Shared or WordPress Hosting: Which One to Choose?

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Nov 29, 2021

Shared or WordPress Hosting: Which One to Choose?

If you currently have or are looking to build a website using the WordPress CMS, you will most likely have come across different hosting options such as shared hosting and WordPress hosting. In this article, we will take a look at both to provide you with a better understanding of whether to choose shared or WordPress hosting for your project.

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In many ways, shared hosting and WordPress hosting a similar, with one major difference: WordPress hosting usually includes the WordPress CMS installed automatically on your domain when you set up your hosting plan, whereas shared hosting does not.

So, let’s take a look at the differences you can expect from shared hosting and WordPress hosting when buying your new web hosting plan.

What is shared hosting?

Shared hosting, as its name implies, where a hosting provider rents space on a server to multiple clients who all share the server resources. A hosting provider will usually limit the resources available to each user on the server to make sure no one account can use too many resources. This can be done in a variety of ways and here at Hoteology, we use the CloudLinux OS to manage these LVE limits.

Shared hosting is the popular hosting type in the world due to it being extremely affordable and there is usually little technical knowledge needed as the server is fully managed by the provider. For the vast majority of websites online today, a shared hosting plan has more than enough resources and many providers offer different plans with different resources that can be easily scaled up if required. Here at Hosteology, we also offer our Resource Boost service where a user can double their account resource limits if required.

One of the main disadvantages of shared hosting is that if your website does exceed its resource limits, this can cause your website to be unavailable, either temporarily or the provider may even suspend your account. Before purchasing shared hosting, you need to know if your website will be suitable for this type of web hosting.

Therefore, shared hosting is not right for every website or project. Depending on the nature of your website, shared hosting may simply not offer enough resources or even the functionality required. This is where you should investigate a more dedicated hosting service such as a VPS.

What is WordPress hosting?

As we have said earlier, WordPress hosting is in many ways similar to shared hosting, using shared resources on a server, however, includes the WordPress CMS being installed automatically on your domain name when creating and setting up your web hosting plan.

WordPress is the most popular CMS in the world today. In fact, depending on the estimates you see, between 27% and 33% of all websites currently online are built with WordPress. This is due to the ease of use of WordPress, especially for new users and also due to the huge number of themes and plugins available. This means that you can build almost any type of website using WordPress just by using the right theme or plugin.

As with shared hosting, WordPress hosting comes in many forms. Some plans include pre-installed plugins, others have more dedicated resources and others can provide you with access only to your WordPress admin dashboard. Generally, along with WordPress being pre-installed on your domain, you can also expect automatic updates.

Should you choose shared or WordPress hosting?

Whether you should choose shared or WordPress hosting for your web hosting plan really comes down to your particular needs. All good shared hosting providers include ways to install and manage WordPress quickly and easily. For example, at Hosteology, we provide you with access to WordPress ToolKit Deluxe and the Softaculous installer to install and manage your WordPress installation.

This means that what you really need to think about is what resources your WordPress website will need as you will generally get more resources with WordPress hosting rather than shared hosting. So, if you believe the resources offered with shared hosting are sufficient for your website and/or you are able to scale up if required, then shared hosting is probably the better and cheaper option for you.

You should ask yourself the following questions and this will help you decide which service is the better option for your project:

  • Which service provides the most useful features?
  • Are the server resources enough for your website?
  • Can you scale up your hosting plan if necessary?
  • Are yo able to add more domains to your hosting plan such as subdomains and addon domains?
  • Do you get access to a control panel such as cPanel?

In the end, you know your website better than anyone else and are in the best position to know what features and resources you may need.

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