WORDPRESS HOSTING | FROM $11.95 A MONTH | ELEMENTOR PRO, GRAVITY FORMS, AKISMET INCLUDED
WordPress Hosting Built for SEO by SEOs: Everything Loaded, Updates Tested, Backed Up to AWS
Finally, a WordPress hosting plan that includes everything you need. We know our clients are business owners, not web designers, so the install comes loaded with the plugins we use and teach, the updates are tested before they touch your site, the backups go to AWS every day, and the support line reaches a person who builds WordPress sites all day.
Galleria 713-703-3030 | Kingwood 281-852-8253
Included
What managed means here
- WordPress support regardless of your experience level
- Free licensing for the plugins we use and teach: Elementor Pro, Gravity Forms, Akismet and more
- Core, theme and plugin updates tested on staging first
- LiteSpeed caching tuned for your pages and Core Web Vitals
- Daily backups to AWS with a restore we have tested
- Free SSL that renews itself and the packet-filter firewall
- Malware scanning and hardened logins
- Free migration with every URL preserved
- Unthrottled bandwidth and 99.9 percent uptime
- Knowledge base written by our team, support by phone, email and ticket
Why not the big managed WordPress brands
They host WordPress. We build it.
When a plugin update breaks your checkout, a generic host tells you to contact the developer. Here, you are already talking to the developer. We also do not play the renewal game: the price you sign up at is the price you keep. And because we are SEOs first, the hosting is tuned for the things Google measures, which is why the SEO program and every site from Houston web design live here.
If your site needs more than hosting, web development is the same team, and hosting clients get a free audit on request.
Security
The most secure WordPress hosting environment we can build
Who it is for
Practices, firms, contractors and the agencies that build for them
A dental practice that needs the site up and fast at 7 a.m. A law firm whose intake form cannot break. A contractor whose site gets hit by every storm-season spike. And the designers and developers who want staging, SFTP and a host that stays out of the way. Ecommerce stores get the ecommerce tier with object caching. Support details are in the knowledge base.
The basics
What is WordPress site hosting, and what is WordPress used for?
WordPress is the content management system behind a large share of business websites. It runs service sites, blogs, online stores with WooCommerce, membership areas and real estate sites with IDX. You edit pages in a browser, and plugins add features like forms, booking and SEO tools.
There are two versions, and the difference matters. WordPress.com is a hosted service where the company owns the platform and limits what you can install. WordPress.org is the free, self-hosted software, and it needs a hosting provider to run on. That is what WordPress site hosting is: a server set up to run WordPress well, with the database, PHP, caching and security it needs.
Beth makes the same point in class every time this comes up. You can host a WordPress.org site at almost any hosting company. What you get there is usually bare bones: WordPress with no plugins, and a separate license to buy for the page builder, the forms and the security tools. Look at what the plan includes before you compare prices. Our plans come loaded with the plugins we use and teach, so the setup is done before you log in.
Pick the right hosting option
Shared hosting vs managed WordPress hosting: which plan fits your website?
Shared hosting puts many websites on one server and splits the resources between them. It is the lowest cost option and fine for a small business site with modest traffic, as long as the provider keeps the server tuned and does not overload it. The risk is the neighbors: one busy or hacked site on the same server can slow yours down.
Managed WordPress hosting adds the work most owners do not want to do. The host handles core and plugin updates, caching, backups, security and support from people who know WordPress. That is what our WordPress hosting plans are: managed by the team that builds WordPress sites every day, with updates tested on staging first.
When a site outgrows that, for example a busy WooCommerce store or a large catalog, the next step is dedicated resources. Our managed cloud hosting gives you your own server infrastructure with the same team on call. You can compare every tier on the web hosting page, and we will tell you honestly which one your website needs.
Speed, uptime and search
How WordPress hosting affects website performance, uptime and SEO
Your hosting provider sets the ceiling on how fast your WordPress website can be. A slow server means slow pages, and slow pages fail Core Web Vitals, lose visitors and rank lower. Google measures this on real users’ phones, so a host that looks fine on a desktop in the office can still hurt you.
Performance comes from a few places. The server needs enough resources and a modern PHP version. Caching, which we handle with LiteSpeed tuned for your pages, serves repeat requests without rebuilding the page each time. Images need to be sized and compressed. A CDN can help sites with a national audience, but it does not fix a slow server underneath. We check each of those before we blame the theme.
Uptime matters just as much. Downtime costs you leads while it lasts and can cost rankings if Google keeps finding the site offline. Every plan includes 99.9 percent uptime and unthrottled bandwidth, so Google can crawl as much of the site as it needs. For the longer version, read why SEO needs good web hosting and our post on building for speed with WordPress, the web host and cache.
Updates without surprises
Automatic updates vs tested updates: keeping a WordPress website secure
Most budget hosts turn on automatic updates and walk away. That keeps WordPress current, but it also means a plugin update can break your contact form or your checkout at 2 a.m., and nobody notices until a customer calls. The other common choice, never updating, is worse, because outdated plugins are one of the most common ways WordPress sites get hacked.
We take the middle path. Core, theme and plugin updates are tested on a staging copy first, then applied to your live site. If an update causes an issue, we fix it before it reaches your users. That is the difference between a host that runs servers and an expert team that builds WordPress sites for a living.
Security sits on top of that: free SSL, the firewall, malware scanning, hardened logins and daily backups to AWS that we have actually restored. Your data stays protected, and if something does go wrong, the restore takes minutes because we practice it. If you are still fighting plugin overload on an older site, the cure for plug-initus explains how we trim it.
For designers, developers and agencies
WordPress hosting for web agencies and freelancers managing multiple websites
Some of our hosting clients are designers, developers and small agencies who build WordPress sites for their own clients. They need a host that gives them the tools, then stays out of the way. Each site gets staging and SFTP access, and your developer keeps full control of the build.
What agencies get from us is the support layer they do not have time to run themselves: tested updates, backups, security and a phone line that reaches people who know WordPress. When a site you built has a server issue, you are not stuck in a ticket queue with a premium hosting brand that tells you to contact the developer. You are the developer, and we are on your side.
If you are moving several sites at once, every migration is free and every URL is preserved. Ecommerce sites go on the ecommerce tier with object caching. If you need help with the build itself, our WordPress web design team can take on overflow work too.
Questions to ask a host
How to choose a WordPress hosting provider for your small business
Start with what is included. Ask which plugins and licenses come with the plan, whether backups are daily and where they are stored, whether SSL and migration are free, and whether updates are tested or simply automatic. Those features decide how much extra you will spend in the first year.
Then ask about renewal. Many hosting companies advertise a low first term and raise the price at renewal. Ours does not change: the price you sign up at is the price you renew at. Finally, ask who answers the phone. A support line that reaches someone who can actually fix WordPress is worth more than any feature on the list.
If you are not sure your current host is doing its job, we can review the site. Hosting clients get a free audit on request, and anyone can start with a free website analysis.
Questions
WordPress hosting FAQ
Yes. Ecommerce sites get the ecommerce tier with larger resources and object caching, and PCI-ready configuration.
Yes. We give them staging and SFTP access and stay out of their way.
We restore from a clean backup, find and close the entry point, and document it. It is included.
Free licensing for the plugins we use and teach, including Elementor Pro, Gravity Forms and Akismet. The current list is in the knowledge base.
Yes. We move the site, preserve every URL and check the redirects live. Most migrations are done within a few business days. Start on the hosting page.
WordPress hosting starts at $11.95 a month, and the price you sign up at is the price you renew at.
It is a hosting plan set up to run self-hosted WordPress well, with the server, database, caching, security, backups and support a WordPress website needs. Ours also includes licenses for the plugins we use and teach.
Yes. Designers and developers host client sites with us and get staging and SFTP access, tested updates, daily backups and free migration for every site, with support from people who build WordPress sites.
Shared hosting gives you space on a server and leaves the rest to you. Managed WordPress hosting adds tested updates, caching, backups, security and WordPress support. Our WordPress plans are managed.
We test core, theme and plugin updates on a staging copy first, then apply them to your live site. That keeps WordPress current without letting an update break your forms or your checkout.
Yes. Server speed, caching and uptime affect Core Web Vitals and how easily Google can crawl your site. Our hosting is tuned for those measures because we are an SEO company first.
WordPress hosting with a developer on the line.
Free migration. Same price at renewal. Call 713-703-3030 or get started online.
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