WordPress hosting is an optimized shared web hosting for running WordPress sites particularly. As the overall high performance including loading speed, security, reliability, etc, it has the own characteristics and is favored by more and more WordPress users.

Besides, some web hosts provide many custom features such as marketplace integration of themes & plugins, sFTP access to WordPress platforms, automatic WordPress backup, WordPress file update versioning, and so on.

As generally accepted, there are 4 types of WordPress hosting including free, shared, VPS, dedicated and managed hosting.

Let's explore those.

Free WordPress Hosting

Some companies offer WordPress hosting for free, which is attractive but seldom good. We never recommend free WordPress hosting to anyone looking for a real online presence due to numerous drawbacks of this kind of hosting. For example, users have to put up with pop-up banners, ads or frequent shut-downs; users are not allowed to place their own ads, to access their files, or to have their own domains for free; and they’ll eventually be converted into paying customers or just leave their sites. Remember, there is always a price to pay for something free.

Shared WordPress Hosting

Shared WordPress hosting means many users host their sites on a single server, which is administered by the hosting provider. The advantage of shared hosting is its low cost because all users share the total cost of the server. Shared hosting plans are often claimed to offer unlimited bandwidth and space, but in fact the resources for each account are limited and unevenly distributed. Useful tools, such as cPanel and one-click installer, are available for users to set up and manage their sites easily.

Basically, shared WordPress hosting is a good point for anyone to start their hosting adventure. However, it works better with light-traffic websites owned by bloggers or start-up companies because an average plan can handle no more than 300 visits per day.

VPS WordPress Hosting

VPS hosting providers offer dedicated resources to all users by allocating a fixed portion of server resources to each account. Compared with shared hosting, it is more expensive as a physical server is shared by less users.

VPS offers more privileges which allow users to run multiple WordPress sites and make more profits. Besides, the performance of VPS hosting is faster and more stable because of more advanced technologies and better monitoring methods.

VPS can be used to host traffic-extensive WordPress websites such as popular blogs or medium-sized enterprises with thousands of visits per day. The VPS of InMotion Hosting is a good choice considering the balance among feature, price and performance.

Managed WordPress Hosting

Managing a big WordPress site can be a very complex task, that’s why managed WordPress hosting exists. The benefit of managed WordPress hosting is that users don’t need to worry about anything. It is the provider that deals with all the technical stuffs including server activation, site backup, security, monitoring, maintenance, and continuous optimization. So, managed hosting is more expensive than the same level of other hosting services.

It's recommended to those who are well-off but have no time or skill to manage their sites.

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