WordPress.com Business Plan Review: A Worthy Self-Hosted Alternative?
If you’ve ever read a WordPress.org vs WordPress.com comparison post, you know that one of the common complaints against WordPress.com is that it’s not “real” WordPress.
That all changed in August 2017 when WordPress.com announced that Business plan users would be able to install their own themes and plugins, putting that tier of plans somewhere between the WordPress.com of old and self-hosted WordPress.
So…should you consider ditching your self-hosted WordPress site and hopping on one of WordPress.com’s Business plans?
Why WooCommerce Requires Specialist Hosting
WooCommerce is, of course, a WordPress plugin but, like almost any form of e-commerce, a WooCommerce site requires far more resources than a regular Wordpress content site. We explain why that is, and how the subsequent poor performance and errors are far more damaging to an online store.
How to Choose WordPress Hosting
This article will walk you through the plans offered by the WordPress hosts who scored highest for customer satisfaction in a major poll published last week – you can view a summary of the results in our “WordPress Hosting: The Facts 2018” article.
Best WordPress Hosting 2018: The Facts
It is almost impossible to slash your way through the jungle of marketing and misinformation to find the tiny number of hosts who provide a competent, conscientious service. So, to find the very best WordPress hosts, we look at the results of the biggest WordPress hosting studies ever, with 830 respondents hosting 11,736 websites.
Fast – Secure – Reliable Managed WordPress Hosting
Few people enjoy the hassle or have the required expertise to set up, monitor and maintain a WordPress site. Most of us value the reliability of the provider and just focus on the content of our websites. For all of us untroubled managed hosting is way to go. MagicPress.net is a platform offering fast, secure and reliable managed WordPress hosting.
Special Two Month Spring Savings from WP Engine
With the arrival of Spring comes a new offer from WP Engine, the best fully-managed WordPress hosting platform.
They have launched a two-month long special offer code that will allow new customers to save 33% off the first two months of a Personal, Professional or Business plan. All you have to do is use the special offer code SPRINGTIME.
Cheap WordPress Managed Hosting – Don’t Miss Out on This One!
A while back Media Temple introduced their WordPress Managed Hosting offering, and I also reviewed their setup here on WP Mayor. I’m very happy with their hosting and still use it.
The big news however is that they are offering their packages at a whopping 50% off till the end of July. So if you’re considering making the upgrade from shared hosting to a WordPress managed hosting provider, waste no time and sign up for MediaTemple’s offering.
DreamPress – A New WordPress Managed Hosting Solution
DreamPress is the new kid on the block in the managed WordPress hosting industry. It’s the new service offered by DreamHost.
Your Chance to Win One Year Hosting from WP Engine
Today I’m very chuffed to be announcing that we have partnered up with WP Engine for our weekly Monday giveaway.
As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, WP Mayor has been running on WP Engine for the past year or so, and I’m really happy with their service.
WP Engine Releases User Portal v2
Yesterday our hosting provider WP Engine released a new user portal for all the users on their WordPress managed hosting plans.
The new interface is a huge step in the right direction, and while I was happy with the previous dashboard, the new portal is an even better experience, and reinforces WP Engine’s position as one of the best and most customer focused managed WordPress hosts out there.
