Short answer
WordPress hosting is hosting set up specifically for WordPress, usually with the software installed for you and updates, caching and security handled on your behalf. You do not need it to run WordPress — but it removes most of the maintenance work.
What makes it WordPress hosting
WordPress runs on any decent web hosting. WordPress hosting simply arrives configured for it: the software installed, caching set up, and the updates and security checks that WordPress needs handled as part of the plan.
The practical difference is who does the maintenance. On ordinary hosting that is you. On managed WordPress hosting it is us.
What you usually get
Exact inclusions are listed on each plan, but the pattern is consistent.
- WordPress pre-installed and ready to log into.
- Automatic core and plugin updates.
- Caching tuned for WordPress pages.
- Automatic backups you can restore.
- Security monitoring for the most common WordPress attacks.
Who should choose it
Choose WordPress hosting if your site runs WordPress and nobody on your team wants to think about updates. Choose ordinary web hosting if you are comfortable maintaining WordPress yourself, or if the site is not built on WordPress at all.
Moving an existing WordPress site
An existing WordPress site can be moved across without being rebuilt — posts, pages, theme, plugins, media and users all come with it. Our team does the move, checks the site with you, and only then switches your domain over.
WordPress, without the maintenance
Managed WordPress hosting keeps the software updated, cached and backed up. Already have a WordPress site? We will move it across free.
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