Managed WordPress, built into the platform
One-click deployment, automatic updates with smart delays, plugin health monitoring, and SSO admin login. All of it runs at the server level, so there is nothing to install inside WordPress and nothing extra to keep updated. Every update gets a snapshot first and is rolled back automatically if WordPress stops loading, and updates that patch a known vulnerability skip the delay.
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WordPress management
Everything WordPress needs, built in
No plugins to install, no manual configuration. WordPress management is part of the platform.
One-click deployment
Deploy WordPress on any subdomain in ~30 seconds. Database, SSL, caching, admin account, and the Hostney Cache plugin are set up automatically.
SSO admin login
Log into WordPress admin with one click from the control panel. No passwords to remember, no wp-login.php exposed to attackers.
Auto-updates with smart delays
Configure automatic updates for core, plugins, and themes independently. Set delays so updates are tested in the wild before they hit your site. Fixes for known vulnerabilities skip the wait.
Plugin & theme management
View, activate, and deactivate plugins across all your WordPress sites. Broken plugin detection runs every 30 minutes.
Security hardening
XML-RPC blocking, REST API protection, SSO-only login, and PHP upload blocking. Server-level enforcement, not a plugin.
Snapshots & restore
Manual snapshots anytime, and an automatic one before every core, plugin, and theme update. One-click restore when things go wrong.
Auto-updates
Updates that wait until they're safe
Configure delays for every update type. Your site only updates after the community has tested the release.
Core updates
Security patches and major version upgrades can apply immediately or with up to 7-day delay, giving the community time to catch issues first. If wordpress.org hasn't published your language's build of a new version yet, the English one goes on with your language pack, and the site keeps its language.
Plugin & theme updates
Configure delays independently for plugins and themes. Broken plugin detection runs every 30 minutes, so you'll know before your visitors do.
Update windows
Restrict when updates apply. Set a maintenance window so updates never run during peak traffic hours. Supports overnight windows that cross midnight.
Security fixes go first
When an update patches a known vulnerability in a version you run, it skips your delay, and critical or high fixes don't wait for the update window either. If auto-updates are off, we email you that the fix is ready instead.
WordPress security
Server-level hardening, not a plugin
Security enforced at the web server level. No WordPress plugin can be disabled or bypassed by attackers.
SSO-only login
Block wp-login.php entirely. Login only through the control panel with short-lived one-time tokens.
XML-RPC blocking
Disable xmlrpc.php to prevent brute force attacks and DDoS amplification through pingbacks.
REST API protection
Block user enumeration at /wp-json/wp/v2/users. Prevents attackers from discovering admin usernames.
PHP upload blocking
Block PHP execution in wp-content/uploads. Even if malware is uploaded, it can't execute.
WordPress-specific bot protection
CVE vulnerability scanning
Safety net
Snapshots before every update
Never worry about updates breaking your site. Snapshots let you roll back in seconds.
Create manual snapshots anytime
Automatic snapshot before every update
Rolled back automatically if WordPress stops loading
Up to 3 manual snapshots per installation
One-click restore from the control panel
Snapshots are not full backups. Use the Backups feature for complete data protection.
Migration
Move your WordPress site in minutes
Our SSH-based migration tool transfers your files, exports your database, and handles the domain switch automatically.
Auto-detection
Connects via SSH and automatically finds your WordPress installation, plugins, database, and site URL.
Smart file transfer
Multiple transfer methods with automatic fallbacks ensure your files arrive safely. Progress is tracked in real time.
Database migration
Database is exported from your old host, imported into a new database on Hostney, and all URLs are replaced automatically.
wp-config.php handled
Database credentials, table prefixes, and site URLs are updated in wp-config.php. No manual editing required. Your own settings in it come along too, like a custom constant or DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT.
Checked after the move
Once everything is in, we check that WordPress loads with its plugins, and the migration log tells you if it doesn't.
WordPress migration plugin
More tools
Search & replace, and staging
Two more things you would otherwise reach for a plugin to do.
Database search & replace
Migrating domains? Our search & replace tool updates all URLs in your WordPress database in one step. Job history tracks every operation with replacement counts.
- Perfect for domain migrations and SSL transitions
Staging environments
Clone any WordPress install to its own staging address with one click. Test theme changes, plugin updates, and a different PHP version, then push the files and only the database tables you pick back to production.
- One-click login, and every push is logged
Object caching
An object cache WordPress picks up on its own
Nginx caches whole pages for signed-out visitors. An object cache holds the queries behind everything else - wp-admin, the cart, anything personalised - so the same answer is not fetched from MySQL twice.
Redis
Per-key expiry and least-recently-used eviction, so a full cache trims its coldest entries instead of refusing writes. It is what most modern object-cache drop-ins target first, and the key browser shows the time-to-live on every entry.
Memcached
The simpler engine and the one older PHP applications already expect. Lower overhead per entry, the same memory allocation from your plan, and the same stats and browser in the panel.
Live stats
Memory used against your allocation, hit rate, cached keys, and uptime, read from the running instance rather than a stored counter.
A real cache browser
Inspect what is actually cached, sort by size or last access, open a single value, and delete one key without flushing everything else.
Private to your account
Your cache is yours alone. No other account on the server can read it, see what is in it, or clear it - the same isolation your files and databases already sit behind.
One engine at a time
WordPress connects itself
WordPress plugins
Open-source plugins built for Hostney
Purpose-built WordPress plugins that integrate with the Hostney platform. Free, open-source, and automatically installed on new deployments.
Hostney Cache
Automatically purges nginx cached pages and manages the object cache - Redis or Memcached, whichever your account is running - when content changes. Handles posts, pages, taxonomies, and comments with smart URL collection, deduplication, and batch overflow protection.
View on GitHubHostney Migration
Migrate your WordPress site to Hostney without SSH access. Install the plugin on your current site, enter a migration token from the control panel, and the plugin transfers your database and files over a secure REST API.
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Manage WordPress with Ellie
Skip the menus. Tell Ellie what you need and she'll handle the rest.
Deploy, update, secure, and troubleshoot WordPress through conversation.
- Deploy WordPress
- Updates and auto-update delays
- Plugin management
- One-click admin login
- Caching
- Diagnosing a slow site
Built to assist, not override
Pricing
Simple, transparent pricing
Every plan includes managed WordPress, SSH access, daily backups, and enterprise-grade security. Start with a 14-day free trial.
Startup
Great for growing businesses
$94.99 billed annually
- 1 website
- 10 GB storage
- ~10,000 visits/month
- 5 MySQL databases
- 250,000 inodes
- 5 FTP users
What's included:
SSL & Domain
- Free SSL certificate
- Free starter domain
- 2 mailboxes
- 3 GB per mailbox
- Webmail, IMAP and SMTP
Advanced
For professional websites
$179.99 billed annually
- 5 websites
- 20 GB storage
- ~110,000 visits/month
- 10 MySQL databases
- 500,000 inodes
- 10 FTP users
Everything in Startup, plus:
- 5 mailboxes
- 5 GB per mailbox
Backups
- 14 days of backup history
Performance
- Memcached object cache
- Redis object cache
Pro
Maximum performance and features
$274.99 billed annually
- 10 websites
- 40 GB storage
- ~200,000 visits/month
- 20 MySQL databases
- 750,000 inodes
- 20 FTP users
Everything in Advanced, plus:
- 10 mailboxes
- 10 GB per mailbox
Deployment
- 2 SSR applications
Backups
- 30 days of backup history
Monitoring
- 1 minute between checks
Get started
Deploy your first WordPress site in 30 seconds
Auto-updates, security hardening, and Ellie included in every plan.
Start free for 14 days, no credit card required.
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