WordPress Hosting

WordPress web hosting is tailored to having a WordPress site up and running quickly so that you can get started installing and building your website within minutes. Using the Softaculous Apps Installer from your cPanel account, you can install WordPress on your hosting account and begin using this free software on a server that is optimized for uptime, monitored by Hostwinds 24/7/365 and secure.

WordPress is an open source project that has several plugins, themes, and options for almost any kind of site. Some common types of sites you can build with WordPress are: e-commerce sites with WooCommerce, a personal blog, a site for your business, an online directory, a social networking website, a discussion forum, a reviews site, a real estate website, a question and answer site to ask and answer questions, a wiki, a membership website, micro-blogging website, a classified ad site, a news site, a site for online courses, an affiliate site and many, many more types of websites. There are also many themes that you can choose to install for a wedding, a special event, or any other site you can imagine that makes WordPress a popular choice when building your website.

WordPress support is one of the many topics that our Support Team can assist you with. Whether that is seeking expert help to install WordPress, how to get started using your account, how to create and edit contents using posts and pages, administration tasks such as keeping WordPress up to date (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED). We also assist with customizing your WordPress installation using themes and plugins, creating and restoring backups, automating updates of your WordPress installation including themes and plugins, making WordPress more secure, or troubleshooting issues, we have a team of experts ready to help you when you need it. For those who prefer self-help, we also have extensive knowledgebase guides to help guide you through many WordPress tasks so you can learn how to do almost anything or have a quick resource if you need help.

Migrate WordPress to Hostwinds anytime you want. Just submit a migration request once you have ordered your new service and our migration experts will get started on this for you right away. We have performed many, many, many WordPress migrations over the years for our clients and have a team of experts standing by to help you. This complimentary migration service enables you to get started with your WordPress Hosting account as quickly and seamlessly as possible and is a service that Hostwinds is very proud to offer on any new orders.

Yes, Hostwinds WordPress hosting accounts meet the minimum requirements of PHP 7.3 or higher, MariaDB 10.0 or higher, Apache web server with mod_rewrite module and HTTPS support. Once your service is ready for use, a Domain Validated (DV) SSL certificate will be installed for you automatically at no extra cost and within twenty-four hours once your domain name is pointed to your account. You may also order an SSL from your Hostwinds Client Area if you have an e-commerce site or require an SSL that has more features and you need to build trust from your website visitors and are collecting sensitive information.