Title: WordPress Hosting Survey Author: jessibelle Published: 2023-07-26 Last modified: 2023-09-03 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jessibelle/) [jessibelle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jessibelle/) 00:51 _on_ 2023-07-26 Tags: [Hosting ( 89 )](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting/) # WordPress Hosting Survey Last week in the Make WordPress [#hosting](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting/) SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) channel ([direct link to post here](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C3D6T7F8Q/p1689869372558829)), Matt shared that he would “like to have recommended hosts on the main .org page and all the language subdomains that most align with our values and contribute the most back.”  As a first step, [he requested feedback on a WordPress hosting survey he shared here](https://mcm.survey.fm/2023-wordpress-hosting-survey). Some years ago, the HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. team was involved in a similar effort and prepared a report at that time, which [can be found here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uvb3LsOyTZ0D2mVw7yokfCxMb0lCkFWdSnXD1b-2HWU/edit?usp=sharing). Those who regularly attend the weekly Hosting team meetings are already familiar with the Hosting team’s recent “[Project Bedrock](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FhjFjY9I6gn6uqz4oBsHvYzxnrUg0RfAYuRhlLjdWec/edit),” which was an updated version of the original report and proposed to create a democratized directory of all hosts that meet a series of predefined requirements. After reviewing the newer document, Matt challenged us to distill the most salient questions given how many differences there are between the survey he shared and the questions in Bedrock. Courtney Robertson from the Training team, building off the application, [drafted a rubric](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dImuG_wzrimUuJ3hPGZjzxHlL0QqQCpM4Ond5CcNT0A/edit?usp=sharing) for scoring potential hosts for inclusion.  A number of other ideas and notes have been posted by individuals as well, and those of us on the team are thrilled to see a renewed interest in the project and page as a whole.  It has been proposed that this be a topic for discussion at the Community Summit next month, as well as at the Hosting table during Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of [https://make.wordpress.org/](https://make.wordpress.org/) There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. [https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/). However, we encourage anyone interested in offering feedback or desiring to participate in the discussion to please do so by leaving a comment on this post. 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[Javier Casares](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiercasares/) 05:15 _on_ 2023- 07-26 3. Yes, we’ve been working with [Project Bedrock](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FhjFjY9I6gn6uqz4oBsHvYzxnrUg0RfAYuRhlLjdWec/) for almost the last year, based on documentation from 5 years ago, so yes, the HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. list has been always something we have in mind. 4. Probably changing from a manual curated list to a Directory is a great step, and we need to have some steps before launching. In my mind, I think we (as the Hosting Team) should help to curate the Hosting list (as it is) having in mind the community, the biggest players, and, always, the people using WordPress. If you recommend a company from the official site is a responsibility. 5. A second step may be creating something between a short list and the Directory. We try some ideas with [a form here](https://www.wphosting.team/provider/), but is not a simple thing to do. I’m trying with a friend to create something bigger, but, as I said, not simple. 6. The end-game for me should be having a big Directory, with a Hosting Review Team( like Plugins or Themes) as the Project Bedrock explains. That should allow filters and find any hosting company aligned with the WordPress values, and also detailed to the WordPress future (or present) users for finding the right hosting for their sites. 7. And, yes! We need to talk and think a lot about this in a month. 🙂 See you at WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). US. 8. 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