Server requirements

Hi Miriam,

GeoDirectory will not perform well on shared hostings even if only few other plugins are installed, that is a fact. But WordPress in general requires more than a shared hosting for anything bigger than a tiny blog or a static website.

The optimal solution really depends on several factors.

Things such as:

1 Theme used (there are some themes that are so heavy that without extra plugins will choke on shared servers)
2 Number of plugins
3 Number of listings and traffic forecasted

We normally suggest to start at least with a decent VPS.
The best performances are to be expected on dedicated servers with 8gb of RAM or more.

Thanks

To be 100% honest with you, I’m not a “security freak” so I’m probably the worst person to ask about this.

I’ve been working with wordpress since 2007 and I never used a security plugin or any extra security measure other than good common sense.

The only time one of my site was hacked it was totally my fault. I had FTP passwords saved in my FTP client and a malware I had on the pc expolited that. Malware that was downloaded using a cracked software.

I tried since to avoid such mistakes and my websites have always been secure.

Obviously use strong password, keep up with WordPress updates, themes and plugins updates, avoid leaving deactived plugins hanging in your plugins folder and make sure your hosting provider is known for keeping his systems secure and up to date.

My experience tells me that security plugins are more of a waste of time, money and server resources, but I could be wrong…

Hope this helps.

Thanks

Anyone willing to share their experience and recommendations on hosting companies?

I am currently with HostGator shared hosting business plan and after reading the forums, very clearly need to upgrade.

Thank you!

Hey Paolo,

Thank you for the recommendations and info! Very much appreciated.

Tammy

Hi Paolo,

“we have our demos installed on CloudWays using a DigitalOcean droplet with 1GB of RAM, 30GB Storage, 2TB Bandwidth, offering unlimited installations.”

– So that’s what you use for your demos but how about for an actual listing directory social media website? Do i need 1GB of RAM, 30GB Storage and 2TB Bandwidth as well? Im with godaddy with 512mb of RAM, unlimited Storage and unlimited Bandwidth but im getting notification that i need to upgrade my resources. My site is not even live yet. Im worried that my website wont handle the amount of traffic once people start registering.

What’s VPS?

Called godaddy and they suggested to get wordpress hosting (deluxe): https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/wordpress-hosting

Will that work?