Have you been wondering what shared hosting companies and services are best for hosting WordPress and which shared hosting services and companies should be avoided from an unbiased view? Well I’ve been doing some research, being a WordPress site developer myself and having a few shared hosting packages myself.
Ways to speed up your WordPress site on shared hosting
- install WP SuperCache.
- to reduce number of calls on db put the site URL and home URL in wp-config file so you don’t have to go to database to get these urls (images etc).
- optimise to remove transience and orphaned data, comments etc – WP Optimise.
- remove post revisions with plugin.
- get images off server using third party free image hosting service.
- try not to use more than 1 security plugin. Find the right one and us that.
- don’t use more than 1 slider plugin.
Services to avoid (in no order)
Services recommended (in no order)
Average but functional cheap services (in no order)
- Bluehost
- Cloudflare (slightly more involved to use)
