I asked “Can anyone recommend the best Wordpress hosting in the US and UK?” on Twitter today. I got some great replies and after checking them out, here’s a list of recommended hosts (according to my friends on Twitter!). I’ve pulled through the description on each site too.
1) Liquidweb (US)
Established in 1997, Liquid Web Inc, is a premier Web Hosting provider specializing in Windows and Linux Dedicated Servers, VPS, and Shared Web Hosting. Their own data centres allows them to provide unmatched service and support.
“Using state-of-the-art publishing tools like Wordpress, users can quickly and easily deploy W3C standards compliant web pages with RSS feeds, commenting, spam protection, multiple author support, password protected posts and much more.”
Features include:
- Customizable Themes
- Easy content migration from Typepad and other blogging systems
- Plug-in Enhancements
- Multi-Language Support
2) Clook (UK)
Reliable & uncrowded servers in a UK hosting facility with REAL 24/7 support and a proactive methodology towards quality. Came heavily recommended in the UK, with easy auto installing scripts for Wordpress and numerous other content management systems and e-commerce platforms.
3) Webfaction (US)
From a small blog to a complex web application, Webfaction’s shared hosting plans let you run any type of website you like. Single click installation of Wordpress from a control panel, hosting packages start at $5.50 per month.
Webfaction are well known to put fewer sites on each webserver than most word press hosting providers and as a result their servers tend to be faster and more stable. For static files, Webfaction use the blazing fast Nginx to serve content.
4) A Small Orange (US)
“A Small Orange” is a provider of internet solutions and services specializing in web hosting and site management.
5) 123reg.co.uk (UK)
123reg.co.uk offer Wordpress and Joomla hosting starting at £2.50 per month. The usual quick install and free domain name offers are available, and I hear these guys are cheap, friendly and reliable. What’s not to like?
- One click Wordpress installation
- Free domains
- Linux or Windows hosting
6) Media Temple (US)
Provides business-class Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP) hosting solutions.
7) Lunar Pages (US, UK, ES)
A solid and cheap Wordpress hosting package for beginners. Comes with free domain, control panel and setup. Hosting in the UK, US or Spain.
Thankyou, @evilgreenmonkey,@jmorrell, @kelvinnewman, @willcritchlow, @robousby for your suggestions! If you have any more, let me know.
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Another one that I think deserves to be here is WebFaction ( http://www.webfaction.com ). They have one-click installers for various versions of WordPress and one-click upgrades too. Also, they don’t oversell and their support is top-notch!
Added – thanks very much for the suggestion!
Hmm, I work on sites hosted on three of these – Liquid Web, Media Temple, and Lunar Pages. For small-ish sites, Liquid Web and Lunar Pages (<1000 uniques/day) run WP much better than Media Temple. I've not tried anything larger on Media Temple, though I see them touted from some large sites. YMMV.