MemberHost

MemberHost offers bespoke, fully managed WordPress hosting for high-traffic, plugin-heavy membership and eLearning sites. Their team comes from the trenches of the membership space, with deep expertise in both server architecture and the specific demands of logged-in user experiences on WordPress.

We’ve reviewed their service for compatibility with Paid Memberships Pro and have outlined setup recommendations and what to expect when hosting your site on their infrastructure.

Recommended MemberHost Plan for Membership Sites

Unlike shared or semi-managed hosting, MemberHost offers fully custom infrastructure, hands-on support, and proactive server tuning based on your actual usage. If your site is growing (or already large), and you are tired of outgrowing conventional plans, MemberHost is worth a serious look.

Pricing is bespoke, so you will need to speak with their team to get a quote tailored to your needs.

MemberHost Test Results

Hosting Set Up Instructions for PMPro Compatibility

We found initial setup with MemberHost to be smooth and handled in a white-glove fashion. Their infrastructure supports all core PMPro requirements out of the box:

• PHP: Latest versions supported
• MySQL: Optimized for high-traffic transactional sites
• SSL: Included and pre-installed
• CURL: Enabled by default for payment gateway integrations
• Server Access: SSH, SFTP, and staging environments available

Caching Configuration Using LiteSpeed Cache

MemberHost servers run on LiteSpeed, which is known for high performance and flexible caching. LiteSpeed Cache is pre-installed and actively used, but must be configured to exclude dynamic membership pages from being cached:

/membership-account/
/membership-checkout/
/membership-levels/
/login/

You can configure these in the LiteSpeed Cache > Do Not Cache URIs setting in your WordPress dashboard. For help with these settings, please refer to the LightSpeed Cache docs here.

Load Testing Summary (Early Findings)

While we have not completed full performance benchmarking yet, we ran initial tests on a PMPro site hosted on MemberHost and saw smooth performance across core functionality:

Functionality	Status
Checkout Flow	Success
Stripe Renewals	Success
Login / Logout	Success
Admin & Frontend UX	Smooth
Errors or Issues	None

We plan to update this page with detailed load test results once formal benchmarking is complete.