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WordPress is arguably the most used content management systems (“CMS”) on the internet. Originally developed as a blogging platform<\/strong><\/a>, WordPress has evolved into a complete content system equally capable of both e-commerce and article posting. The WordPress developers and community keep the CMS up-to-date with security patches and platform improvements while thousands of plugin developers provide additional functionality.<\/p>\n

In this guide, we will explain WordPress hosting in Canada<\/strong>, how it differs from standard Canadian Web hosting<\/strong><\/a>, and why a reliable WordPress host is important to website owners using the CMS. The guide will conclude with a comparison between two well-known web host providers offering dedicated WordPress hosting: GreenGeeks.ca<\/strong><\/a> and WHC.ca<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Host<\/th>\nRate (starting from…)<\/th>\nFree Domain Name<\/th>\nReview<\/th>\nWebsite<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Best WordPress Hosting in Canada in 2024 according to WebLegal.ca<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n
GreenGeeks<\/b><\/td>\n$2.95\/month with our link<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n1<\/td>\nReview<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nGreenGeeks.ca<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Web Hosting Canada<\/b><\/td>\n$3.99\/month with our link<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n1<\/td>\nReview<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nWHC.ca<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

You should be thoroughly versed in everything WordPress by the time you reach the conclusion of this guide. With that said, let’s get started.<\/p>\n

Table of content<\/strong>
\nWordPress: What It Is and Why Hosting Matters<\/a>
\nKey Features of a Good WordPress Host<\/a>
\nCommon Mistakes when Choosing a WordPress Hosting Company<\/a>
\nGreenGeeks WordPress Hosting<\/a>
\nWeb Hosting Canada WordPress Hosting<\/a>
\nCanadian WordPress Hosting Summary<\/a><\/p>\n

WordPress: What It Is and Why Hosting Matters<\/h2>\n

WordPress has been developed as a CMS with the goal of helping website owners create and maintain their own websites and online content without possessing extensive coding skills or having to hire a third-party developer. Like all CMS, WordPress offers both GUI-based function and, for those who want it, the ability to hard code as well.<\/p>\n

A reliable WordPress host is important inasmuch as website owners need to be able to rely on their hosting providers for maximum up time as well as reliable support, an extensive knowledge base, and a long list of extra features and tools that optimize WordPress<\/strong>. To that end, we are starting to see more web hosting companies offer dedicated WordPress hosting packages alongside their other, more generic, options.<\/p>\n

Understand that dedicated WordPress hosting is measurably different from generic, shared hosting<\/strong><\/a>. While both kinds of hosting rely on the shared paradigm, a WordPress environment created specifically for the CMS is one that has been optimized to take advantage of everything WordPress has to offer. A dedicated WordPress environment is to generic web hosting what a specialist BMW service center is to generic auto repair garages.<\/p>\n

One last thing to consider on the topic of reliability: just because a web hosting company offers dedicated WordPress hosting does not mean service will be reliable. When we talk about reliability, we are referring to both up-time and support combined. Yes, website owners want their sites up and running 100% of the time (though that is not realistic), but they also need a support department capable of responding in an instant whenever a problem arises.<\/p>\n

Key Features of Good WordPress Hosting<\/h2>\n

Looking around for a good WordPress host can take users to the websites of literally dozens of hosting companies. Despite the many claims made, common sense dictates that they cannot all be the best. So how does the site owner sort out those worth looking at from the hosting companies worthy of being ignored? By looking at key features<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The most important key features are as follows:<\/p>\n