WordPress
Here's why we love using WordPress as our website, course and community platform.
- OWNERSHIP - Your content may be yours but Facebook, Teachable, ClickFunnels, etc. are platforms you don't own. With a self-hosted WordPress site, you own your platform.
- FULL CONTROL - Throw out the rules and restrictions that you have on third party platforms. Create your own! You have full control when you own your platform.
- CUSTOMIZATION Make your own customizations. There are a ton of plugins that cut the development cost in half. Even more developers to build custom plugins for your exact needs.
- SCALABILITY - There are no limits to how far you can go on WordPress. As your website grows, you can scale up your website hosting servers to handle the traffic and manage resources.
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WordPress Hosting
Cloudways
Managed Cloud
To keep your pages loading fast you absolutely have to have a dedicated server that can scale with you as your website needs grow. We recommend any website built using BuddyBoss or LearnDash use cloud hosting rather than shared hosting.
SiteGround
Shared Hosting
For most websites with static pages, shared hosting is a good place to get started for WordPress hosting. Shared hosting means you share resources with other users. You can upgrade to Cloud Hosting when your website grows.
WPEngine
managed WordPress
WP Engine’s cloud-based managed hosting solutions give your sites high availability, speed, scalability, and security. Managed WordPress hosting is perfect for those who don’t want to keep up with all the WordPress updates.
WordPress Themes
BuddyBoss Theme
Premium Theme
If you plan to have courses and/or community features, BuddyBoss is our go-to theme. It has built in styling for BuddyBoss Platform, LearnDash, Events Calendar, and GamiPress.
Hello Elementor
Free Theme
For a standard professional website with static pages and even a blog, Hello Elementor gets the job done. The theme is lightning fast and is built by the Elementor team.
Astra
Free w/ Pro Add-on
Astra is a free WordPress theme available and has four starter site templates that can be used with LearnDash. To make the most use out of Astra you will need the Pro version.