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Practical, no-hype guides on WordPress hosting, plugins and platforms – written by people who build and run WordPress sites every day.
What we cover
Three things that make or break a WordPress site
01
Hosting
Speed, security and support depend on where your site lives. We explain what managed WordPress hosting really gives you – and when it’s worth paying for.
02
Plugins
Multilingual, membership, e-learning, caching: which plugins are worth installing, and what free vs. paid really means for your site.
03
Platforms
WordPress, a hosted course platform or a site builder? Honest pros and cons so you can choose the right foundation.
Featured
Managed WordPress hosting from WP Engine
WP Engine is premium hosting built only for WordPress: daily backups, staging sites, built-in caching and a support team that knows WordPress inside out.
It is not the cheapest option. It fits business sites, online stores and agencies where downtime and slow pages cost real money – less so a hobby blog.
Who it is for
- Business and lead-generation sites
- WooCommerce stores
- Agencies managing client sites
- Sites that outgrew shared hosting
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Latest guides
Read before you decide
How to Migrate a WordPress Site to a New Host – Step by Step
Switching hosts sounds risky, but a WordPress migration is a routine job if you follow a clear order. This is the process we use when we move client sites – with no lost data and little or no downtime. Before you start Check whether your new host migrates for free....
How to Choose WordPress Hosting: A 12-Point Checklist From a Site Operator
Hosting comparison pages love to talk about "unlimited" everything. In practice, the things that hurt you later are rarely on the pricing page. Here is the checklist we use when we evaluate a host for a WordPress site. Performance 1. Is caching handled for you?...
Is Managed WordPress Hosting Worth It? (And When It Isn’t)
Managed WordPress hosting usually costs several times more than a basic shared hosting plan. So is it a smart investment or an expensive habit? After running dozens of client sites for years, our honest answer is: it depends on what a slow or broken site costs you....
Who’s behind this
Written by people who run WordPress sites for a living
Web Power-Ups is run by Roland Ambrus and Reklen Kft., a small Hungarian web company. Since 2015 we have been building and operating WordPress, WooCommerce and e-learning sites for clients – today around 40 of them, on a managed platform we run ourselves.
That is the experience behind these guides: what actually breaks, what is worth paying for, and what is just marketing.