WordPress is the content management system (CMS) that powers over a fifth of the world’s websites, while also gaining prominence as a unique, easy-to-use website building and management platform. The platform can be tailored to meet the user’s need, and enables them to design innovative and appealing websites even if the user is not very coding savvy. This also explains the steady growth of WordPress hosting Dubai. 

WordPress comes with a plethora of templates. Unlike many other website builders, these templates are not free. However, if the wallet is big enough, one can create impressive websites with top quality WordPress templates. The platform features over 40,000 plugins that allow users to create websites without having the need to code, and more plugins are added almost on a daily basis. 

WordPress in Hosting

Generally in the web hosting Dubai industry and almost everywhere else, WordPress is predominantly free add-ons with hosting packages. Some hosting providers sell the service separate, terming it as WordPress hosting. The basic hosting package starts at $5 a month. 

Basic WordPress hosting solutions come with specific features, with some differences depending on the hosting provider. The common things you can expect from such packages include: 

• A free domain - Every website needs a home, and that is domain. For people who don’t own a domain, basic WordPress hosting solutions give one for free. In Dubai, free domain is the norm for basic hosting packages. Domain registration and WordPress hosting combined do not cost much, but it’s wise to approach a reputed web hosting company for the service.
  
• Email - WordPress inherently comes with a specific version of email functionality where one can configure and enable up to 5 forwarders that capture emails sent to a specific email account. Good hosting offers provide at least 5 actual email accounts from which the user can send emails.
  
• Value added services - Trustworthy WordPress hosts would be specialized in WordPress hosting, and can make it easy for a web owner to add plugins or augment the site’s functionalities. Such hosts also utilize specific scripts and plugins for optimal performance. You can also expect your hosting solution to be scalable, particularly when traffic spikes.