WordPress Hosting

The Economic Reality of WordPress Hosting

WordPress sites typically carry between 8-15 or even more plugins each with massive number of dependencies pulled in through composer. This not only increases TTFB but also puts a tremendous pressure on the hosting environment if not setup and optimized properly. Big name providers in large scale operations typically try to handle this load by applying one or more of these questionable shortcuts:

• Forcefully imposing aggressive caching on hosted WordPress sites. This not only breaks WordPress editor functionality but also frequently produces stale content to visitors.
• Imposing various restrictions on core WordPress functionalities like cutting down storage of revisions to save hosting resources.
• Bloating the WordPress setup even more by preinstalling or upselling plugins from partners.
• Some go even further to suggest paid partner plugins to replace what they broke in the name of optimization.
• Finally, hiding all technical details of such unhealthy optimizations deep under colorful marketing content.

At SFORGE, we don’t rely on shortcuts. We refuse to have our clients compromise with functionalities when there are better ways to achieve performance and cost effectiveness. Our WordPress hosting is different and superior with:

• No forced caching on core WordPress. We value freshness of content and we understand how improper caching can hinder WYSWYG development.
• Assistance with bundling, minification and CDN offloading setup.
• No restrictions on revisions or similar core WordPress features.
• Secure execution by design. No root, no chmod 0777 necessary for proper functioning of WordPress and its plugins.

Optimized for WordPress

We continuously keep our environment aligned with the WordPress hosting recommendations:

• Latest PHP versions (for speed and compatibility)
• MariaDB (MySQL replacement) tuned for WordPress workloads
• Apache with essential modules, including:
  • mod_rewrite (pretty permalinks)
  • mod_headers (security and caching controls)
  • mod_expires (content caching)
  • mod_deflate (compression for faster load times)
• PHP extensions like ctype, curl, mbstring, exif, imagick, intl, zip, and openssl—all recommended by WordPress for stability and plugin compatibility.
• User Isolation (WordPress runs as the isolated domain user) as recommended by WordPress.org for better security.

With this stack, you don’t have to worry about outdated versions or missing modules breaking your site. Everything is kept up-to-date, secure, and WordPress-ready.

Special Features

• Free HTTPS Certificate
• SSH and WP-CLI Access
• CDN Setup Assistance
• Uptime Monitoring
• Automatic Backups & Updates

Free Migration & Simple Setup

Moving to a new host can feel daunting. That’s why we bundle free migration with every hosting plan. Our team carefully transfers your site—files, database, and settings—so you don’t lose data or uptime. A small one-time setup fee covers the technical configuration and performance tuning, leaving you with a ready-to-run WordPress site.

With SFORGE WordPress Hosting, you’re not just renting server space—you’re getting a platform purpose-built to make your WordPress site run faster, safer, and smoother.