Ultrasecure WordPress hosting

Did you know that WordPress powers more than 40% of the web? Not surprisingly then, over 90% of hacked CMS websites in 2022 were running WordPress. Promoted as a tool anyone can use, WordPress does require an advanced skill level to keep it stable and secure.

Vanilla offers a one-time installation of a WordPress instance to keep your site running fast and secure. From R118 per month. Chat to us about hosting your WordPress site on Vanilla’s LAMP servers. We can also maintain your WordPress site at an hourly rate.

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What is Wordpress hosting and why do I need it?

WordPress is a popular, open source content management system (CMS). Originally created as a tool to publish blogs, it’s evolved to support publishing other web content. In fact, more than 40% of the top 10 million websites are built with Wordpress (W3techs, 2023).

Promoted as a tool anyone can use, Wordpress does require an advanced skill level. Inexperienced web admins can run into plugin clashes or issues that only web developers would be able to solve or prevent.

Chat to us about hosting your WordPress site on Vanilla’s LAMP servers. We can also maintain your Wordpress site from R250 an hour.
What is Vanilla’s stance on Wordpress?

At Vanilla, we discourage WordPress hosting on our shared server due to its vulnerability to hacking and ongoing plugin maintenance. Instead, we specialise in static website hosting or LAMP servers with SFTP login for secure and reliable performance. That said, we do offer support for PHP-based CMS platforms like WordPress for an additional fee. A Wordpress install of a LAMP instance costs R500 once-off and R118 / month to maintain your Wordpress and plugin updates. This price is inclusive of the standard LAMP fees. Let’s chat if you need it!

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