{"id":532,"date":"2025-06-30T09:48:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.serversreviews.com\/?p=532"},"modified":"2025-07-01T02:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T02:44:04","slug":"siteground-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serversreviews.com\/?p=532","title":{"rendered":"SiteGround Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"532\" class=\"elementor elementor-532\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b73dde e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b73dde\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac1da9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ac1da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>What is SiteGround?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><p>Interested in signing up to SiteGround? Read our SiteGround review for the low-down on this popular web host.<\/p><p>Like a lot of great ideas, SiteGround was a concept in the mind of a few friends during its inception in 2004. Unknown to them, SiteGround would explode into a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/\">popular web hosting service<\/a>\u00a0used by thousands upon thousands of people every single day.<\/p><p>SiteGround now handles over 2 million domains worldwide, so it\u2019s easy to see why so many people put their trust in them. Quite impressive, hey? I personally use SiteGround for all of my sites (including this one).<\/p><p><a class=\"nf-follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/siteground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"btn btn--green\">VISIT SITEGROUND.COM (\u00a32.99\/MONTH)<\/span><\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Packages &amp; Pricing<\/strong><\/h2><p>SiteGround offers a wealth of hosting services, including shared web hosting, managed WordPress hosting, WooCommerce hosting, cloud hosting, and more.<\/p><p>Worldwide there are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/siteefy.com\/how-many-websites-are-there\/#:~:text=12%20February%202020.-,How%20many%20websites%20are%20there%20in%20the%20World%3F,to%201%2C518%2C207%2C412%20in%20January%202019).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">over 1 billion websites live<\/a>\u00a0on the internet, each hosted on a server. Whilst SiteGround may seem like they offer the \u2018usual\u2019 in terms of what you\u2019d expect a web host to offer, you\u2019ll see in this SiteGround review\u00a0<em>just\u00a0<\/em>how awesome their features are.<\/p><p>When deciding on a web host, there is a lot to consider, such as, what features the provider offers, where their servers are located, eCommerce opportunities, security, etc..<\/p><p>SiteGround covers all of the basic requirements, as well as going above and beyond by providing helpful tools and features to enhance your website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/speed-up-wordpress-sites\/\">in terms of performance<\/a>\u00a0and quality, and provides an outstanding level of customer support.<\/p><h3>Shared Web Hosting<\/h3><p>Before we take a look at the shared hosting plans in more detail, I\u2019d like to draw your attention to the fact that SiteGround\u2019s managed WordPress hosting is actually the same price as their shared hosting plans.<\/p><p>That means you can enjoy the following features and benefits if you want to host a WordPress website:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Free automated WordPress transfer<\/strong>\u00a0(easily transfer your existing WordPress website from your old hosting provider to SiteGround)<\/li><li><strong>WordPress auto-update<\/strong>\u00a0(in-house auto-update feature that takes backups and upgrades your WordPress application when there is a new WordPress version or update, including plugins)<\/li><li><strong>WordPress advanced security<\/strong>\u00a0(strict security audit procedures)<\/li><li><strong>WordPress configuration<\/strong>\u00a0(WP support, setup, and troubleshooter)<\/li><li><strong>SG Optimizer<\/strong>\u00a0(in-house developed WP plugin that leverages NGINX-based dynamic cache to speed up your WordPress website)<\/li><\/ul><h3>Shared Hosting Plans<\/h3><p><em>There are three different levels of shared hosting available at SiteGround. This review is based on the \u201cStartUp\u201d plan.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><ul><li><strong>StartUp (\u00a32.99\/month):\u00a0<\/strong>With SiteGround\u2019s StartUp plan you\u2019ll get 1 website, 10 GB webspace, and all of their essential features which include a free CDN, free SSL certificate, email accounts, and daily backups. Since their recent update in 2021, this plan also features SiteGround\u2019s Supercacher which enhances your site\u2019s loading speed. If you\u2019re worried about security, Siteground\u2019s daily backups are also included in the StartUp plan, at different geolocations.<\/li><\/ul><p><em>SiteGround say that this plan is ideal if you\u2019re receiving 10,000 or fewer visitors on a monthly basis. A perfect solution for those with a small blog or personal website.<\/em><\/p><ul><li><strong>GrowBig (\u00a34.99\/month):\u00a0<\/strong>The GrowBig plan is the middleman, offering multiple websites, 20 GB webspace, as well as essential and premium features. GrowBig is probably the best value for money given it also includes on-demand backups, ultrafast PHP setup, and staging\/collaborate features for developers and freelancers. One of my personal favourite premium features is SiteGround\u2019s caching technology which\u00a0<em>really\u00a0<\/em>makes a difference to users who are located further away from your website\u2019s server.<\/li><\/ul><p><em>If you\u2019re looking to expand your website\u2019s traffic up to 25,000 visitors or less per month, this would be your best option.<\/em><\/p><ul><li><strong>GoGeek (\u00a39.99\/month):\u00a0<\/strong>For users who want multiple websites, 40 GB webspace, and more premium features, the GoGeek package would be a suitable option. GoGeek offers the highest tier of resources, and boasts a white-label option for resellers. The Geek Advance features include Git Repository friendly software and you won\u2019t share a server with as many people, so you\u2019ll receive faster speeds and less downtime. GoGeek customers get more resources, priority support, and dev tools which makes it the complete VIP package.<\/li><\/ul><p><em>Both GrowBig and GoGeek customers will have access to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/wp-migrator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SiteGround\u2019s migrator plugin<\/a>\u00a0which is super easy to use, allowing you to migrate your website from another host for free.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><a class=\"nf-follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/siteground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"btn btn--green\">VISIT SITEGROUND.COM (\u00a32.99\/MONTH)<\/span><\/a><\/p><h3>SiteGround Hosting Plans<\/h3><p>All of SiteGround\u2019s hosting plans include managed WordPress hosting; which includes the ever-popular 1-click installer, automatic updates, and command line management. SiteGround\u2019s servers are optimized for the best WordPress performance and are actually recommended by WordPress.<\/p><p>More than that, SiteGround is always among the first to update to the latest software, including the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/managed-php\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest PHP versions<\/a>, and security updates.<\/p><p>We must remind ourselves of two things:<\/p><ul><li>Firstly, unlimited doesn\u2019t necessarily\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/best-unlimited-hosting\/\">mean\u00a0completely unlimited<\/a>, as you will find out if you delve into a web host\u2019s terms and conditions.<\/li><li>Secondly, most websites on average will not use more than 5GB storage space, so even on SiteGround\u2019s most basic hosting plan, you\u2019re getting double the average amount required.<\/li><\/ul><p>When you choose a web hosting plan with SiteGround, you will have the option to choose where the data centre is located, covering the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the U.K. \u2013 although this may not be of concern to most customers, it\u2019s a great feature to have.<\/p><h2><strong>Usability &amp; Features:<\/strong><\/h2><p>Ease of use is a big concern for people who aren\u2019t tech-savvy. One of the great things that SiteGround has done for their users is they\u2019ve made it so that anyone can install and understand how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/content-management-systems\/\">WordPress works<\/a>.<\/p><p>I\u2019ll admit, when I first started my WordPress journey, I didn\u2019t have the foggiest on where to begin! Web host\u2019s like SiteGround ease this pressure and make the process\u00a0<em>much\u00a0<\/em>more enjoyable (trust me on this one).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-1024x509.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-1024x509.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-768x382.png 768w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-1536x764.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-1680x835.png 1680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-1240x616.png 1240w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-860x428.png 860w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-680x338.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-500x249.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-400x199.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-200x99.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-top10.png 1913w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"509\" \/><\/p><p>SiteGround\u2019s account management system is self-explanatory and user-friendly. It\u2019s easy to add additional services, perform 1-click installations like WordPress, and navigate directly to your control panel to manage your web hosting.<\/p><p>If you\u2019re a new or existing customer, you may have noticed the recent switch over to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/all-siteground-accounts-are-now-using-site-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SiteGround\u2019s Site Tools<\/a>. Ditching cPanel, this web host has developed their own platform which provides more flexibility and usability for its customers.<\/p><p>I know this might seem like a lot of information, and may even not make sense, but that\u2019s okay! SiteGround provides features that make everything easy to understand, and if you\u2019re still stuck, their support is fab (I\u2019ll get to this later).<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-technologies-1024x414.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-technologies-1024x414.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-technologies-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-technologies-768x310.png 768w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-technologies-1240x501.png 1240w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-technologies-860x348.png 860w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-technologies-680x275.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-technologies-500x202.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-technologies-400x162.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-technologies-200x81.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-technologies-50x20.png 50w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-technologies.png 1319w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"414\" \/><\/p><p>They allow for one-click install buttons for users of all hosting plans and they even have tutorials readily available for anyone to read up on about WordPress.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-1024x302.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-1024x302.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-768x226.png 768w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-1536x453.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-1680x495.png 1680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-1240x365.png 1240w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-860x253.png 860w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-680x200.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-500x147.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-400x118.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-200x59.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain-50x15.png 50w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-domain.png 1900w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"302\" \/><\/p><p>If you opt to have a domain with SiteGround, it\u2019s easy to see the status of your domain so you don\u2019t have to continuously check your website\u2019s URL to see if it has been propagated. This can sometimes take up to 24 hours, but this is normal with any web host or domain provider.<\/p><p>For the web hosting backend, the user interface is really clean and smooth. It\u2019s easy to navigate and you can clearly see where everything is. SiteGround did a great job with making sure the interfaces had great user interaction and that they were friendly to any kind of user.<\/p><p><a class=\"nf-follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/siteground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"btn btn--green\">VISIT SITEGROUND.COM (\u00a32.99\/MONTH)<\/span><\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Performance &amp; Uptime:<\/strong><\/h2><p>Last year was a BIG year for SiteGround (probably their biggest yet). SiteGround put a lot of their time and effort into improving their site speed and performance, which I\u2019ve seen with my own eyes (this website has had 100% uptime and solid speeds for years).<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-december-1024x29.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-december-1024x29.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-december-300x8.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-december-768x22.png 768w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-december-860x24.png 860w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-december-680x19.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-december-500x14.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-december-400x11.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-december-200x6.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-december-50x1.png 50w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-december.png 1062w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"29\" \/><\/p><p>Some of the new features SiteGround has launched to improve its customer\u2019s websites include:<\/p><ul><li>Google Cloud with SSD drives (faster hard drives)<\/li><li>Dynamic caching (available on all plans)<\/li><li>SG Optimizer (connects to SiteGround\u2019s caching and allows users to enable and disable optimization features like image optimization, CSS and JavaScript modifications, and Brotli compression)<\/li><li>Custom\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/ultrafast-php-for-faster-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ultra-fast PHP setup<\/a>\u00a0(available on higher plans)<\/li><li>Faster\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/new-mysql-setup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MySQL setup<\/a>\u00a0(another example of SiteGround\u2019s commitment to their customers)<\/li><\/ul><p>Back in 2018, I started monitoring my SiteGround website which was using WordPress. After 70 days I looked at my site\u2019s performance statistics and was surprised to see it didn\u2019t have a single second of downtime!<\/p><p>In May 2020, I upgraded my account and started monitoring my site again with UptimeRobot. As you can see below, I haven\u2019t had any downtime\u00a0<em>at all\u00a0<\/em>in 3 months, which is EXACTLY why I recommend SiteGround for reliable web hosting.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-top10-uptime-1024x388.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-top10-uptime-1024x388.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-top10-uptime-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-top10-uptime-768x291.png 768w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-top10-uptime-1240x470.png 1240w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-top10-uptime-860x326.png 860w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-top10-uptime-680x257.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-top10-uptime-500x189.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-top10-uptime-400x151.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-top10-uptime-200x76.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-top10-uptime-50x19.png 50w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/siteground-top10-uptime.png 1302w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"388\" \/><\/p><h3>Speed<\/h3><p>When SiteGround says they\u2019re going to do something, they\u00a0<em>really\u00a0<\/em>do commit to their promises. Their new version of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/sg-cachepress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SG Optimizer<\/a>\u00a0was a game-changer for WordPress websites hosted by SiteGround. The update presented new front-end features that focused on image optimisation. As we know, image optimisation can make or break your website\u2019s speed and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchenginejournal.com\/on-page-seo\/image-optimization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEO performance<\/a>.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sg-optimizer.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sg-optimizer.png 753w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sg-optimizer-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sg-optimizer-680x418.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sg-optimizer-500x307.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sg-optimizer-400x246.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sg-optimizer-200x123.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sg-optimizer-50x31.png 50w\" alt=\"\" width=\"753\" height=\"463\" \/><\/p><p>SiteGround reports that many of their user\u2019s websites experienced a 20% and 500% speed increase. That\u2019s data not to be ignored! The caching capabilities that SG Optimizer boasts truly are worth investing in. The plugin is absolutely free and can be downloaded via the WordPress website.<\/p><p>Using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gtmetrix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GTMetrix<\/a>, I ran my site\u2019s URL through their performance report tool to see how well my site was doing. Their assessment of my website\u2019s PageSpeed score came up trumps with a whopping 94%.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-pagespeed.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-pagespeed.png 255w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-pagespeed-200x89.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-pagespeed-50x22.png 50w\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"113\" \/><\/p><p>Whilst the way I built and designed my website has an impact on PageSpeed, so does the server my website is hosted on with SiteGround. I actually ran this test from Vancouver in Canada, even though my server is located in the U.K., which proves just how awesome SiteGround is.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-speed-results.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-speed-results.png 981w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-speed-results-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-speed-results-768x312.png 768w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-speed-results-860x350.png 860w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-speed-results-680x277.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-speed-results-500x203.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-speed-results-400x163.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-speed-results-200x81.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gtmetrix-speed-results-50x20.png 50w\" alt=\"\" width=\"981\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p><p>My PageSpeed results just kept on getting better, always exceeding 90%. Using a tool like SG Optimizer and SuperCacher, your website\u2019s speed can be awesome no matter where in the world your website visitors are located.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a class=\"nf-follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/siteground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"btn btn--green\">VISIT SITEGROUND.COM (\u00a32.99\/MONTH)<\/span><\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Tools &amp; Options:<\/strong><\/h2><p>The level of options and tools at your disposal will solely depend on the type of hosting you get and which plan you buy.<\/p><p>All the standard options for web hosting are there, such as a control panel, one-click install software, but you also get access to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/wp-migrator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SiteGround\u2019s WordPress migrator plugin<\/a>. This means you can easily and quickly migrate your existing WordPress website to your new SiteGround hosting in a matter of minutes.<\/p><p>You\u2019ll have access to a one-stop management area that contains all of your vital information for your account. Billing couldn\u2019t be any easier with the management area as well.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-1024x456.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-1536x684.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-1680x748.png 1680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-1240x552.png 1240w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-860x383.png 860w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-680x303.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-500x223.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-400x178.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-200x89.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools-50x22.png 50w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-sitetools.png 1914w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p><p>Here are some of the tools you\u2019ll get access to (with even the cheapest account), the StartUp package for shared web hosting.<\/p><ul><li>Free daily backups of your site and database (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/geographically-distributed-backups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">geographically distributed backups<\/a>\u00a0for enhanced data protection. Your backup data is stored in a different physical data center for a higher level of protection)<\/li><li>Free transfer with SiteGround\u2019s WordPress Migrator plugin<\/li><li>A 30-day money-back guarantee<\/li><li>Cloudflare CDN<\/li><li>Free website builder<\/li><li>Dyanmic cache<\/li><\/ul><p>Some web hosts will charge extra for some of these features. Not SiteGround, oh no, they\u00a0<em>actually\u00a0<\/em>put their customers first! It\u2019s probably the main reason why I will always vote for SiteGround as one of THE best web hosts.<\/p><h2><strong>Security<\/strong><\/h2><p>SiteGround has done a lot of work during the past 12 months to improve its security\u00a0<em>even more<\/em>. They have always been very committed to ensuring that your website is their number one priority.<\/p><p>Rather than relying on third-party tools, SiteGround has built their own custom tools, and is one of the few hosts that write their own patches. This means they can secure their hosting accounts before an official security release comes out, wasting no time to protect your website.<\/p><p>SiteGround\u2019s in-house developed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/new-anti-bot-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI bot prevention tool<\/a>\u00a0blocks between 500,000 and 2 million brute force attempts across their servers. They\u2019ve also created their own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/sg-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SG Security plugin<\/a>\u00a0for WordPress that SiteGround customers and non-customers can enjoy.<\/p><p>During 2020, SiteGround responded to 3x more threats than 2019. They\u2019ve posted some of their latest statistics on their website which include:<\/p><ul><li>Wrote 250 new custom firewall rules<\/li><li>Added 125 livepatch kernel modules<\/li><li>Mitigated 186 DDOS attacks<\/li><li>Stopped 7 million brute-force attacks<\/li><li>Stopped 160 million bad bot requests towards clients\u2019 sites each day with our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/new-anti-bot-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-bot AI solution<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3>SG Site Scanner:<\/h3><p>The SiteGround (SG) Site Scanner provides a scan on your website and will alert you to any attacks that may occur.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SG-Site-Scanner-Blog-Post-660x330-1.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SG-Site-Scanner-Blog-Post-660x330-1.png 660w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SG-Site-Scanner-Blog-Post-660x330-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SG-Site-Scanner-Blog-Post-660x330-1-500x250.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SG-Site-Scanner-Blog-Post-660x330-1-400x200.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SG-Site-Scanner-Blog-Post-660x330-1-200x100.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SG-Site-Scanner-Blog-Post-660x330-1-50x25.png 50w\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"330\" \/><\/p><p>If your website does happen to get attacked, which is very unlikely with the security features covered by SiteGround, you\u2019ll have access to SpamAssassin, IP blockers, and more to ensure that your website is clean and free of any viruses.<\/p><h3>CloudFlare:<\/h3><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-1024x464.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-1024x464.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-1536x696.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-1680x761.png 1680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-1240x562.png 1240w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-860x390.png 860w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-680x308.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-500x227.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-400x181.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-200x91.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare-50x23.png 50w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-cloudflare.png 1909w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"464\" \/><\/p><p>SiteGround provides integration with CloudFlare CDN, which offers exceptional performance and security, all completely at your disposal, for free. There aren\u2019t many web hosts out there that offer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CloudFlare for free<\/a>, so we were really impressed to see that SiteGround offered this great feature.<\/p><h3>SSL Certificates:<\/h3><p>All SiteGround customers are entitled to a\u00a0<em>free\u00a0<\/em>Let\u2019s Encrypt Wildcard SSL certificate. These are provided for your main website and any subdomains you have. Enabling your SSL certificate is really easy, it\u2019s just a few simple clicks and then it\u2019s done!<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-ssl.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-ssl.png 751w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-ssl-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-ssl-680x646.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-ssl-500x475.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-ssl-400x380.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-ssl-200x190.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/siteground-ssl-50x47.png 50w\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"713\" \/><\/p><p>SiteGround admitted they had a few teething issues when it came to renewing customer\u2019s SSL certificates. Instead of admitting defeat, they tackled the problem head-on and ended up streamlining the process. All SSL related issues were resolved and SiteGround confirmed that all their customers could enjoy the auto-renewal without any problems.<\/p><p>This is the kind of behaviour customer\u2019s want from their web host! We understand that things go wrong \u2013 we\u2019re all human and mistakes are going to be made. What SiteGround do is recognise problems reported by their customers and\u00a0<em>actually\u00a0<\/em>fix them. Not only that, they improve their processes which makes me love them even more!<\/p><p><a class=\"nf-follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/siteground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"btn btn--green\">VISIT SITEGROUND.COM (\u00a32.99\/MONTH)<\/span><\/a><\/p><h2><strong>Building a Website:<\/strong><\/h2><p>When you sign up for a SiteGround hosting plan, you\u2019ll get free access to one of their in-house developed plugins called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/wordpress-starter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Starter<\/a>. With over\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.com\/wordpress-market-share\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">37% market share<\/a>\u00a0of all websites worldwide, WordPress is a popular choice when building a website.<\/p><p>WordPress has an abundance of themes and plugins to make any website unique. However, it can be a little overwhelming to start out with. That\u2019s exactly why SiteGround developed WP Starter. They walk you through a selection of themes and the most common features you\u2019ll come across. You can enjoy the ease of creating a website with WordPress.<\/p><p>When you log in to the WordPress admin area from your SiteGround account, WP Starter will show you how to create a fully functional website including design tutorials, setting up forms, selling through WooCommerce, etc.<\/p><h2><strong>eCommerce:<\/strong><\/h2><p>Within SiteGround\u2019s control panel, you will have 1-click AutoInstallers served up to you on a plate, including the likes of PrestaShop, Magento, and CS-Cart (yes, I\u2019m mentioning 1-click installs again).<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg-1024x394.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg-1024x394.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg-1536x591.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg-1240x477.png 1240w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg-860x331.png 860w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg-680x262.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg-500x192.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg-400x154.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg-200x77.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg-50x19.png 50w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/install-wp-sg.png 1622w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p><p>If you plan on creating an online store, SiteGround\u2019s GoGeek plan is the perfect solution. It offers more resources, more power, and allows more traffic to your website.<\/p><p>Remember, if you\u2019re planning on having an online store, you\u2019ll need an SSL certificate. SiteGround conveniently offers free SSL\u2019s on all of their plans. They also offer premium SSL variations should you wish to upgrade.<\/p><p>Alternatively, you could take a look at SiteGround\u2019s managed cloud hosting, which is the next logical step up for your business. Scalable cloud hosting means you can increase or decrease resources as you go. So if you get a sudden spike in traffic, your website\u2019s performance won\u2019t suffer.<\/p><h2><strong>Support:<\/strong><\/h2><p>One of the mottos of SiteGround hosting is that they know people hate waiting for the next available agent so they aim to be one of the fastest responders in the industry. How do they hold up? With over 1.8 million registered domains, I was keen to see if SiteGround could continue to exceed my expectations.<\/p><p>When we navigated to the support section, we were surprised to see how much information was available to us. In fact, our questions could be answered before even speaking to someone! We wanted to speak to someone though to see how quickly they responded to us, and to test their knowledge (otherwise, how could I make this fair).<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-1024x480.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-1024x480.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-768x360.png 768w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-1536x720.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-1680x788.png 1680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-1240x582.png 1240w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-860x403.png 860w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-680x319.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-500x235.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-400x188.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-200x94.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support-50x23.png 50w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sg-support.png 1906w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p><p>Something which sets SiteGround apart from other web hosts is the fact that they recommend which support channel to use based on their AI support system. The question or information you have input beforehand determines the best channel.<\/p><h3>Live Chat<\/h3><p>It\u2019s also really handy for us to know how long we\u2019d have to wait for a live chat; this kind of simple information is useful for those who may be in a rush and provides accurate real-time statistics.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6455 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SiteGround-LiveChat.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SiteGround-LiveChat.png 757w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SiteGround-LiveChat-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SiteGround-LiveChat-680x620.png 680w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SiteGround-LiveChat-500x456.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SiteGround-LiveChat-400x365.png 400w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SiteGround-LiveChat-200x182.png 200w, https:\/\/www.top10-websitehosting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SiteGround-LiveChat-50x46.png 50w\" alt=\"siteground\" width=\"757\" height=\"690\" \/><\/p><p>When we connected to our live chat assistant (within the space of 2 seconds!), we asked how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/blog\/supercacher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SiteGround\u2019s Supercacher<\/a>\u00a0compared to WordPress\u2019 W3 Total Cache Plugin. Not only was the advisor (Rosita) helpful, she went above and beyond to explain the technology behind their Supercacher.<\/p><p>Rosita was polite and helpful throughout, no wonder she has a 5-star rating from over 18,000 users!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is SiteGround?\u00a0 Interested in signing up to SiteGround? Read our SiteGround review for the low-down on this popular web host. Like a lot of great ideas, SiteGround was a concept in the mind of a few friends during its inception in 2004. Unknown to them, SiteGround would explode into a\u00a0popular web hosting service\u00a0used by thousands upon thousands of people every single day. SiteGround now handles over 2 million domains worldwide, so it\u2019s easy to see why so many people put their trust in them. Quite impressive, hey? I personally use SiteGround for all of my sites (including this one). VISIT SITEGROUND.COM (\u00a32.99\/MONTH) Packages &amp; Pricing SiteGround offers a wealth of hosting services, including shared web hosting, managed WordPress hosting, WooCommerce hosting, cloud hosting, and more. Worldwide there are\u00a0over 1 billion websites live\u00a0on the internet, each hosted on a server. Whilst SiteGround may seem like they offer the \u2018usual\u2019 in terms of what you\u2019d expect a web host to offer, you\u2019ll see in this SiteGround review\u00a0just\u00a0how awesome their features are. When deciding on a web host, there is a lot to consider, such as, what features the provider offers, where their servers are located, eCommerce opportunities, security, etc.. SiteGround covers all of the basic requirements, as well as going above and beyond by providing helpful tools and features to enhance your website\u00a0in terms of performance\u00a0and quality, and provides an outstanding level of customer support. Shared Web Hosting Before we take a look at the shared hosting plans in more detail, I\u2019d like to draw your attention to the fact that SiteGround\u2019s managed WordPress hosting is actually the same price as their shared hosting plans. That means you can enjoy the following features and benefits if you want to host a WordPress website: Free automated WordPress transfer\u00a0(easily transfer your existing WordPress website from your old hosting provider to SiteGround) WordPress auto-update\u00a0(in-house auto-update feature that takes backups and upgrades your WordPress application when there is a new WordPress version or update, including plugins) WordPress advanced security\u00a0(strict security audit procedures) WordPress configuration\u00a0(WP support, setup, and troubleshooter) SG Optimizer\u00a0(in-house developed WP plugin that leverages NGINX-based dynamic cache to speed up your WordPress website) Shared Hosting Plans There are three different levels of shared hosting available at SiteGround. This review is based on the \u201cStartUp\u201d plan.\u00a0 StartUp (\u00a32.99\/month):\u00a0With SiteGround\u2019s StartUp plan you\u2019ll get 1 website, 10 GB webspace, and all of their essential features which include a free CDN, free SSL certificate, email accounts, and daily backups. Since their recent update in 2021, this plan also features SiteGround\u2019s Supercacher which enhances your site\u2019s loading speed. If you\u2019re worried about security, Siteground\u2019s daily backups are also included in the StartUp plan, at different geolocations. SiteGround say that this plan is ideal if you\u2019re receiving 10,000 or fewer visitors on a monthly basis. A perfect solution for those with a small blog or personal website. GrowBig (\u00a34.99\/month):\u00a0The GrowBig plan is the middleman, offering multiple websites, 20 GB webspace, as well as essential and premium features. GrowBig is probably the best value for money given it also includes on-demand backups, ultrafast PHP setup, and staging\/collaborate features for developers and freelancers. One of my personal favourite premium features is SiteGround\u2019s caching technology which\u00a0really\u00a0makes a difference to users who are located further away from your website\u2019s server. If you\u2019re looking to expand your website\u2019s traffic up to 25,000 visitors or less per month, this would be your best option. GoGeek (\u00a39.99\/month):\u00a0For users who want multiple websites, 40 GB webspace, and more premium features, the GoGeek package would be a suitable option. GoGeek offers the highest tier of resources, and boasts a white-label option for resellers. The Geek Advance features include Git Repository friendly software and you won\u2019t share a server with as many people, so you\u2019ll receive faster speeds and less downtime. GoGeek customers get more resources, priority support, and dev tools which makes it the complete VIP package. Both GrowBig and GoGeek customers will have access to\u00a0SiteGround\u2019s migrator plugin\u00a0which is super easy to use, allowing you to migrate your website from another host for free.\u00a0 VISIT SITEGROUND.COM (\u00a32.99\/MONTH) SiteGround Hosting Plans All of SiteGround\u2019s hosting plans include managed WordPress hosting; which includes the ever-popular 1-click installer, automatic updates, and command line management. SiteGround\u2019s servers are optimized for the best WordPress performance and are actually recommended by WordPress. More than that, SiteGround is always among the first to update to the latest software, including the\u00a0latest PHP versions, and security updates. We must remind ourselves of two things: Firstly, unlimited doesn\u2019t necessarily\u00a0mean\u00a0completely unlimited, as you will find out if you delve into a web host\u2019s terms and conditions. Secondly, most websites on average will not use more than 5GB storage space, so even on SiteGround\u2019s most basic hosting plan, you\u2019re getting double the average amount required. When you choose a web hosting plan with SiteGround, you will have the option to choose where the data centre is located, covering the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the U.K. \u2013 although this may not be of concern to most customers, it\u2019s a great feature to have. Usability &amp; Features: Ease of use is a big concern for people who aren\u2019t tech-savvy. One of the great things that SiteGround has done for their users is they\u2019ve made it so that anyone can install and understand how\u00a0WordPress works. I\u2019ll admit, when I first started my WordPress journey, I didn\u2019t have the foggiest on where to begin! Web host\u2019s like SiteGround ease this pressure and make the process\u00a0much\u00a0more enjoyable (trust me on this one). \u00a0 SiteGround\u2019s account management system is self-explanatory and user-friendly. It\u2019s easy to add additional services, perform 1-click installations like WordPress, and navigate directly to your control panel to manage your web hosting. If you\u2019re a new or existing customer, you may have noticed the recent switch over to\u00a0SiteGround\u2019s Site Tools. Ditching cPanel, this web host has developed their own platform which provides more flexibility and usability for its customers. 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