Reliable WordPress hosting for websites of all sizes. Choose the hosting environment that fits your website, from affordable shared hosting to fully managed WordPress and high-performance VPS infrastructure.
There isn’t one WordPress hosting environment that is right for every website. A small business website may need an affordable, straightforward hosting account, while a growing business may need more resources, managed WordPress services or the control of its own VPS.
Choose between shared hosting, managed WordPress, business cloud hosting and a dedicated WordPress VPS.
Run WordPress using current PHP and database technologies with HTTPS support and a hosting environment designed for modern websites.
Moving an existing WordPress website to Farbyte doesn't need to become a development project. We can help with the technical migration.
Your WordPress website runs on Farbyte's UK-based hosting infrastructure, operated and supported by our team.
Protect your website and visitors with HTTPS and SSL certificates for your WordPress installation.
Use professional email addresses on your own domain alongside your WordPress website where your chosen hosting service includes email.
Protect your website with backup options appropriate to the hosting service you choose.
Move to a more powerful hosting environment as your WordPress website grows and its resource requirements change.
A VPS gives your WordPress website its own virtual server resources rather than sharing an account-level resource pool with other websites.
Get full root access and control over the server environment, allowing you to configure software and services to suit your requirements.
A WordPress VPS can be appropriate when traffic, plugins, integrations, databases or other workloads require more resources and flexibility.
Run WordPress in an isolated virtual server environment with your own operating system, storage and allocated resources.
A VPS provides the control developers need to configure PHP, web server settings, databases, caching and other server-side components.
Choose a managed VPS when you want Farbyte to manage the server, or an unmanaged VPS when you want full responsibility for the environment.
If you are looking specifically for a dedicated virtual server for WordPress, visit our WordPress VPS Hosting page for more information.
| Feature | Shared WordPress | Popular Managed WordPress | Business Hosting | WordPress VPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best suited to | Smaller websites and straightforward projects | WordPress sites where you want WordPress-specific management | Growing business websites needing more hosting resources | Larger or more demanding WordPress sites |
| Server management | Hosting platform managed | Farbyte managed | Farbyte managed | Managed or unmanaged |
| WordPress management | Hosting tools | WordPress-focused management | Hosting tools | You control WordPress |
| Resource model | Shared hosting account | Managed WordPress environment | Higher-resource cloud hosting | Dedicated virtual server |
| Root access | No | No | No | Yes |
| Scalability | Plan upgrades | Managed environment upgrades | Larger business plans | Flexible VPS resources |
| Technical control | Straightforward hosting management | WordPress-focused service | Managed hosting environment | Full server-level control |
| SSH | No | User | User | Full |
WordPress hosting is web hosting configured to run WordPress websites. WordPress needs a compatible PHP environment, a MySQL or MariaDB database and HTTPS. The hosting environment can range from a basic shared hosting account through to a dedicated VPS.
For many smaller business websites, Shared Hosting provides a straightforward and affordable starting point. If the website needs more resources or a more capable hosting environment, Business Hosting may be more appropriate.
Yes. WordPress can be hosted on Farbyte Shared Hosting. It provides the web hosting, PHP, database and other services required to run a WordPress website, along with tools for managing your hosting account.
Managed WordPress Hosting is focused specifically on managing the WordPress application and its hosting environment. It is intended for customers who want help with routine WordPress management rather than taking responsibility for maintaining the application themselves.
Managed WordPress focuses on the WordPress application, while Managed VPS focuses on the underlying virtual server. Managed VPS gives you a more general-purpose managed server that can run WordPress and other applications. Managed WordPress is designed specifically around WordPress websites.
Yes. WooCommerce runs on WordPress and can be hosted with Farbyte. For stores with more demanding ecommerce workloads, a WooCommerce VPS can provide a dedicated virtual server environment and greater control over resources.
Yes. Farbyte can help migrate an existing WordPress website from another hosting provider. We can handle the technical transfer and work to minimise disruption during the move.
Yes. You can move your WordPress website to a more powerful hosting environment as its requirements grow. This may mean moving from Shared Hosting to Business Hosting or to a dedicated WordPress VPS.
Email availability depends on the hosting service you choose. Farbyte hosting services can provide professional email using your own domain, with the exact mailbox limits and features depending on the selected service.
Farbyte WordPress hosting runs on UK-based infrastructure. The hosting platform and supporting infrastructure are operated and managed by Farbyte.
Not necessarily. A VPS is useful when your website needs more resources, greater isolation, server-level control or a customised environment. Many smaller websites can run perfectly well on Shared or Business Hosting without the additional administration of a VPS.
Yes. The level of WordPress and server management depends on the service you choose. Managed WordPress is designed around WordPress-specific management, while Managed VPS provides management of the underlying VPS environment.
Choose the WordPress hosting environment that fits your website today, with options to move to a more powerful platform as your requirements grow.
