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What to check before you buy hosting.

The price on the banner is rarely the price you pay. These are the checks that matter, for any host.

Intro prices need a long prepaid term, and renew much higher. On the large shared hosts' own pages (seen 6 November 2026), the lowest monthly price usually needs 36 to 48 months paid upfront, and renews at 2 to 4.5 times that price. No host publishes its prices in a form that can be checked automatically, so compare the renewal price on the checkout page.

The checklist

  1. Renewal price and term. What you pay after the first term, and how long you must prepay to get the intro price.
  2. Backups. How often, how long they are kept, whether you can restore one yourself, and whether it costs extra.
  3. PHP versions. That you can pick a supported PHP version (see Versions) and change it yourself.
  4. Limits. CPU, memory, storage and number of files ("inodes"). "Unlimited" usually means a fair-use limit written elsewhere.
  5. Email. Whether email is included, or a trial that bills automatically later.
  6. Staging and migration. A staging copy for testing updates, and a free move from your current host.
  7. Refunds. What the money-back guarantee leaves out (often the domain fee).
  8. Where the servers are. A data center near your visitors, and where your data is kept.
  9. Overages. What happens when traffic grows: a slowdown, a bill, or a forced upgrade.

WordPress.com or self-hosted

WordPress.com runs WordPress for you (updates, security, backups) and limits plugins and custom code by plan. Self-hosted WordPress (the free software from wordpress.org on a host you choose) lets you install anything, and you or your host keep it updated. Both can connect to an AI agent: see Connect.

Where hosts are listed

wordpress.org/hosting lists three hosts (Bluehost, Hostinger and Pressable on 6 November 2026). It shows no prices, and it says some listed hosts may donate to WordPress.org. Today WP lists no hosts and has no affiliate links.

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