A blog that is created using publishing platform at WordPress.org is more powerful than a free blog on WordPress.com as the countless plugins that are developed for WordPress.org extend its functionality. Such plugins that can do almost anything you can imagine are only applicable to privately-hosted blogs and web sites using the WordPress.org software. Plugins are not permitted on WordPress.com for various security reasons.

If you want to privately host your WordPress.org blog, the first thing is to look for a web host that meets the requirements of WordPress.org software.

To run WordPress, your web host just needs a couple of things:
-  PHP version 4.3 or greater
- MySQL version 4.0 or greater

Most web hosts meet such requirements. However, to make things easier, you should use a web hosting company that provides WordPress one-click installation or free installation.

The web hosts listed below provide easy installation for WordPress.org:

Web Host	Price from	Key Features	Sign Up
Web Hosting Pad	$1.99	Unlimited Hosting Space, Unlimited Bandwidth, Host Unlimited Domains, Free Site Builder, Free $100 worth Advertising Credit
Mochahost	$2.63	Unlimited Disk Space, Unlimited Monthly Traffic, Free $100 worth Advertising Credit, Site Builder
Just Host	$3.95	Unlimited Storage Space, Unlimited Bandwidth, Free Domain Name for life, $75 Free Advertising Credit, Recommended on Wordpress, Free Site Builder
Super Green Hosting	$3.95	Green Hosting, Unlimited Storage Space, Unlimited Bandwidth, Free Domain Name for life, Free $75 Advertising Credit, Free Site Builder
Powweb	$4.88	Unlimited Disk Space, Unlimited Bandwidth, Professional Website Builder, Free $50 Google Adwords Credit, Free $25 Yahoo Sponsored Search Credit
Omnis Network	$5.95	Free Domain Name, 30 Day Money Back Guarantee, 99.9% Uptime Guarantee, Unlimited Disk Space, Unlimited Data Transfer per/month, Unlimited Hosted Domains, Free Site Builder
Bluehost	$6.95	Unlimited Hosting Space, Unlimited File Transfer, Host Unlimited Domains, Free Domain Forever, Free Site Builder, Recommended on Wordpress
GreenGeeks	$6.95	Green Hosting, Unlimited Web Storage, unlimited data transfer, Free Website Builder, Free Domain for Life. Instant & Free Setup
Hostmonster	$6.95	Unlimited Hosting Space, Unlimited Bandwidth, Free Domain Forever, Free Site Builder, Free $25 Yahoo Ad Credit, Free $50 Google Adwords Credit
Dreamhost	$8.95	Free trial, Unlimited Storage Space, Unlimited bandwidth, Free Domain Name with WHOIS Privacy, Up to $75 Free Google Adwords, Recommended on Wordpress

No related posts.

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.