Plesk Official Podcast

Must Haves for Managed WordPress Hosting

Episode Summary

WordPress is the most popular CMS in the world, and is the backbone for all sorts of sites, from blogs to e-commerce stores. Having good hosting for WordPress is important, and in this episode, Andrey Kugaevskiy tells us what to consider when setting up or looking for Managed WordPress hosting.

Episode Notes

How is Managed WordPress Hosting different from normal hosting?

• Having a knowledgeable staff - it needs to come from that.
• Hoster takes care of the infrastructure
  • Handles updates.
  • Security, etc.
  • Things get tricky here.
  • Some hosters will not help you with specific applications.

What are some resources that should be included in Managed WordPress Hosting?

• Look at how many visitors you will have.
• Software:
  • There is a big tech stack running on the hardware.
  • Web, MySQL, PHP, Cache, security.
• Security:
  • Security is in a weird place right now between totally locked down and unusable, and more free flowing and open.
  • One bad plugin can compromise a site, and then potentially others.
  • Question of your knowledge, flexibility, and control.

What are the most common WordPress problems for hosting providers? How can Managed WordPress Hosting mitigate these problems?

• Outdated plugins are a common security issue.
• Performance /Site Optimization:
  • With Managed WP Hosting, you’ll probably be in a better position with this.
  • Hosters will care more about performance than shared hosters.
  • Many hosters will make sure to save resources and make sure your site has room to grow.
  • Some plugins are poorly written and request too many resources.

Should all hosts have Managed WordPress Hosting?

• If you look at how WordPress grows, it’s pretty clear that you need to have WordPress support.
• You  might not need to focus solely on it, but you should offer some services.
• If you don’t do anything for support you will probably be left behind.