WooCommerce guide
WooCommerce Hosting Requirements: What Your Store Actually Needs
In short
A WooCommerce store works the server harder than a brochure site. It needs guaranteed CPU and RAM, object caching, a UK server, HTTPS and frequent backups.
WooCommerce pages (cart, checkout, account) can't be fully cached, so they hit the database on every load. That makes server speed as important as caching for a shop.
Enough resources (CPU & RAM)
Shops need guaranteed CPU and memory, especially at peak. If your store is busy or growing, a plan with dedicated resources, or a VPS, avoids slow checkouts when traffic spikes.
A fast stack and object caching
Modern PHP, a tuned database and object caching (Redis) speed up the dynamic pages caching can't cover. LiteSpeed hosting with LSCache handles WooCommerce well out of the box.
Low TTFB and UK location
Slow checkouts lose sales. Host near your customers (UK hosting for UK shoppers) to keep server response time low.
SSL and PCI considerations
A store handling payments must run over HTTPS. Use free SSL and keep WooCommerce, plugins and PHP updated. Offloading card details to a gateway (Stripe, PayPal) keeps you out of heavy PCI scope.
Daily backups
Every order matters. Choose hosting with frequent, off-site backups so you can recover orders and data after a bad update or attack. See our backup guide.
WooCommerce-ready UK hosting
LiteSpeed servers with LSCache and daily backups, from £2.50 a month. Busy shops can move up to a VPS.
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Can I run WooCommerce on shared hosting?
A small store, yes, on quality LiteSpeed hosting. As orders grow, move to a plan with dedicated resources or a VPS.
Why is my WooCommerce checkout slow?
Checkout is uncacheable, so it depends on raw server speed, the database and object caching. A faster host fixes most of it.
Does Gander Web host WooCommerce?
Yes. Our web hosting runs LiteSpeed with LSCache and daily JetBackup backups for small shops, and our VPS plans give busy stores guaranteed cores.