No problems so far like i had before with 2 other web hosts.
Definately recommended !
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February 14th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Thanks for the host recommendation. I am thinking about switching to them since I am with ipowerweb now and they are just lame to deal with.
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February 25th, 2009 at 2:17 am
This is a very good recomendation. I will test them with the new blog I’m gonna open this month, I will let you know the results.
Thanks for the suggestion
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March 8th, 2009 at 11:33 am
$5 a month? Not bad. I think I just might test this and see how it goes. Thanks for this review!
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March 14th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Thanks for sharing the idea of WPWebhost. I have to check out for myself. $5 seem cheap for the features it offer. Yeah, its really frustrating to experience configuration issues… I can attest to that….Thanks anyway…
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March 20th, 2009 at 2:29 am
Never heard of this host before, but they sound good… I had Bluehost before and they cancelled my account without any warning for having too many MySQL requests. All I had was a few blogs on there… I moved to Downtownhost and haven’t had any problems. Bluehost sucks…
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March 23rd, 2009 at 12:48 am
Browsing through forums and search engines, I came across some very cheap hosting packages. I am tempted to try those but I am worried there may be lots of downtimes with their servers. They are charging very little for their hosting packages, I’m wondering how they keep their servers up, and how they maintain their servers.
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April 1st, 2009 at 4:35 am
Thanks for the post. i will keep it in mind as I have been researching various web host’s specific to wordpress.
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April 8th, 2009 at 2:21 am
My blog is with powweb and it has worked fine for me. They also support wordpress.
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April 10th, 2009 at 12:31 am
My special thanks to you for the coupon. I searched the whole internet but found the coupon on only your blog thanks a lot.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 10:51 pm
50 Gb disk spaces, 500 Gb Bandwidth, and only 5 dolars. i should definitely try it. thanks a lot
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May 4th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
I use wordpress for a lot of adsense sites to this is great information! thanks
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May 6th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
LOY30 didn’t work for me – what am I doing wrong?
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May 12th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Have you tried the coupon code on WP Web Host? If you still can’t get a discount using the coupon code, please feel free to e-mail me using the Contact form and I will personally get you a discount through my friend at WP Web Host.
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May 7th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Thanks, I will use that coupon code….wordpress is simply the best
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June 13th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
This is just a suggestion but always go for a web host which is specified and specialized for a specific application.
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July 14th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Thanks for the references. I use hostagtor and they have good plans. Never had problem with them.
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July 15th, 2009 at 2:01 am
I have used other hosting sites and now use wpwebhost and it is by far the easiest and convenient place to host a wordpress blog. This article is spot on!
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July 15th, 2009 at 5:13 am
Hi
First of all I like your blog theme..clean and easy to read. Not like many I’ve seen that are way too cluttered. Anyway, just wanted to share something that hit me the other day. In doing my research on web hosting companies, they all seem to offer great products and services at value prices. How then do I decide who to go with? Well after much thought, my decision came down to people who had used the company before…..customer testimonials. Made my decision so much easier..of course coupled with whether of not they were offering free domain, free set up and stuff like that
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July 16th, 2009 at 6:31 am
Personally I have used Powweb, GoDaddy, HostGator, and another one that I can’t remember the name right now (it was the worst, which is probably why I don’t remember their name…) The three listed above all ‘worked’ for me, but after hearing hostgator over and over and over, I finally tried them and have to say I have been extremely happy with them. Easy to use, good price, and great up-time. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them at all.
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July 16th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
I haven’t had many problems with web hosts using WordPress and I have a number of them. I don’t use a lot of plugins though.
The one that I do have problem with is the blocking of the php command include when using an off site link. Get around it using curl. It’s a bit fiddly to get set up but actually simple when you do it and it is 100% bulletproof and secure.
I do love WordPress though and I make all sorts of different types of sites with it, a great platform and so flexible.
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July 17th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Hi,
Its so true that there are hosting companies out there that are actually anti-WP.
Thankfully I use Bluehost myself and trust me I tried others before I settled with them. Whilst they are not a “dedicated” wp-hosting company they do offer a full package and i have never had so much as a small problem with my main blog.
To be fair I never thought to go looking for a WP-hosting account. So for me at least its s new concept and shows that despite years as a blogger I can still learn new stuff . Cool
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July 20th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Wow, sounds like a really cool web host. I’m currently using bluehost, but think I might make the switch. Thanks for the compelling argument!
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July 20th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
I have found the best host is one I can set and forget. So you want one that is successful and stable, not some kid running it in their spare time so they can see it as soon as it has users.
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July 20th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
I would like to add a little more here. One tip that works for me when looking for a new host, which I don’t do any more, is to look for fantastico in their cpanel set up.
If they do then there is an extremely good chance that they have WP already able to be installed from there. This means that they support WP and you should be home free.
Has worked for me regularly.
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July 27th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
A lot of bloggers have been blogging about this hosting company. I’m not just too sure whether they’re posting it based on personal experience or because of some incentives from the hosting company.
For me, I’m really looking for an honest (maybe head-to-head comparison vs. other hosting sites) review of this site. I’m currently looking for alternatives as my hosting expires by the end of the year.
By the way, I’m currently hosted at Bluehost.
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July 27th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
@deuts, I’m currently hosting this blog on WP Web Host. So far I’m very satisfied with their services as they migrated my WordPress installation from my old server. They also answered a lot of my questions regarding Wordpress and even other hosting related problems.
There are many web hosting companies who offer great service, but the question is, can they help you with your Wordpress issues and questions? I don’t think so. I can sleep well at night knowing that my web hosting company is run by Wordpress experts who never hesitate to assist you.
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July 30th, 2009 at 5:06 am
One would think that all blogging software would remain true to the basic idea, however, ask any host and they will tell you that they have to massage the software to get it fo function properly. Hats off to any blog master that can keep the compatibility issues from ruining a good site.
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August 2nd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
thanks for the information shared. it is beneficial for me …cheers
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September 22nd, 2009 at 11:42 am
I still find that WP works best if you keep the plugin count low regardless of the host. Some hosts do make it more difficult than others but they, mostly, all work.
I still look for Fantastico as a guide to a WP friendly host.
I don’t usually use the Fantastico install though as I currently use a WP template that I have SE optimized for my own purposes.
Just been submitting some software and it is amazing how many of the software sites don’t work properly due to coding errors or MySQL failures. Most frustrating.
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December 1st, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Color scheme is important in a web site. Have a color that suits your business and give it a professional look. Avoid funky colors ….
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December 2nd, 2009 at 12:11 am
Maintain a consistent look on all pages. Use the same color, same font, and same navigation bar .
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December 9th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
I have wordpress blog used 5 gb traffic last mount. Also it’s harddisck 50 mb.
I enjoy linux……
Thanks loy
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February 4th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Wordpress hosting is a concern for some hosts but I’ve used vodahost and they are great so far with Wordpress. Not expensive either. With the increase in popularity for WP as a platform I don’t think hosting companies can afford not to be compatible with Wordpress in any way. This will be a deciding factor for many. I think that WPWebHost will do well as long as they meet users other needs and have good technical support.
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