WordPress is easy to install. Keeping it updated, tested and secure is the part that takes effort, and that’s where our hosting setup helps. Our Plesk hosting plans include WordPress Toolkit, and CloudLinux runs underneath to keep each account separate from the others on the server.
What WordPress Toolkit does
WordPress Toolkit is part of the Plesk control panel. With it you can:
- install a new WordPress site in a few clicks, with no files or databases to create by hand
- update WordPress, themes and plugins from one screen, one at a time or all together
- scan each site for vulnerabilities and malware, and apply recommended security settings
- make a staging copy of your site, try changes there, then sync them to the live site
Staging is the one to remember before a big change. Test a major plugin update or a new theme on the copy, and if something breaks, your live site is untouched.
What CloudLinux adds
On shared hosting, many accounts share one server. CloudLinux gives each account its own allowance of CPU, memory and processes, so a busy or broken site next door can’t slow yours down. It also walls accounts off from each other, which limits the damage if one is compromised.
You can see your own usage in the control panel. If your site keeps hitting its limits, it’s time to move up a plan.
Which plan suits a WordPress site?
Shared hosting suits a simple WordPress site with a few plugins. If your site has many plugins, runs an online shop or feels slow on Shared, choose Power hosting. It has the same storage and mailboxes, with 2 CPUs instead of 1 on Basic and Plus, and 3 instead of 2 on Pro. Business hosting is for teams that need much more storage and many more mailboxes.
WordPress Toolkit gives you the tools, but the site stays in your hands. We don’t manage WordPress for you, so set aside a few minutes each month to run updates. Compare Power hosting plans.