Best Hosting for WordPress?

Wordpress Hosting Forum
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I’m setting up my website and need recommendations for reliable hosting. Considering Bluehost, Pressable, and Hostinger.

I don’t need a million features, fancy pricing, or trending services. Just looking for stable, secure, and trusted hosting that lets me manage my site however I want.

Edit: Can you explain why you’re recommending or avoiding certain hosts? WordPress recommends some, but I’d like to hear real experiences before deciding. I’ll be handling most troubleshooting myself, so customer support is flexible.

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SiteGround and Cloudways have been great for me.

Avoid Bluehost.

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Ramsey said:
SiteGround and Cloudways have been great for me.

Avoid Bluehost.

Why so much hate for Bluehost? WordPress officially recommends it, and it’s been around forever. Is it really that bad?

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@Valentina
WordPress ‘recommends’ Bluehost because they get paid millions to do so. Bluehost is owned by a huge conglomerate (Newfold Digital) that buys up hosting brands, oversells their servers, and then guts customer service.

They look cheap upfront, but their renewal rates skyrocket, and their support is mostly scripted replies and upsells. Their servers are also overloaded, meaning your site could slow down or go offline often.

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@Valentina
Yep. Bluehost is on every ‘best hosting’ list because they have a massive affiliate program. They spend more on marketing than on their servers or support.

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Honestly, you should test for yourself. Hosting companies all have marketing gimmicks, and reviews can be unreliable. If a host offers a 30-day refund, try it out and see how it performs before committing.

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Whatever you do, stay away from GoDaddy.

SiteGround and Hostinger are solid options.

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I’ve used Kinsta and Cloudways. Both are great, but it depends on your budget.

  • Kinsta – Premium option, rock-solid reliability, but pricey.
  • Cloudways – More affordable, still solid, but requires a bit more hands-on management.
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Avoid Bluehost. Their basic plans are painfully slow, and their control panel is buggy. I switched to Hostinger and have had no issues. Their shared and cloud hosting plans offer great performance for the price.

Just a heads-up: Hostinger’s built-in CDN isn’t great. Use Cloudflare Free instead for better speed.

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I used SiteGround for years—great performance, but their renewal prices are high. If you want something more affordable, Asphostportal has been solid, with stable pricing and good uptime.

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Bluehost is awful. Their support is useless, and their servers are slow.

If you want the best managed WordPress hosting, WP Engine is a top choice. Expensive, but worth it.

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None of the three you listed. Try WP Engine or go for a VPS and use ServerAvatar or RunCloud to manage it. More control, better performance.

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I used Cloudways, but they started sneaking in hidden charges. Switched away after they randomly billed me for Kubernetes (which I wasn’t even using). SiteGround is a safer bet.

If you’re semi-technical, AWS Lightsail has WordPress instances for $5/month—decent performance and full control.

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SiteGround runs on Google Cloud, has staging sites for testing, built-in caching, and good support. It’s more expensive but very stable.

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WPX Hosting is one of the fastest WordPress hosts I’ve used. They include free site speed optimization and 24/7 live chat support.

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I used Cloudways for 5 years. Their performance was great, but their support went downhill after DigitalOcean acquired them.

If I were starting fresh today, I’d go with SiteGround or WP Engine instead.

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Been using Cloudphant for 6 months now, hosting multiple WordPress sites. No issues so far, and their support has been great. Previously used Cloudways, but they didn’t care about customer issues.

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IONOS (formerly 1&1 Hosting) has been reliable for me for 20 years. They offer unlimited databases and email on most plans, but they cap uploaded files at 260,000 per account.

If you don’t plan on uploading a ton of small files, they’re worth considering.

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SiteGround has an easy-to-use interface, built-in caching, and solid support. A little pricey but worth it.

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I’ve been a WordPress developer for 5 years and have used tons of hosting services. Hostinger is my go-to for affordable, reliable hosting. Easy setup, good security, decent support.