I present Webglobe hosting to you. Here you will find all the essential information together: services provided, hosting parameters and a discount coupon for readers.
About Webglobe
Webglobe is built on the foundations of Webglobe and Yegon, which merged in 2014. For some time they performed under the joint brand Webglobe-Yegon (WY) . Nowadays they are simply just like Webglobe .
They have been operating on the Slovak market for over 20 years and at the time of writing the article they already have more than 150,000 customers and register over 300,000 domains.
WordPress hosting
First I would like to mention Webglobe WordPress hosting. It is an optimized platform for creating and managing WordPress websites with OpenLiteSpeed server technology. This hosting is optimized for WordPress to make the website run faster and more securely .
What makes it special?
WordPress is the number one choice for nearly half of all websites in the world. Despite its simplicity, several complicated steps lead to a perfect website : users have to choose and buy a domain and web hosting, set everything up without help, install WordPress, choose the right template and plugins, and figure out how to get it all up and running. And finally, when all is said and done, the website is slow or not well secured.
Webglobe WordPress hosting solves all these problems. It includes a free .SK domain (limited offer), pre-installed WordPress, key plugins and other recommended extensions.
Modern hardware and software ensure high speed and superior security. Exclusive training videos, guides and articles will ensure that the customer does not get lost. All this is supported by a user-friendly admin panel and professional customer support.
The price
Webglobe offers 3 versions of WordPress hosting (Start, Plus, and Ultra) at introductory prices, starting at €2.49 / month (with 5 GB of space) when ordering for 3 years. For €5.99 per month when ordering for a year, the Plus package offers excellent value: space for 3 domains, 100 GB of space, an unlimited number of e-mail boxes and a free .SK domain.
Key features
All packages include as standard:
● Pre-installed WordPress and key plugins (automatically updated).
● Webglobe Dashboard with links to useful articles, recommended plugins and
quick actions.
● Lots of study materials, including exclusive video courses and Elementor
MasterClass (they are gradually adding more).
● Above-standard speed and performance, thanks to modern NVMe SSD drives
OpenLiteSpeed server, 12⨉ faster loading of pages with Turbo Cache
technology.
● Advanced security and antispam, with server protection, premium DDoS
shield and SSL certificate for free.
● Modern administration for simple service management.
● Automatic backups (optional for WordPress Start).
● Five-star customer support.
● 60-day money-back guarantee.
Web hosting
Web hosting from Webglobe offers the following benefits:
Technical parameters
- Management of up to 30 domains in multihosting.
- High performance and enough memory.
- Unlimited number of subdomains.
- Unlimited data transfer.
- Unlimited number of databases.
- Automatic cache with autorefresh when content changes or after 60 minutes.
- PHP 7.3 (even below).
- MariaDB 10, MySQL 5.6, PostgreSQL 9.1 support.
Hosting management
- Admin panel for hosting management.
- You can set regular actions with a few clicks.
- FTP and database migrator.
- Ability to create sub-accounts with specific accesses.
- The possibility to manage FTP files directly from the Admin panel without the need to log in to FTP.
- The possibility to increase the space for hosting and e-mails at any time with our additional services Smallbox (+15 GB) and Bigbox (+50 GB).
Emails
- Unlimited number of e-mail boxes.
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP support.
- SSL/TLS support for better email deliverability.
- DKIM key for verifying the authenticity of the sender of the domain.
- Domain Trash.
- Mailbox redirects and aliases.
- Possibility to expand the mailbox space at any time.
- Easy connection to Thunderbird, Gmail or any mobile application.
- Antispam protection.
- Webglobe mail and Webglobe webmail services.
Performance and hosting settings
- post_max_size and upload_max_filesize 256MB.
- memory_limit up to 512MB.
- Availability at least 99.98%.
- Regular server updates.
- Management of DNS records along with the history of changes.
Tools for creating a website
- One-click WordPress CMS installation.
- One-click installation of Prestashop and Opencart e-shop solutions.
- Customizable PHP variables.
Security
- Automatic installation of SSL certificates.
- Git and SSH access.
- Automatic backup of your data (FTP, databases, emails) during the past 14 days.
- You can perform a manual file backup at any time via the Admin panel.
The data is valid at the time of writing the article. For current parameters, I recommend looking at the official website .
Page loading speed
Website loading speed is a very important parameter , especially from the point of view of user experience. The generation born before 1990 may still be patient and remember the times when pages took even 10 seconds to load. On the other hand, today’s generation is not very patient anymore and your page should load in at least three seconds, ideally in two.
Page speed is affected by several factors:
- internet connection speed,
- browser,
- page/template code,
- web hosting.
Many web hosts claim that your site will run like a rocket on their web hosting. Well, that’s not entirely true.
Even in Webglobe, you could say that your pages will automatically go mega fast. But they don’t have to.
BUT they will definitely go when you set something up.
And that’s where the dog is buried – it is necessary to fine-tune the page .
Rarely will your website automatically run very fast if you do not, for example, install a caching plugin, compress images or minify the page code on your site.
Imagine having a web hosting provider do this for x thousand sites. Log in to each one and set the necessary plugins and don’t forget to compress thousands of other images. This is simply not possible and it will always be up to you how you adjust your website.
It is within Webglobe’s power to provide automatic caching. Everything else is up to you.
I recommend reading: How to speed up a WordPress website – the ultimate guide
The only reliable way to check if a web host is fast is to have the site online and test it. For example , Webglobe has a 14-day trial period during which you can test the quality of hosting services for yourself.
I can tell you from my own experience that I tested one WordPress website built on the DIVI template at a competitor and at Webglobe. In both cases, the page took quite a long time to load, 4-5 seconds, when I did not make any additional settings on the page.
It wasn’t until I put a caching plugin (specifically W3 Total cache) on the site and compressed the images via the tinypng.com tool that I managed to get the loading speed down to 2 seconds. In Webglobe and at a competitor.
I mean it’s very easy for anyone to shout to the world that we are the fastest and set everything up when you know how to do it and then have beautiful graphs about the fastest hosting. But if you didn’t know how to set your WordPress site so that it loads faster, it might not be of any use to you, since no hosting can automatically set everything you need .
The price
Price is one of the most important parameters by which people make decisions , but it should not be the only one.
For some reason , people expect that hosting for €0.90 / month can do the same as hosting for €2 . But that is not true at all.
It can be easily explained using the example of computers. If you would like to run a game or program, the computer must meet certain minimum requirements, such as operating memory, processor power, graphics card, disk space, drivers, etc. To run modern games and programs, the performance of a computer from the year 2000 would not be enough for you.
Likewise, every website has certain requirements and the server must meet them. If it does not meet the requirements, the website will either not work for you or will load very slowly.
You can also find free web hosting , but you will usually run only basic pages on the given servers, and you may have even bigger problems with WordPress.
If we are talking about the most affordable type of hosting – shared web hosting – then you should have the “biggest” parameters at your disposal regardless of the provider. Specifically, it is about:
- memory limit 512 MB
- PHP version 7.2 – 7.3
For a more demanding website (from the point of view of the need for operating memory, processor performance, etc.) you will need a more powerful solution in the form of a virtual server .
If you are looking for a convenient way to start WordPress with hosting, then it is recommended :
- The latest version of PHP.
- Database MySQL 5.7 and higher or MariaDB 10.4 and higher.
You can also run it on older versions of MySQL 5.0+ or PHP 5.6.20+, but they are not recommended because they are not updated and thus pose a possible security risk.
If you compare several web hosting providers, you will definitely find cheaper ones than Webglobe. However, only one of their competitors in Slovakia also has a memory limit of 512 MB, and it introduced it later than them.
Of course, you do not necessarily need a 512 MB memory limit, very small websites will run even on a small memory limit of 128 MB. But if you want to save half of €2 just to have some cheap hosting, it may not be worth it at all.
If you pay an extra €1 per month and have three times the parameters, it is definitely worth it, as your site can grow quickly, or if you have a WooCommerce e-shop , this extension for WordPress has greater requirements than a regular WordPress site.
Another example, specifically of hidden fees, can be seen on additional services that you could otherwise have for free.
For example, one web host charges for a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, while it is normally available for free.
Discount Coupons
In cooperation with Webglobe, I arranged a discount for you via a coupon. You can find the current coupon on the coupons and discounts subpage.
One-click CMS installation
Not everyone can work with a server and knows how to program or install a CMS on a server, that’s why we also think about the common user. You can install WordPress with one click from the administration interface.
In the Admin panel, just choose the domain on which you want to install WordPress, and in the Web section -> Choose WordPress as the CMS installer .
After that, all you have to do is enter your login name, email, password and click install:
After sending the request, our machine will install WordPress within a few minutes, and then you just have to log in via vasadomena.sk/wp-login.php.
Simple control and setting of common actions
I believe that common actions such as setting up an SSL certificate or redirecting to a secure https protocol should be as easy as snapping a finger.
I remember how on my first website (hosted by a competitor) I wanted to activate the SSL certificate and redirect the website to https, but I didn’t know how. I found in the instructions of the Support section instructions on how to do it by inserting a command into the .htaccess file, but there was a catch.
I didn’t know what .htaccess was, let alone how to FTP into it. I remember getting an email from the help desk with the command to put there. I just shrugged my shoulders and wrote back sadly that I didn’t know what to do with it.
I’ve learned it since then, but I still prefer to make things easier for myself when possible. In Webglobe, it’s a matter of a few clicks.
Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate activation
Redirection from http to https
It may not be a science for a seasoned programmer, but if a common user comes across it, they can fumble with it all day. That’s why Webglobe has simplified it so that it really only takes a few clicks.
Likewise when setting up PHP and creating an email:
PHP setup
Creating an email
SSH access
However, if you need something more advanced and work with a terminal, you can also activate SSH through the Admin panel:
Gadgets of the Webglobe admin panel
The Webglobe admin panel also has many other gadgets that will make it easier for you to work with the website:
Setting up static content
We have discussed above how you can speed up the loading of your website, but we did not mention that you can also help loading by defining static content, thanks to which you will have a faster server response.
All you have to do in the Admin panel is to specify a folder with static files on your domain/subdomain . For example, for WordPress sites, you can choose the wp-content/uploads image folder.
You can set this new function in the Panel in the Web section -> Web server settings :
Manage site files without the need to login to FTP
Do you ever forget your FTP login credentials? Don’t despair, we have a new function for you that you will definitely appreciate.
You can manage your files directly in the Panel without logging in to the FTP interface.
After choosing a specific hosting or multihosting, just go to the section FTP and files – File Management . Then select a folder (website/subdomain) and after clicking, you will see all the files directly in the Panel, where you can conveniently edit, rename or delete them.
Simple and fast restoration of FTP files from backup
Want to restore your old website from a backup? In Webglobe, you can do it yourself and simply without the need to contact the helpdesk.
After choosing a specific hosting or multi-hosting in the main window at the top, just go to the Backup section – FTP backups . Then select the date of the backup from the list of daily FTP backups and click the Restore button.
If necessary, you can also choose to restore a specific folder on your FTP:
Migrator for FTP and databases
In Webglobe you will find several tools that will please all our customers. Whether it is ordinary users, or website creators, or more demanding administrators.
These tools will greatly facilitate several tasks:
Web hosting migration to Webglobe
The tools will help you simplify data migration if you want to move your website from another web hosting provider to Webglobe, or if you want to move it between your websites that you have with us.
With the help of FTP migrator and database migrator, you can easily connect to FTP or database not only on their servers. You can also use these tools on other servers that you have access to. Then you just have to choose the destination where you want to copy the data and our migrator will do all the work for you.
Creation of a website and transition to live operation
If you create a website, you are probably starting to create a website yourself, for example on a subdomain. Then you just copy the website data to your client’s domain. If your client is in Webglobe and gives you access to its Admin panel, you can copy all the necessary data to your client’s domain and hosting from its administrative interface.
If you have entered all the data correctly, a notification with a green undertone will appear at the top of the screen informing you that the data migration process has started.
You can check the migration status in FTP Migration History . After it ends, you will also see the destination directory in the Destination item.
Database migration
In case you need to migrate the database, choose the domain to which you want to copy the database (at the top of the Panel). Then go to Databases in the left menu -> Database migration .
After entering the address of the database server, login name, password and name of the database, you create a new database to which the data from the selected database is migrated.
To successfully create a new database, choose a name for the server, database name, user, password and character set, which should be identical to the mark. set of the migrated database. You must remember the database name, user and password , because for a successful migration you will need to enter these data in the configuration file of the WordPress site (wp-config.php).
After successfully starting the migration of data from the database, a notification with a green undertone will appear in the upper part of the screen. It will inform you about the start of the database data migration process. You can check the Migration Status in the Database Migration History section. After it ends, you will also see the destination directory in the Destination item.
Simple transition to a virtual server (VPS) for non-IT professionals
Classic shared hosting is a solution that is sufficient for most WordPress websites. However, if your traffic increases over time, or if you have an e-shop built on WooCommerce , you may eventually need your own VPS .
Many people, when they start working with websites, do not realize that commonly available hosting for a few euros is not powerful enough to pull off a demanding online project.
For less demanding and common sites, web hosting is sufficient, for more demanding websites and applications it is already necessary to have a virtual server with dedicated resources.
The key here is to say what is normal. It cannot be defined exactly, but in general it can be said that shared hosting is enough for you when:
- you start blogging
- you are starting a business
- you are starting a small e-shop,
- and most importantly, you don’t burden the shared server with excessive requests, such as high burst traffic or loading too many images.
However, one serious problem can arise when switching to a VPS. To work with the server, you should ideally know Apache, Nginx, MySQL and PHP with WordPress. In addition, it is not exactly user friendly as an administrative interface for managing hosting, because you control everything with commands through the terminal.
At Webglobe, they also think about this and for non-technical people, they created the Webglobe Panel VPS service, where they do all the updates on the server, but you can add hostings, domains, create e-mails, subdomains and everything else you need, just like on a classic shared hosting.
If you don’t have an admin or a programmer to manage your server, you can do it in their administrative interface.
Bonuses for customers
In addition to the hosting itself and related services, Webglobe customers also have a wide range of bonuses to improve their business, which they can use in favorable conditions that they have agreed for them.
Among the most interesting are, for example:
- Double prepaid credit for content promotion in the largest Slovak media through the Strossle network.
- 10% lifetime discount on Bluenwinston tools for quick management of product campaigns in Google.
- A place in the Campus coworking space for the first month completely free.
- 10% discount on plugins for the integration of payment gateways for WordPress from paymentgateway.sk .
You can view the current list of bonuses on the Webglobe page.
Website migration from another provider
If you would like to migrate your website from your current provider, you can do so at any time in two ways :
- You ask Webglobe for an assisted migration , when their web specialists do everything for you. Just send them FTP and database accesses. If you also want to migrate e-mails, they also need the names of e-mail boxes and access to them. Last but not least, information about the version of PHP you are currently using and also how much space your website, database and e-mail boxes take up, so that they can recommend you a suitable hosting package accordingly.
- Move your website yourself with their data and database migration tools.
Support
If you need help with your hosting, their support is here for you. Customer support works from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on weekends and holidays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
If you have questions, you can contact them by phone at 02 – 581 010 62 or by email at helpdesk@webglobe.sk.
The last option to contact them is the chat on their site.
You can also find many instructions in the Support section, thanks to which you can set up your domain, email or account. There you can find answers to the questions that bother you. Simply go to the section in which you need advice and find the question to which you need an answer.
High stability of the server and thus also the website
The term stability or more commonly used website availability means the website’s operability and is expressed in percentages. For example , Webglobe servers will provide you with min. availability of 99.98% compared to the usual standard of 99.9% .
That small difference of 0.08% may not seem like much, but when you calculate it over the course of a year, it adds up to several hours a year that your site could be offline.
Summary
That’s all about Weblobe hosting in a nutshell. If you have additional questions or are interested in something else, visit their official website .
