Best WordPress Hosting

Question:

The ones below are recommended on WordPress.org. Which one of them is the best?

Blue Host
AN Hosting
HostICan
DreamHost
Laughing Squid

Answer:

You don’t say what your needs are.  Do you just want a personal blog or are you building yourself a little empire of sites?  Out of all of those on your list, BlueHost would be my top choice.  I have an account with them and they’re very reliable.  They use cPanel control panel, but they’ve got more features available in cpanel that geared towards developers.  Other hosts don’t have that.  PostgreSQL is one of them.

However, here are two more.  My #1 choice is WebHostingHub.  I also have an account with them and out of all of my hosting accounts, the Hub runs WordPress the fastest.  They use cPanel control panel.  You’ll find WordPress in the Fantastico software installer in the Software section of cPanel.

My #2 choice is iPage for those who want a simpler control panel.  They use vDeck and you’ll find WordPress in the SimpleScripts software installer in the Scripts and Addons section of vDeck.  iPage is also an eco-friendly green host.  They’ve got a sale in progress right now where you can snag a plan for as low as $3.50/month.  Plus, they don’t limit you to the number of files you can have hosted on your account.