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Powering more than a quarter of the websites currently online, WordPress is undoubtedly the world’s most popular open-source software for building and maintaining websites. Its first of many selling points: WordPress is completely free to download, install, and use to manage beautiful websites. Due to its intuitive design, robust functionality, and reputation in the space, WordPress has been made the center of.. (read more)
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How does “free to try for life” sound? The WordPress software that powers browser-based website builder WordPress.com is free to download at WordPress.org. Easier than that, most WordPress hosts make the software available via one-click installation within control panels such as cPanel or Plesk. InMotion Hosting goes so far as to preinstall WordPress for you at checkout.
Depends — which hosting provider have you chosen? We recommend InMotion, SiteGround, or Bluehost for WordPress, as does the WordPress Core team! See our InMotion payments FAQ answer, or the same for SiteGround or Bluehost, to find out which payment methods are allowed for the WP host you choose.
The best WordPress hosting plans offer more than the standard single-click installations for the software. We like to see WordPress-optimized caching features, expert migration assistance, and support team members who are well-versed in the software’s quirks. The best WordPress hosting plans will offer that and more.
This varies by host. See our FAQ answers for leading WP hosts SiteGround, Bluehost, and A2 Hosting for host-specific clarification.
Yet again, we can’t give a unilateral answer to this question. We can say with confidence, however, that most of our favorite hosts to recommend for WordPress do offer a complimentary domain name registration for at least the first year of service. Thereafter, you can likely expect to pay around $15 annually to maintain your registration. For a complete list of recommended domain hosts — i.e., those most likely to offer domain name perks — click here.
In a nutshell, managed hosting means your host handles your hardware updates, server security monitoring and patches, and all-around network bug fixes, leaving you to handle your software/applications, blog content, and anything else your business requires to remain operational. This is straight-up, vanilla managed hosting. Its cousin, WordPress managed hosting, takes things a step further: Your host will handle updates to the WordPress Core code, offer platform-specific optimizations, such as specialty caching tools, and possibly go so far as to handle plugin management.
Depending on your website complexity and how much you’re willing to invest in its maintenance (e.g., a personal blog vs. a mission-critical business website), you may find managed WordPress to be a valuable asset. See our managed WordPress hosting reviews for more information on the advantages to be had and which hosts reign supreme in this niche.
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