Introduction
Knowing your hosting plan and available account resources helps you understand what your website can currently support. Whether you are managing a new website, troubleshooting performance issues, or planning for future growth, checking your hosting resources can help you determine whether your current plan meets your website’s needs.
WebGuru provides hosting plans with different resource allocations, including storage, website limits, and other hosting features. If you are new to managing your hosting account, you can first review our Getting Started with WebGuru Hosting guide for an overview of the basic steps involved in managing your hosting service.
This guide explains how to check your hosting plan and account resources through your WebGuru account and what the information means.
Why Should You Check Your Hosting Plan and Resources?
Your hosting plan determines the resources and features available to your website. Depending on your plan, these may include storage capacity, the number of websites you can host, bandwidth, backups, and other hosting features.
Regularly checking your account resources can help you:
- Confirm which hosting plan you currently have.
- Check how much storage is available and how much is being used.
- Identify whether your account is approaching its resource limits.
- Understand whether your current hosting plan is suitable for your website.
- Troubleshoot issues that may be related to hosting resources.
- Determine when you may need to upgrade your hosting plan.
WebGuru offers different Web Hosting options designed for different website requirements, so understanding your current plan is an important part of managing your website effectively.
How to Check Your Hosting Plan and Account Resources
Follow these steps to view your hosting plan and available account resources.
Step 1: Log in to Your WebGuru Account
Start by logging in to your WebGuru account using your registered account details.
Your WebGuru Client Area is where you can manage your hosting services, domains, account information, and other services associated with your account.
If you are unsure how hosting and domains work together, you can also review our
resources for additional information.
Step 2: Open Your Hosting Services
After logging in, navigate to the section of your Client Area where your hosting services are listed.
Look for the hosting service associated with the website you want to check. If you have more than one hosting service, make sure you select the correct account or domain.
Step 3: Select Your Hosting Account
Click on the relevant hosting service to open its details.
The hosting service page provides information about the hosting account, including the service status, hosting plan, domain associated with the account, and other available management options.
This is particularly useful if you manage multiple websites because it allows you to identify which hosting plan is connected to each website.
Step 4: Check Your Hosting Plan
Look for the section showing your hosting product or plan name.
Your plan name tells you which WebGuru hosting package you currently have. The plan determines the resources and features available to your account.
For example, WebGuru Shared Hosting plans have different allocations for website count and SSD storage. Current shared hosting options include Starter, Regular, Professional, and Business plans, with storage and website limits varying between plans.
Step 5: Review Your Account Resources
Once you have opened your hosting account, review the resource information available to you.
Depending on your hosting service and account interface, you may see information such as:
- Disk or Storage Usage: Shows how much hosting storage your website files, databases, emails, and other data are using.
- Bandwidth: Indicates the amount of data transferred between your website and its visitors.
- Website Limit: Shows how many websites can be hosted under your plan.
- Database Resources: Provides information about databases associated with your hosting account.
- Email Resources: May show information about email accounts and storage where applicable.
- Backup Information: Shows available backup features or backup status where provided.
- Other Hosting Resources: Depending on your hosting environment, additional resource information may be displayed.
Reviewing these values regularly can help you identify unusual increases in resource usage before they affect your website.
What Do Hosting Resources Mean?
Understanding the information displayed in your hosting account makes it easier to determine whether your website is using its resources efficiently.
Storage
Storage is the amount of server space available for your website and associated hosting data. Your storage may be used by website files, images, videos, databases, emails, backups, and other files stored within your hosting account.
Bandwidth
Bandwidth refers to the amount of data transferred between your website and its visitors. Websites with more visitors, large media files, downloads, or resource-heavy applications can generate higher data transfer requirements. Understanding bandwidth is especially useful when troubleshooting website availability or performance issues.
Website Limit
Some hosting plans allow you to host multiple websites under a single hosting account. If you reach the website limit on your current plan, you may need to upgrade or use another suitable hosting service.
Database Usage
Many websites, particularly WordPress websites and other content management systems, rely on databases to store information. Large databases, multiple applications, or poorly optimized database tables can contribute to increased resource usage. If your website is experiencing problems and your hosting account shows high database usage, further investigation may be required.
What If Your Hosting Resources Are Almost Full?
If your hosting account is approaching its available resource limits, do not immediately assume that you need a larger hosting plan.
First, identify what is consuming the resources.
You can start by checking:
- Large website files.
- Unused images, videos, and downloads.
- Old backup files.
- Unnecessary email messages and attachments.
- Unused databases.
- Temporary or cached files.
- Websites or applications that are no longer in use.
Cleaning up unnecessary data can sometimes reduce resource usage without requiring a hosting upgrade.
However, if your website consistently requires more resources because of increased traffic, additional websites, larger databases, or business growth, upgrading to a plan with greater capacity may be appropriate.
Can Hosting Resources Affect Website Speed?
Yes. Hosting resources and server performance can influence how efficiently your website responds to visitors.
When a website experiences increased traffic or requires more server resources than its hosting environment can comfortably provide, visitors may experience slower response times or other performance issues.
However, website speed is affected by more than hosting alone. Website code, images, plugins, databases, caching, content delivery, and other technical factors can also influence loading performance.
For a broader explanation of this relationship, see our related article, How Website Hosting Affects Your Website Speed.
When Should You Consider Upgrading Your Hosting Plan?
You may want to consider a hosting upgrade when your website consistently approaches or exceeds the resources available under your current plan.
- Your website is growing significantly in traffic.
- You are consistently running low on storage.
- You need to host more websites than your current plan allows.
- Your website applications require additional resources.
- Your business is expanding and your hosting requirements have increased.
- Your current hosting environment no longer matches your website's needs.
Before upgrading, review your current resource usage and determine which resources are actually limiting your website.
Choosing a hosting plan based on your actual requirements can help you avoid paying for resources you do not need while ensuring that your website has enough capacity to operate effectively.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I check my WebGuru hosting plan?
Log in to your WebGuru Client Area and open the hosting service you want to review. The service details should show the hosting product or plan associated with your account, along with available management and resource information.
How can I check my hosting storage usage?
Log in to your WebGuru account, open the relevant hosting service, and review the resource or usage information available for that account. Storage usage indicates how much of your allocated hosting space is currently being used.
What happens if I use all my hosting storage?
When your hosting storage becomes full, you may experience problems uploading files, creating new data, receiving emails, or running certain website functions. It is recommended to identify and remove unnecessary data or consider upgrading your hosting plan if additional storage is required.
Does more hosting storage make my website faster?
Not necessarily. Storage capacity determines how much data you can store, while website speed depends on several factors, including server performance, website optimization, caching, images, code, databases, and traffic.
How do I know if I need a bigger hosting plan?
Check your current resource usage and compare it with your website's requirements. If your account consistently reaches its resource limits or your website has outgrown the capabilities of your current plan, an upgrade may be necessary.
Conclusion
Checking your hosting plan and account resources is a simple but important part of managing your website. By regularly reviewing your plan, storage usage, website limits, and other available resources, you can identify potential issues early and make better decisions about your hosting requirements.
If your website is growing, monitoring your resources can also help you determine when it may be time to move to a hosting plan with greater capacity.
Need help checking your hosting resources? Log in to your WebGuru account or contact WebGuru Support if you need assistance.
