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- Outdated plugins are a common security issue.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.
