In this episode of Within WordPress, we delve into the world of web hosting reviews with Kevin Ohashi, founder of Review Signal, a prominent web hosting review site. Kevin shares insights into his rigorous benchmarking process for top WordPress hosts and explains how his tests work, including their evolution and specific methodologies.

We explore the impact of open-source tools like K6, the challenges of maintaining an unbiased reviewing platform in an affiliate-driven industry, and the story behind Kevin's unexpected venture into running portugal.com.

This episode is a must-watch for WordPress developers, tech enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the inner workings of reliable web hosting reviews.

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Kevin Ohashi on WordPress Hosting Benchmarks
• (00:05:48) - WP Performance Benchmarks
• (00:13:04) - Cloudflare vs. CDN: Is It Better?
• (00:20:27) - Review Signal: WP Hosting Benchmarks
• (00:29:18) - How to Clean Up Tech Review Communities
• (00:34:36) - Will Businesses Use AI in the Future?
• (00:38:59) - How I managed to buy a country's domain
• (00:44:15) - How to Test your Website: The Lodestorm Stress Test
• (00:51:34) - K6 Cloud: The Open Source Load Test Platform
• (00:56:26) - Load Testing: Open Source vs. Closed Source
• (01:02:25) - How to Review Hosting Companies