As I mentioned, Bluehost has been recommended by WordPress.org for many years. However, they have really stepped things up the past year or so. I’m definitely very impressed by what they’ve done in both simplifying the WordPress site creation process for beginners, yet still including many premium features that experienced WordPress site owners can use to their benefit. Let’s go over why Bluehost is now also on our recommendation list for WordPress hosting.
The sign up process at Bluehost is still very easy. But WordPress users get extra benefits now. Bluehost now automatically installs WordPress for you, and when signing up you can select the theme for your website.
There are also guided links within your Bluehost WordPress dashboard that you can use to get started creating your site.
And speaking of the WordPress dashboard that Bluehost provides, it really is a winner. First, as I mentioned above, the WordPress dashboard with Bluehost contains a next steps guide with links that helps you create your website—great for beginners.
For more assistance, you can go to the Bluehost control panel. From here, you can launch your website, create posts and pages, create menus, customize your theme, manage your page caching and CDN functions, create email accounts, and more. Bluehost has done a great job here. I really like the layout of their customized control panel as it gives quick and easy access to all of your important WordPress website functions.
Bluehost has always done a great job in providing their customized version of cPanel. And their latest offering is again a nice clean look that is easy to use. cPanel is part of your Bluehost web hosting control panel that you see when you log in to your Bluehost account. Here you can access your websites, email, and domains, in addition to your cPanel functionality.
I’ve already touched on some of the great improvements Bluehost has made with their WordPress web hosting. Here are some of the most significant features you get with your Bluehost hosting plan.
While Bluehost’s guided WordPress site creation makes it easy for beginners to create their websites, their new AI Website Builder makes it even easier and quicker to get your website created and running online.
Click here for my detailed review of the Bluehost AI Website Builder.
Bluehost has done a good job improving their website speed and performance significantly. Keep in mind that your choice of WordPress theme will make a big impact on how fast your site loads. In the case of Bluehost, there is a huge difference in website speed using traditional WordPress as opposed to their AI website builder.
For example, using Bluehost traditional WordPress website creation and the default WordPress.org theme, we achieved great website speed and performance (see below). However, when using the AI website builder and its suggested themes, site speed (in particular page loading time) was significantly slower (again, see below).
While the difference in Bluehost’s speeds may or may not have an effect on your audience, the point to note is that there is a trade off in speed vs convenience. Although Bluehost website speed has definitely improved, be aware that there can be a difference when using their website builder as opposed to creating a traditional WordPress site. While the AI site builder definitely makes creating your websites faster and easier, the themes you get can run slower.
Below is a sample of differences in Bluehost website speeds.
I have to be honest here. One of the most disappointing parts of Bluehost in the past was their customer support. While the support agents were definitely helpful, response times (especially with live chat) were pretty bad. However, I’m pleased to report that Bluehost has vastly improved their customer support response times. In fact, they are definitely at or near the top of the list when it comes to responding via live chat. After purchasing my Bluehost account, I contacted support a number of different times and they always responded in about 4 seconds or less!
Below is a sample snippet of a live chat support session I had with Bluehost.
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