West Host WordPress - Essential, $ 6.74/mo. on Linux Shared

Name: WordPress - Essential
Brand: West Host
SKU: p139532
Availability: InStock
Rating: 2.8 (16 reviews)

WordPress - Essential has been added on Nov 7, 2025, Aggregate Rating (2.8 out of 10 from 16 reviews)

🔌 Hosted domains :	1
🆓 free domains :	1
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPal
🔨 Control Panel :	[In-house]
🔧 Category :	BackupCDNWordpressDDoS Protection
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeLive ChatAvailable 24/7
⚑ Targeting :	US
💰 Money-back guarantee :	30 days
🚀 Uptime :	99.9 %

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*📜 Plan description

A focused WordPress start: 1 site, 25 GB storage, free domain (1-year+ terms), a 10 GB mailbox and a 1 GB database. Security and performance helpers come pre-wired—autoscaling, free CDN, edge caching, unlimited SSL, DDoS protection, automatic malware scans, email AV/anti-spam and PCI-aligned practices. StackCP gives quick access to FTP, backups and DNS, while WordPress-specific tooling simplifies daily work: Auto Core Updates, staging, management tools, daily backup protection and one-click restores. It’s a clean way to launch a fast, safe WP site with minimal admin.

All WordPress hosting tiers include 99.9% uptime and a 30-day money-back guarantee with 24/7 support. Each plan adds daily malware scans & removal, site migration help, and a free web acceleration suite. The CDN and edge caching reduce global latency, while StackCP keeps operations simple for plugins, themes and file management. As needs grow you can scale storage, mailboxes and site count within the same panel, keeping continuity for backups, SSL and tooling without re-platforming.

📄 Editorial Review

WestHost (founded in 1998 by Chris Russell, which is still the CEO), is a long-running hosting brand within THG Ingenuity (formerly UK2 Group acquisition in 2008). They position themselves as a straightforward provider of secure, cost-effective web services with a focus on entry-level and SMB use cases.

The current catalog centers on shared web hosting, email hosting, WordPress hosting, domain registration, a website builder and a paid security clean-up service.

Shared hosting highlights include a free domain, free mailboxes, and free wildcard SSL; higher tiers advertise unlimited disk space, unlimited MySQL databases, and unlimited websites. WordPress plans layer a guided installer and the broader plugin/theme ecosystem on top of the same infrastructure. The website builder line targets non-technical users with bundled domain, email, page limits by tier, and eCommerce features at the top end.

Email hosting remains a clear emphasis, offered in two tiers (Personal and Professional) with POP/IMAP, mobile sync, webmail, spam/virus protection, and optional mailbox storage upgrades. Domains are actively marketed with aggressive first-year promos and useful extras like DNS control, email forwarding, and a free one-page site.

Historically they described VPS options (SSD, multiple Linux/FreeBSD choices), but those services—along with dedicated/bare metal—have been folded into THG’s broader Ingenuity Cloud Services. Public activity on the WestHost brand has slowed (e.g., older blog/social timelines), suggesting the brand now primarily maintains core shared, email, WordPress, domains, and builder offerings.

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