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How to choose WordPress hosting: a checklist that ignores adverts
Choose WordPress hosting on what matters: the web server and cache, the renewal price, where the servers are, backups and support.
Hosting reviews are often ranked by commission. Use this checklist instead: it looks at what changes how your WordPress site performs and what it costs over the years.
Step by step
Ask about the web server and page cache
A server-level page cache is the biggest speed factor. On our LiteSpeed fleet a cached page took 0.8 ms.
Find the renewal price and the prepaid term
Look past the advertised price to what you pay after the first term, and how long you have to prepay.
Check where sites run and which CDN serves them
Server location matters for uncached requests; a CDN close to your visitors serves the rest.
Test backups and support during the trial
During a free trial, restore a backup and ask support a specific question.
Our answer to each point is on our WordPress hosting page.
Choose a plan and get started
Create your free account and add a plan when you are ready. Managed plans come with a 14-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee; PBN plans are on pbn.ltd.