Best Web Hosting for Your WordPress Website

Finding the best web hosting for your WordPress website is one of the most important things you do for your website.

If you find a great host, your life is going to be a whole lot easier. You won’t have to worry about whether or not your website is up or down and if you run into any problems you can be sure that their customer support will help you out.

But if you use a bad host, things will quickly become a nightmare. There’s a good chance that your website will go down at the most inconvenient times, and good luck getting help from their customer support to get your website back up and running. Oh, and there can be security issues galore.

So in this blog post we’re going to go through the top WordPress web hosts I’ve found that you can use to host your website.

Why Web Hosting Matters

Web hosting is the most important decision you will make for your WordPress website. Hands down.

It’s so crucial to get this right.

As I mentioned before, a good web host will make everything run so smoothly. Your website will always be up. If you sell products through your website, you won’t have to worry about too many customers online at once crashing your website. And you won’t have much to worry about with the security of your site.

Plus, you might even get cool additional features, like automated daily backups (which come in handy when things do go wrong) and free SSL certificates.

But if you choose the wrong host, you’re going to be in a world of hurt.

You’ll spend a lot of your time wondering if your website is up or down. Too many customers might cause the website to crash. And then there are the security risks that you’ll be worried about.

So take some time to do your research and select the right web host for your small business website.

What to Look for in a Web Host

So what should you look for when it comes to selecting a web host for your WordPress website?

Well first off, you’re going to figure out what your budget for web hosting can be. This will likely be the first way you can narrow down your choices as there are great options at all price levels.

Next, you’ll need to figure out what you need for your web host. Do you need something that will support an online store? Or are you just looking for something really simple?

After that, you’ll want to take at the features for each of the web hosts that you’re interested in to see if what they offer lines up with what you need. Hopefully this really helps you narrow down your search to just a couple of hosts.

Finally, read the customer reviews for each web host you’re interested in. Look for the two-, three- and four-star review to get a good idea of what each one is good and bad at. Read enough to where you can make a decision of which one is the best for your new website.

There really isn’t one right answer for everyone, as you’re about to see. There’s only what’s best for your website and your situation.

WP Engine

So full disclosure before continuing on: I use WP Engine for hosting my websites. I’ve been using them for almost seven years now, and haven’t had any issues with them at all. In fact, they’ve been extremely responsive when I do run into problems. I want to get that disclosure out there so you know the full story.

With that out of the way, I truly think that WP Engine is one of the best web hosts for WordPress on the market. I haven’t run into any uptime or performance issues with them during my time. Plus their customer service can’t be beat.

In terms of features, caching is built into the hosting, there are automated daily backups and each site gets a staging and development environment for you to play with. And they have a lot of great tools, like StudioPress’ line of themes.

On the flip side, it can be a bit expensive. One site hosting will run you about $25 a month and the next highest is $63 a month. Plus, depending on your site’s popularity, you might run over the 25,000 visits a month you’re allowed with the basic plan. So it’s not great for super simple sites.

Also, there’s no email included with the hosting, if that matters to you.

But if you’re looking to create an online store that can scale, WP Engine is worth a look. You won’t run into a lot of technical issues, and you can feel confident that your store is running at all times.

Pressable

Presable has become a really quality web host for anyone running a WordPress website in today’s environment.

I’ve used them for a couple of freelance projects this year, and I’ve got to say that I’ve enjoyed my experience with them. For starters, you get unlimited storage for all of your images, PDFs and other files for your website. I don’t think I’ve seen that anywhere else that wasn’t confined to a top-tier package. Plus, you get a free SSL certificate and CDN for each of your sites. And you get

All of this starts for $19 a month for the lowest plan and $25 a month for the best quality plan.

On the other hand, there are some questions about their customer support. I haven’t personally had to deal with their support, but in research for this post, a number of people pointed out their limited custom service. Also, you won’t get an email address with this host and you can’t choose your cloud platform.

But if you’re looking for a simple web host to get started on your WordPress website, you can’t go wrong with Pressable.

Siteground

Siteground checks in as one of the cheapest WordPress-specific web hosts in this list. Their lowest plan starts at $15 a month, and I’ve noticed that they tend to run a lot of specials too.

And that lowest plan isn’t bad at all. You won’t have a lot of uptime issues to deal with. You’ll also get a free SSL certificate. You’ll also be able to choose your server location. Plus, they have great customer service based off of the comments I was able to find online. Oh, and again, they will likely fit your budget too.

But on the flip side it doesn’t have a lot of dedicated servers available for you to use. And you might find yourself running out of the 10 GB of data space quickly.

Still if money is on your mind, it’s probably worth taking a look at Siteground and if it can help you and your website.

A2 Hosting

Another really good host in this category is A2 Hosting. I haven’t used them before, but I have heard good things about them.

For starters, they have great uptime and performance. Also, from the comments I’ve seen in my research, their customer service seems to be very high quality. And they also offer a lot of great web hosting packages, especially for WordPress.

The one knock I can find against them is that their WordPress managed hosting can be a bit expensive, checking in at $23.99 a month. At that point, it might be better to go for one of the other hosts mentioned earlier in this post.

Still, I don’t think you can go too wrong with A2 Hosting.

Inmotion

So Inmotion has been really a surprise for me with their web hosting quality. My church’s website has been hosted on it for a while, and I’ve actually had a really good experience with it so far, which I did not expect.

It has really good uptime and performance. It, like the rest of the hosts in this group, can host WordPress or other websites. There’s also a one-click install for WordPress, which I found super easy (especially because it’s been a while since doing that). Also, you can get unlimited email accounts and overall it’s pretty easy to create a website.

On the other hand, I’ve had just a few performance issues here and there, but nothing major. And not all of the plans can be month-to-month, which might be a problem if you’re looking for that.

Still, for $9.99 a month for WordPress hosting, that’s not a bad deal if your main focus is pricing. Inmotion is something to take a look at.

Hostinger

Hostinger is another great option web hosting for your WordPress website.

The host has absolutely stellar performance stats, so you won’t have to worry about whether your website is up or down or if it’s taking too long to load.

Hostinger also has quality customer support, which can be critical when things go wrong on your website. You’ll also get a free SSL certificate for your website to add an extra layer of security for your visitors. And it has great pricing, especially for the beginner plan.

The one downside is that you are on shared hosting, and you’re limited with what you can do on the basic plans. And there’s only a weekly automated backup when daily backups are really recommended.

Still, Hostinger is a great web host for a beginner website and worth taking a look for your website.

Kinsta

Next up we have Kinsta, which has grown to be one of the better WordPress hosts recently.

They have a lot of great options that make it really easy for you to just sign up and get going with creating a website for your business. In addition to great uptime and performance, you’ll also get a free SSL certificate for each of your websites (a must in today’s world), automatic database optimization as well as help with migrating your website from another hosting company if you need it.

Kinsta also has tremendous technical customer support that can help you with almost any issue, and you’ll get staging environments, automated backups and a lot more.

Unfortunately, because of that it can be a bit on the pricey side of things. The lowest plan starts at $30 a month and the best plan they offer starts at $100 a month. Also, email accounts are not included in the plan, if that’s something you need and don’t want to have to fuss with.

Still, for anyone looking to create an online store that can grow with their business, Kinsta is a good option to look at.

Difference between .com and .org

Finally, let’s dig into one issue that often arises with WordPress hosting and, well, just using WordPress in general: what is the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org?

WordPress.com is WordPress hosting offered by Automattic. But it’s honestly not the “true” WordPress experience. While you can get started for free, you’re really limited with what you can do unless you pay.

WordPress.org on the other hand is the actual open source project, and you can download and use it for free with no restrictions. The catch is that you have to purchase your own web hosting and domain.

Personally, the only time using WordPress.com might make sense for you is if you’re just starting out with a blog and want to try it out at a really low cost before committing more to your website. Otherwise, using the actual open source WordPress project and purchasing a domain name and web hosting is the better option.

Build Your Amazing Website with Crosswinds Framework

Once you’ve picked out your web host, it’s time to build your new website. And what better way to get started on your site than with the Crosswinds Framework.

The Framework unlocks the site editing features that come with modern-day WordPress, allowing you to build and customize your entire website right from your dashboard. You can customize fonts and colors, change your headers and footers and create your own templates without touching any code.

Plus, the Framework comes with over 50 patterns that allow you to create pages even quicker, a selection of high-quality fonts to use and under-the-hood fixes for core blocks so that they look great no matter what screen size you use.

Also, the free Crosswinds Blocks plugin adds in over 20 blocks that quickly add in more functionality for your website. From elements like accordions and tabs to single post enhancements like better post navigation to related posts to social sharing and advanced blocks like a grid block, you’ll be able to take your website to the next level.

And if you want to get started even faster, check out the selection of premium child themes. These themes are built specifically for a niche and are designed to help you create your awesome new website even faster.

So if you’re ready to supercharge your WordPress website building experience, check out the Crosswinds Framework today!