Managed WordPress Hosting

A2 Hosting's Managed WordPress Hosting is our optimized platform built on our Cloud Container Technology specifically designed for WordPress sites. This specially tuned hosting environment is designed to allow you to deploy WordPress websites faster with less advanced configuration out of the box. We've redefined the “managed” WordPress Hosting industry. Our support team embodies the “Can Do” mentality. We see complex technical issues as opportunities to learn something new and impress our valued clients. 

WordPress Managed Hosting Features

Your Managed WordPress Web Hosting account comes loaded with innovative features. Here are just a few of the features that you'll enjoy:

• Auto WordPress installation and pre-configuration (based on best practices on over 100,000 WordPress sites)
• Easy-To-Use Staging - quickly and easily deploy a development copy of your site to test on
• A2 Optimized - performance caching on both server side and on the WordPress application level
• Easy WordPress Backups - automated and provides daily backup protection for ultimate peace of mind
• Automatic WordPress core updates & patches - Stay focused on building your site. Our team of WordPress experts will ensure you have the best WordPress version and patches.
• Enhanced security both at the WordPress application side and server side
• Free SSL certificate
• Developer friendly features including WP-CLI, SSH, GIT, and more!

Although we do not debug core WordPress functionality or maintain third party plugins, rest assured we do have resident WordPress experts on staff that can work with you or your developer to troubleshoot issues. 

Our Managed WordPress solutions are great whether you are a brand new WordPress user or an experienced, technical user who has run a number of sites. All users will appreciate our Managed WordPress environment, loaded with features and optimizations designed to make your life easier and get your website launched faster. Unlike traditional WordPress plans, our Managed plans have done a lot of the work for you. Choosing which plan is right for you is largely dependent on the amount of traffic you anticipate and the features you might need. Take a look at the Comparison Matrix to see all these features side-by-side. If you are still unsure of which plan is right for you, contact the A2 Sales Team who are standing by 24/7 to answer your questions and help you make the right choice. 

You get pre-configured security and performance right out of the box! We give you the tools you need to make it easier than ever to run your sites. We’ve tested a number of WordPress configurations to offer you an optimized environment complete with our A2 Optimized plugin. Our team will also ensure that both your software and A2 Optimized plugins are updated. Although we don’t debug core WordPress functionality or maintain third party plugins, rest assured we do have a team of WordPress experts available to work with you and your development team to troubleshoot issues. Our team has a “Can Do” attitude! They’ll dive right into complex technical issues looking to offer you the best Managed WordPress Hosting service and support anywhere.

That’s a loaded question! In short, the backbone of our Managed WordPress solution is our fine-tuned Turbo Web Servers, complete with speed enhancing features like our solid state NVMe drives, LiteSpeed Turbo Cache for WordPress, A2 Optimized Plugin, and more! Turbo features up to 20X faster page loads compared to competing Managed WordPress Hosting providers. Your WordPress install is also A2 Optimized meaning it’s heavily integrated at the server level pre-configured with the best speed optimizations out of the box.

Even though our team manages your WordPress setup, you still have complete access to the WordPress admin panel. You’ll also have the cPanel control panel where you’ll have access to your websites, email, website files, databases and statistics! The WordPress Toolkit and Deluxe WordPress Toolkit are included (depending on which plan you select) making it easy for you to add plugins, change your site’s theme and more! You'll also have access to our easy WordPress staging allowing you to test changes and updates before you take them live. WP-CLI even comes pre-installed so you can manage your WordPress sites with command line.

Jetpack is a plugin for WordPress that offers a variety of tools to help you enhance performance, improve security, and just make things happen in the WordPress CMS.  Jetpack comes preinstalled with each install, however the level of license and features available varies between plans.

The free Jetpack license which comes with Run, our lowest level MWP plan, offers:

• Site Speed Testing & 1-Click Optimizations
• Image loading enhancements
• Javascript and CSS loading enhancements
• Protections from website Brute Force attacks & SPAM
• Web statistics & logs
• Tools to help with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Social Media posting

The Daily Backup license, which comes with our Jump plan, includes all of the above and also offers an additional, easy-to-use daily backup tool

The Security Daily license, which comes with our Fly and Sell plans, includes all of the above and additional Malware scanning, video file hosting, and additonal spam protections for comments on your site.

WordPress site staging is an easy and efficient way for you to test changes and updates to your site before you take them live for your audience.

Site staging is one of the most popular features of our Managed WordPress Hosting environment. Just as you would proofread an article or blog post before publishing it to your site, you should test your site's code, plugins, themes and content as well. The A2 Hosting staging environment provides you with the easiest way to do just that. Our staging tool makes it easy for you to create an environment specifically designed to test your changes before you make them live to your audience. There's no more worrying about whether a change will break your site and having to scramble to revert those changes. Staging helps you know exactly how an update will impact your site before you do it for complete peace of mind.

Creating a staging environment is as easy as just adding a new subdomain or domain to your site. Use our staging tool to make a copy of your existing live website to your new subdomain or domain. This staging environment is where you can do all of your testing whether you want to check a plugin or theme to see how it will impact your site. Once your testing has been completed in your staging environment and you want to take all of your edits live, you can easily do just that within your control panel.