Let’s start with the hosting plan features you get. InMotion’s Business Hosting features have always ranked at the top of our ratings. The new Managed WordPress Hosting plans build upon the core business plan features to include even more powerful and helpful features that are specifically optimized for WordPress. Here’s a side by side look at the key items you receive with the InMotion Hosting Managed WordPress platform as opposed to the Business Hosting plans.
There are some situations where opting for an InMotion Hosting Business plan would be a better fit for you. With the Pro Level Business Plan, there is no hard limit on the number of websites you can host. So if you need to create a large number of websites, you would obviously want to choose that plan. And if WordPress isn’t your chosen platform, then clearly the managed WordPress packages aren’t for you. However, if you do plan to use WordPress, you’ll want read further.
Like InMotion Hosting’s other web hosting plans, you can choose to have WordPress pre-installed when you place your order. However, even if you choose to install WordPress later, you can take advantage of the super easy one-click installation option from within cPanel. And, if you’re moving your WordPress site from another web host, InMotion Hosting provides free website migration.
You have a couple of different options for building your websites. You can work with WordPress in the conventional way in the WordPress admin dashboard. Or, if you prefer a more user-friendly method of quickly and easily creating a professional looking WordPress site, you can use the BoldGrid website builder. InMotion is an official BoldGrid host and was instrumental in the creation of the product. For a more detailed look at BoldGrid, you can read my review here.
You can install BoldGrid from your Account Management Panel (AMP) or from cPanel.
While you don’t have to use it, BoldGrid does figure very prominently in InMotion’s Managed WordPress hosting. A lot of the premium WordPress features such as automatic theme and plugin updates, staging, and premium themes and plugin subscription, are specifically tied to using the BoldGrid website builder.
However, the real star of InMotion’s WordPress hosting is the optimized server environment with advanced server caching and Cloud Linux with NGINX. The superior site speed you get together with the other features makes InMotion Hosting Managed WordPress a winner for me.
Here is one of the areas I was particularly interested in testing out. Again, InMotion has always been one of the fastest performing web hosts we’ve used in the past. And with their Managed WordPress Hosting being labeled as 10 times faster than their base Launch hosting plan, we were definitely eager to see how it performs. Below is a data sample from our testing.
We tested similar WordPress websites on both InMotion’s Business Hosting and Managed WordPress Hosting platforms. As you can see, the new managed WordPress hosting performed significantly faster. I was surprised by how much the new platform surpassed the existing one. The combination of Cloud Linux with NGINX, advanced server caching with their proprietary Cache Manager, and other custom enhancements really boost website speed. InMotion’s Managed WordPress Hosting was faster across the country. And within the Max Speed Zone, there was an even greater difference.
What I’ve also found working in my WordPress dashboard is that the backend processing speed is noticeably faster. Installing themes and plugins is lightning fast—very impressive!
InMotion Hosting has always provided top notch security for my websites. Just as with speed and performance, their managed WordPress hosting takes things a step further. In addition to DDoS protection and web application firewalls, you get WordPress hack and malware protection. Files are scanned and patched for vulnerabilities, while potential threats are quarantined.
InMotion provides free private SSL for your WordPress sites which you can use for eCommerce purposes or to accept online payments. You can easily enable your free SSL from your Account Management Panel, and your free SSL certificates are automatically added to your domains.
One of InMotion Hosting’s strengths has always been their excellent customer support. With the managed WordPress hosting plan, I’ve experienced the same professional and responsive support I’m accustomed to receiving at InMotion. You can access their 24×7 support via phone, email, live chat, or Skype.
With their Managed WordPress Hosting, InMotion has provided an even better option for serious WordPress site owners and those of you looking for a premium WordPress experience. And with six levels of managed hosting to choose from, you’ll certainly be able to find a plan that fits your needs. InMotion Hosting Managed WordPress combines the best of their business hosting together with an optimized environment for better speed and performance.
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