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Provider	Nearest Location	Services	Price
SiteGround	London, England, United Kingdom	Dedicated Managed Reseller Shared VPS WordPress	From $2.99	More Info	Get started
A2 Hosting	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Dedicated Managed Reseller Shared VPS WordPress	From $11.99	More Info	Get started
Host Papa	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Dedicated Managed Reseller Shared VPS WordPress	From $2.95	More Info	Get started
iPage	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Dedicated Managed Reseller Shared VPS WordPress	From $3.75	More Info	Get started
Domain.com	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Dedicated Managed Reseller Shared VPS WordPress	From $3.75	More Info	Get started

What exactly is WordPress?

WordPress, at its core, is the simplest and most popular way to create your own website or blog. WordPress, in fact, powers 43.3% of all websites on the Internet. Yes, WordPress is likely to power more than one out of every four websites you visit.

WordPress is an open-source content management system licenced under the GPLv2, which means that anyone can use or modify the WordPress software for free.

A content management system (CMS) is essentially a tool that allows you to manage important aspects of your website, such as content, without having to know anything about programming.

As a result, WordPress makes website creation accessible to anyone in Cardiff – even those who aren’t developers.

What Types of Websites Can WordPress Produce?

WordPress was once primarily used to create blogs, rather than more traditional websites. That hasn’t been the case in a long time. You can now create any type of website with WordPress thanks to changes to the core code and WordPress’ massive ecosystem of plugins and themes.

WordPress, for example, not only powers a large number of business sites and blogs, but it is also the most popular way to create an eCommerce store! WordPress allows you to create:

Websites for businesses
Online stores
Blogs
Portfolios
Resumes
Forums
Social networking sites, membership websites…

Almost anything else you can think of…

What Is the Distinction Between WordPress.org and WordPress.com?

WordPress.org, also known as self-hosted WordPress, is the free, open-source WordPress software that you can instal on your own web host to create a completely unique website.

WordPress.com is a for-profit, subscription-based service that runs on the WordPress.org software. It’s easy to use, but you lose a lot of the flexibility that comes with self-hosted WordPress.

When most people say “WordPress,” they are referring to the self-hosted WordPress available at WordPress.org. Self-hosted WordPress.org is almost always the best option if you want to truly own your website.

To get started with self-hosted WordPress, you simply need to purchase web hosting and a domain name.

Who Invented WordPress, and How Long Has It Been in Existence?

WordPress was founded in 2003 as a stand-alone project as an offshoot of a previous project known as b2/cafelog.

Because WordPress is open-source software, it is now created by a large community of contributors. But, if we go all the way back to the beginning, Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little worked together to create WordPress.

Matt Mullenweg has largely become the face of WordPress since then. He is also the founder of Automattic, the company that operates the for-profit WordPress.com service.

Between its inception as a blog platform in 2003 and today, WordPress has had a long history…

But, suffice to say, WordPress has progressed and, thanks to its contributors and large community, has become the most popular solution for creating any type of website.

What are the benefits of using WordPress?

There are numerous reasons to use WordPress regardless of the type of website you want to build. Here are a few examples:

WordPress is a free and open source platform.

One of the most significant advantages of WordPress is that it is free, open-source software. While you must pay for hosting, you will never have to pay to use the WordPress software, which is not the case with alternatives such as Squarespace.

Aside from that, there are numerous open-source plugins and themes available to alter the appearance and functionality of your website. Speaking of which….

WordPress is adaptable.

Even if you are not a developer, you can easily modify your website thanks to the vast ecosystem of WordPress themes and plugins:

Themes primarily alter the appearance of your website.

Plugins primarily alter how your website operates. Plugins can be as simple as a contact form or as complex as creating an eCommerce store.

There are currently over 50,000 free WordPress plugins and 5,000 free WordPress themes available, as well as a plethora of premium options. That is to say, you have a lot of options! Here is a selection of the best WordPress plugins.

WordPress is simple to set up.

Do you believe you must be a computer genius to create your own website? Consider again! WordPress can be installed on your site with a few mouse clicks.

Is it possible to instal WordPress on my personal computer?

Absolutely! There are several compelling reasons why you should instal WordPress on a local computer. You are creating a new website from scratch, installing a new theme or plugin, or simply want a safe environment to experiment with your existing website without fear of breaking it.

In this case, we recommend DevKinsta, a free tool that allows you to instal WordPress on your Mac or PC.

WordPress is adaptable.

We’ve already mentioned it, but WordPress is great because it allows you to create almost any type of website. Even better, your website can evolve alongside you.

Do you want to add a forum to your current WordPress site? No worries – simply instal the bbPress plugin! Do you want to include a social network? Not to worry! Simply instal the BuddyPress plugin.

You are never confined to a single set of functions; you can always adapt and evolve.

We’ve turned our expertise in effective website management at scale into an ebook and video course. Download The Guide to Managing 40+ WordPress Sites by clicking here!

WordPress help is simple to find

Because WordPress is so popular, it’s simple to find assistance in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, if you run into any problems. There are blogs, tutorials, forums, Facebook Groups, and Developers to which you can turn for free and paid assistance if necessary.

What are my options?

SiteGround

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Customer support was excellent
Vincent H
Customer support was excellent, as always. I will stay with Siteground simply because I get to talk to real people and not bots.
Very professional support
Kazasov
Very professional support - not only performing tasks for the client, but also giving valuable information why some things are needed and how to achieve the right config.

A2 Hosting

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i am stuck since weeks with errors and…
Haytham A
i am stuck since weeks with errors and errors and Cpanel not working, since 24 hours all websites on the server get infected with no access to any website admin panel to do anything.They have good team, however, such business need more expert on support and more knowledge, if my issue not solved today i have to move to another hosting company
UPDATED: VPS Boosting to F rating and offline server
JB
Further update: Following the comment left by A2. Issues have continued, site is still not near pre-transfer speeds even with paying x5 more for this service. On my own, even though this is a managed VPS, I located an alarming RAM usage issue. Reported to A2, who informed me the server logging reports were switched off for some reason. Told to wait a few hours. I have waited a few days, no reply. 3 more calls to A2. Told someone is on it, 24 hours ago. Gone and passed no one has been on the site from A2 in 3 days. My previous review, sparked an email which basically went one by one telling me whos fault each issue was, rather than addressing the actual overall issue here. I have been told to PAY more to Litespeed their selected optimisation tool for the CDN and image optimisation credits. So the advertised turbo server, actually requires you to PAY more for the server to be optimised fully. No where is this stated. My site with this new CDN is loading without images on first load, and double flashing. All i get over and over is 'sorry for the inconvenience'. It is clear to me, A2 hosting have given up and do not hold either the want or ability or resource to resolve this mess. Which its me and my business that suffers financially. I do not suspect I will get any further in the next few hours, after requesting a timeline and plan for sorting this. As well as the main user profile that is now somehow corrupted. (which support just said, ive never seen this before....)Thousands of £ lost in revenue from a complete drop off of SEO work on google rankings. Weeks worth of embarrassment with a glitching painfully dial up speed slow site. All our original optimisations undone. Money spent in time, energy and opportunity cost for trying to get A2 to resolve. I am giving up. Will be transferring away.Again, I would not advice anyone risks their business website transfer and hosting to A2, it has been shambolic and negligent at best. Well glad to see I am not the only one.But for VPS managed this has been a nightmare. We are day 8 into transferring over from Siteground, who I never had an issue with in the years we were with them, but we needed more speed. It has been a complete nightmare and continues to be. 1. They do not start the transfer when requested so we faced a day out of business.2. Ongoing non-stop issues with emails going down, not sending, not loading into inbox.3.Optimisation team, when they actually respond, have optimised our site down to a consistent F rating.4. we have lost 50% of our keywords on google due to this5. Site gets a database corruption and goes down, no one can tell me why or update me6. I have spent the last week 50% of my time day and night on to support trying to get answer or issues resolved.7.Virus scanner doesnt work on the site8.They have caused Hotlinking image issues with 3rd party plug ins like omnisend to appear.9. My site keeps getting broken (when its up) by the teams trying to optimise it10. Incorrect information, or contradictory information11. No accountability or ownership12. New support person every reply telling me to be patient13. £1000s in lost revenue from sit bounce rate and loss of rankings14. I keep getting asked for the same information over and over and over15. Will not escalate when asked16. Do not reply timely or prioritise critical issues17. I have been gaslit by their support task saying its not A2....... right so all this happend by chance when we started to transition?18. We have lost 100s of leads this week due to winning an award but not having a site functioning to convert from it19. Spent another few hundred on my phone bill calling the states to try and resolve.20. I could continue.....Absolutely shambolic, couldn't organise their way out of a paper bag. Cannot communicate or give any expectation. Its literally a nightmare. I am stuff with my domain transferring or I would have reversed back to siteground. Looks like a second weekend without an operational site going into online busiest period. I will be bankrupt end of the month at this rate. AVOID !!!!

Host Papa

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a happy customer
hlth-ee
I have been using HostPapa for years & have been very happy with the customer service whether it was over the phone or virtually.
Excellent service
Robert M
Excellent service - very quick response and my requests actioned. Always found Hostpapa team extremely helpful!

iPage

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Amazing Experience
Expo
Amazing Experience! Perfect, patient, always available, critical thinker, 100% solutions. Exactly who we needed for Business.
If you’re thinking of iPage you haven’t done your homework…
Silvio E
If you’re thinking of iPage, you haven’t done your homework1. It’s not cheap. It’s expensive (around 5X) after the first year and then you really can’t move your site without losing your search ranking.2. It uses call centres mostly in the Philippines where language and skills are poor. I have had 2 calls recently that I have had to terminate because I couldn’t hear the operator due to loud dog barking and children screaming noise. 3. There is no vertical management of any problems. The “technician” who answers your call has no access (other than via email) to support so you won’t get your problem resolved during the call (or ver through follow up in my experience). 4. The accounts department has no knowledge of the products they are selling, only of how to activate a charge. If you enquire about a charge, they repeat what the charge was but not what for. 5. Do not use them for SEO. They are easily double the cost of any competitors and offer a very poor product. They count on baffling you (to impress) and they warn you that you will be unable to monitor/see their performance/outcomes, even during the first call. Then they schedule appointments at long intervals so that their inactivity/poor performance goes undetected. So far, 60% of my scheduled sessions have been abandoned because my technician didn’t turn up to work. Someone else calls and they freely admit they have no idea what to do. 6. Beyond the telephone options/technicians, there is no management access to resolve problems. They have no access either. They are schooled in formulaic responses but not more.I looked on their UK reviews and thought the glowing stuff might lack authenticity!!!If you post a neg review you get a robo response (see below).

Domain.com

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Bad online suport menus
Kathy S
I purchased my domain name and 2 weeks later went to sign up for hosting and begin building my web site. Imagine my dismay when I was told by the help desk that I could not access the help menus (error404) until I had a web host set up. Talk about a catch 22! I will be transferring this domain to GoDaddy after the 60 day registeration period ends. What a terrible experience with the live voice support. Fortunately the chat line rep gave me the much needed inforamtion to at least proceed forward today
Incompetence reigns large. Support can read but can't troubleshoot if it's not what you already read.
Heidi P
The ppl are kind but incompetent when it comes to email setup. They are simply reading the same thing I am. I had already tried that and told them I needed more support than that. I called 8 times -- and had 1 chat -- all were ridiculous until the last guy who actually figured out how to set up my Outlook because I already have another Exchange email. I had to call so many times that I figured out how to set up the iphone on my own after multiple failures. The support ppl do not actually provide SUPPORT other than what you can read on their site which wasn't working for me. They were nice -- but incompetent. I waited for a supervisor twice and finally hung up after 30-40 mins. I also got disconnected 2x by a support person (2 different ppl) and another time I could hear a rooster crowing in the background. Seriously? I understand ppl can be anywhere but hang ups and distractions for customer support are not ok. Domain.com sucks. They did not deliver. I asked for a discount MULTIPLE times but clearly no one on the team is authorized. What a mess. I will move my domain in 2 years when it's up but I'm stuck for now bec I needed email immediately. It's the only reason I'm staying. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

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Quick reference

What exactly is WordPress?

What Types of Websites Can WordPress Produce?

What Is the Distinction Between WordPress.org and WordPress.com?

Who Invented WordPress, and How Long Has It Been in Existence?

What are the benefits of using WordPress?

WordPress is a free and open source platform.

WordPress is adaptable.

WordPress is simple to set up.

Is it possible to instal WordPress on my personal computer?

WordPress is adaptable.

WordPress help is simple to find

What are my options?

Real customer reviews

Customer support was excellent

Very professional support

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i am stuck since weeks with errors and…

UPDATED: VPS Boosting to F rating and offline server

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a happy customer

Excellent service

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Amazing Experience

If you’re thinking of iPage you haven’t done your homework…

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Bad online suport menus

Incompetence reigns large. Support can read but can't troubleshoot if it's not what you already read.

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