Get started with Managed WordPress

Set up my Managed WordPress site

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Our Managed WordPress hosting optimizes WordPress for speed, performance, and security. We pay special attention to the technical and security requirements of WordPress, offering a simple one-click installation, convenient site migration, and professionally built templates to choose from.

1: Follow the setup wizard

How do you want to start building your WordPress website? There are two ways to set up your new Managed WordPress plan. Each option has a wizard that will guide you through the setup process.

• Start building a new site: Choose your own theme and builder - Start with this option to use the default WordPress experience as you know it. Already have a favorite theme? Choose your own theme and builder.
• Move an existing site: Migrate my WordPress site automatically - Already have a site? We'll guide you through the steps of moving over your whole site.

Get started with the wizard by adding a site! 

2: Add a domain name

When you set up your Managed WordPress plan, we attach a temporary domain so you can get started building your site immediately! You can change the domain when you're ready for your site to go live.

3: Activate a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate

An SSL certificate provides security and assures visitors your site is legitimate. Your Managed WordPress plan comes with an integrated SSL certificate that authenticates your website's identity and encrypts the connection between a browser and the server.

• Activate an integrated SSL
• What SSL certificates are available?

What's next?

Congrats! You successfully set up your WordPress site! You can further improve your online presence by adding more features to your site. Here's what else you can do.

• Start building your site: It's time to start building and managing your website with WordPress. Learn how to choose a new theme, add pages and content, decide which page is your home page, and add your new pages to your site's navigation with our Get started with WordPress series.
• Get your online store up and running: Harness the power of WordPress and Wurk ECommerce to create an engaging and successful online store. We'll guide you through the intricacies of setting up Wurk ECommerce in our Get started with eCommerce Hosting guide.
• Add a payment gateway: All our Managed WordPress plans come with Wurk Payments pre-installed so you can start accepting all kinds of payments, from credit and debit cards to contactless Apple Pay and Google Pay. We even have Point of Sale (POS) devices available so you can accept payments in-person.

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All the power & simplicity, even less effort. 

With hosting environments built specifically for the world’s most popular CMS, Managed WordPress has the tools you need, including the latest AI integration, to optimize performance, secure your domain and cut through administrative tasks. It’s the perfect solution for WordPress pros looking to sidestep the hassle of frequent updates and technical adjustments. Managed WordPress delivers features and automation in one place. To keep you focused on your projects and out of the weeds, optimized configurations handle a variety of routine tasks, including core updates, server-level caching and automated daily backups.

Sidestep the hassle of frequent updates & technical adjustments.

The power and simplicity of a single dashboard makes it easy to oversee security features, monitor for issues, manage updates, and automate client reports

We back our hosting. As your WordPress site grows, load- balanced servers within a clustered environment help meet your needs — supporting growth and making sure visitors get an experience that keeps them coming back for more. Automated updates and upgradeable security options (available for Ultimate and Ecommerce plans) keep your WordPress site protected from malware and other known threats.

One-click staging for easy testing. 

Test environments are important, but setting up and managing them can be a struggle. Deluxe, Ultimate, and Ecommerce plans can harness the one-click staging feature for easy testing of PHP versions, theme or plugin updates, or other changes before they get pushed live to production.

Security with automated updates, free SSL & malware scanning. 

Automated WordPress updates provide peace of mind, ensuring your sites are patched and protected from known security issues whenever updates become available. Restore points are created prior to the update, allowing you to easily roll back patches whenever you need to.

All plans include free SSL certificates installed, configured and re-validated for every domain.

In addition to free SSL, our Ultimate and Ecommerce tiers also feature remote malware scanning and removal, security activity auditing, file integrity checks, blocklist monitoring, and notifications whenever an indicator of compromise is detected.

Drive ecommerce revenue and generate sales 

Security and automation aren’t the only things on the table. Step up to the Managed WordPress Ecommerce plan and enjoy a variety of ecommerce-first features to help you drive conversions, increase sales, and generate more revenue for your WordPress site.

Easy upgrades to a full-featured online store 

Upgrading to more streamlined, automated workflows with Managed WordPress is simple. If you ever outgrow your plan, you can upgrade to the Ultimate or Ecommerce tiers to add unlimited disk space, site protection and even more marketing features.

Our WordPress experts love to help. Seriously.

Need help designing or setting up your Managed WordPress site? Give our WordPress experts a call. We’re happy to help and are available 24/7/365. Call anytime:

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