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There are quite a few options for bloggers in terms of what they use to get content heard. Of the masses, WordPress has arisen to the top of the bunch as one of the best platforms for blogging. To help keep up with popularity, webhosts are starting to offer WordPress-specific hosting options. But are special WordPress hosts worth the time and effort to try?

Features To Look Out For In WordPress Hosting

First and foremost, WordPress users want a platform that is easy to install. This means that advanced editing of configuration files is out of the question- and webhosts know it. Even general webhosts give access to auto-installers for WordPress, so the initial installation shouldn’t be what worries bloggers.

The problem lies within the support for the product. Generalized webhosts don’t always have time to keep up to date on new additions of WordPress- meaning their customers could be at potential security risks. It only takes one delay in upgrades for a blog owner to lose everything they have- and at this point in time a WordPress-specific host would have been the better choice.

Also a good feature many are keen on is the fact that WordPress-specific hosts commonly allow for automatic upgrades. Sadly, WordPress upgrades can easily wipe out changes one has made to their blog, or even cause catastrophic data loss if anything goes wrong. Even worse is the fact that cPanel will overwrite files automatically- meaning any modifications or plugins you added to your blog are completely gone. Again, WordPress specific hosts know how big of a hassle this is, and provide alternative upgrade options for users.

When it comes to databases, more traffic means more entropy. Database operations require extra performance- meaning extra bandwidth. If a blog is hosted on a normal host, bandwidth probably isn’t something they have a surplus of. WordPress-specific webhosts take this into account, and offer better optimization for their users.

Added Benefit For Bloggers

Whenever it comes to the normal webhosts, there aren’t many extra features they can offer for WordPress users. But with the WordPress hosts, there are usually a myriad of extra features to enjoy. This can range from special plugins and themes to other WordPress-specific services.

Interestingly, Wordpress hosts have an overlooked benefit: their exclusivity of their WordPress themes. Free WordPress themes are popular, but it seems that everyone has them. But thanks to the exclusivity of WordPress themes from webhosts, the problem of having a unique design is easily solved.

Compared to the exclusivity of other methods, such as getting a custom design laid out and coded, the webhosting route is much cheaper. Getting custom designs can easily run hundreds of dollars, and sometimes that isn’t counting the coding of the design!

When we add the score up, it seems that the WordPress hosts come out on top. But be sure to get quotes from several sources before making your decision. After all, a website is only as good as its host!