Nonetheless, we decided to take part in the tests. Our result was borderline \u2013 solid in some respects, but still not top-tier in others. We earned an Honorable Mention, which was pretty good for a first-timer, but not good enough for us. After all, we\u2019ve been hosting thousands of WordPress websites, and we wanted to make sure that we would offer the best possible service to our customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By 2022, we had further optimized our servers and our hosting platform, so we entered this year\u2019s competition with confidence<\/em>. We will not keep you in the dark as you already saw the title of this article - we are proud to tell you that<\/p>\n\n\n\n We have earned a Top Tier WordPress Hosting Performance Award!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Review Signal perform thorough tests to see how a server will perform with the default settings that customers get if they sign up. Simple one-click performance enhancements are accepted as well, but custom configurations that are designed solely for the test are not (with the exception of the high-end $500+ Enterprise tier). The clear methodology and the fact that Review Signal are probably the most trustworthy review website were the reasons why we trusted Review Signal \u2013 their results were really going to tell us where we stood against the huge competition on the hosting market. Performing real tests and being objective is what sets them apart from other review websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Top Tier WordPress Hosting (Full Star): <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is awarded to companies who maintain 99.9% uptime throughout the entire testing and show little to no performance degradation during load testing, primarily focused on error rate and consistent response times. Error rates above 0.1% and response times above 1000ms* will keep a company away from achieving Top Tier marks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The tests are performed over a period of at least three months. This period allows the company to take accurate measurements and to make sure the performance is consistent. We will not bother you with much technical information, but we will mention a few of the things they measure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are a few screenshots of our results, but if you are interested to check out the entire report, go to https:\/\/wphostingbenchmarks.com\/company\/icdsoft\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although we are a first-time participant in this section, we received an WooCommerce Honorable mention as well. WooCommerce is a plugin that turns WordPress into a complete e-commerce solution. Running such a site usually requires a custom setup that may not be suitable for other WordPress-based websites. Usually, such a setup is significantly more expensive, but we decided to participate with our Business plan. We are happy that we have the top score in the buyer profile and login categories, and we are in the top 4 companies in almost all other categories! If you are looking for a very good, yet affordable hosting provider for your WooCommerce<\/a> online store, our hosting plans would be a great choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First of all, our dedication to offer the best possible WordPress-oriented service to all our current and future customers. We host thousands of WordPress websites, and we value this award as it is an impartial recognition of what we have done through the years. It shows us that we\u2019ve been going in the right direction. Many hours of hard work finally paid off and today we can offer you an exceptional WordPress hosting service that truly stands out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the place where we have to mention two important facts. The first one is that we score better than much bigger companies<\/strong><\/em> in most of the tests. This is to tell you that big names with very expensive ad campaigns do not necessarily offer good services. If you are not our customer yet, you can check the quality of our WordPress hosting plans yourself. If you have a website elsewhere, we will move it over for free. The second fact is that although the quality of our services surpasses that of lots of other providers, our prices are lower, sometimes significantly<\/strong><\/em>, compared to what you will have to pay to other companies. This is valid even before you take advantage of our discounts for new and existing customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are a few of the features, which made it possible for us to achieve such great results on the WordPress tests. Have in mind that they are part of all our hosting plans by default, so all our customers enjoy the same high level of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can get even better results with some fine tuning even if you have no experience managing websites. The Review Signal tests were performed on an account running PHP 7.4, as this is the default version for new accounts on our servers. With a click, you can use PHP 8.0 or 8.1 and boost the performance of your WordPress websites even more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have any questions about improving the performance of your WordPress websites, or you experience any problems, you can contact our amazing tech support team<\/a> 24\/7. Using a powerful server that is optimized for WordPress is important. Relying on people who have years of experience working with WordPress websites can be just as important. Not many companies have an average response and resolution time of just 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our mission is to constantly improve our services. While we are very happy that our service was ranked among the best in the 2022 WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks, we will not rest, and we will not stop improving our hosting platform. 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