UK Hosting for WordPress

WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS) that allows you to seamlessly create, publish, and maintain a website (or multiple sites). WordPress itself is free to use, but you’ll need to buy a web hosting package and a domain name to make your website accessible online.

Its user-friendly interface means you don't need design or coding experience to get started. Just choose from a range of themes and plugins, and away you go!

Hosting for WordPress is a form of web hosting specifically optimised for WordPress. It’s designed to make hosting and managing WordPress sites simpler, thanks to easy setup, fast plugin and theme installation, and expert customer support. So whether you’re new to WordPress or consider yourself an expert, there’s something everyone can find useful.

Also, the servers are configured specifically for WordPress performance, meaning your sites get super-fast speeds, exceptional uptime and top security.

Hosting for WordPress gives you optimised performance, super-fast speeds, enhanced security and exceptional uptime. Plus, you’ll get automatic updates, 24/7 support and free built-in backups. And with our new AI setup tools, you can get your WordPress site up and running in just a few clicks.

WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems (CMS), powering over 40% of the world’s websites. With its easy setup, on-screen guidance and thousands of themes to choose from, it’s a widely accessible platform for many different kinds of websites and is accessible to all skill levels.

WordPress is most commonly used for blogs, but is also frequently used by ecommerce sites, agencies and freelancers.

Yes! WordPress is a great option if you want to set up an ecommerce site, whatever the product or service you’re selling. The built-in security, plugin options and customisability mean you can get your store looking and functioning exactly how you like.

One of the most popular plugins available is WooCommerce – an ecommerce plugin that’s easy to integrate with seller-friendly features, multiple websites, and all the reliability your online store needs. It’s optimised specifically for hosting your store, so you’ll get everything you need to start selling.

While web hosting is great for hosting websites in general, WordPress web hosting is specifically optimised for WordPress sites. It comes with features specially designed for WordPress, so you’ll get the best performance, security and customisation options.

With our Hosting for WordPress, you’ll get 24/7 support, intuitive AI customisation tools, secure UK data centres and automatic updates and backups. Our data centres are ISO 27001-certified, meaning you get the highest levels of security and uptime. They’re also powered by 100% renewable energy, so you can feel good about making a difference while working on your site.

You’ll also get a free SSL certificate and unlimited bandwidth with all of our packages. So no matter the traffic, you’ll never have to worry about surprise costs.

Our affordable Hosting for WordPress packages start from just 40p /month for the first 6 months. As we manage most aspects of WordPress for you, it’s a great way to have peace of mind when setting up your site for the first time.

Plus, we offer 24/7 support, so no matter what time you’re working our expert team will always be online and available to answer any questions you might have.

Some hosting providers offer free web hosting and WordPress hosting services, but we wouldn’t recommend them. While this sounds like a great deal, going for the cheapest WordPress hosting plan isn’t always the best idea, as a free or cheap WordPress host may be cutting corners to create these packages.

For example, you’re unlikely to get fast hosting with these providers, and they may also be offering lacklustre security measures. Some free WordPress hosting services will even involve the provider placing ads on your website as a way for them to make money, and this can make your site look unprofessional.

If you want a secure, fast and professional-looking website (and your customers certainly do!), then it’s best to opt for a WordPress hosting provider that takes these things seriously. With Hosting for WordPress at Fasthosts, your site’s security and reliability is our top priority, and thanks to our new AI setup tools and fast WordPress hosting, it’s now easier than ever to create a professional WordPress website – even for total beginners.

The package you should choose depends on what you’ll be using WordPress for. A freelancer who doesn’t require a lot of storage and isn’t expecting masses of traffic might choose our Go package, which is perfect for just 1 site.

An agency is likely to need Plus, used for 1 site that needs more power, storage and enhanced performance. A busy ecommerce store with lots of visitors might benefit more from our Advance package, which has room for up to 10 sites.

Your data will be hosted in one of our secure, ISO 27001-certified data centres, built to the highest levels of security and data protection. All of our WordPress packages come with a free lifetime SSL certificate, automatic updates, free built-in backups and data recovery. So you never have to worry about your site’s security.

You should always use the most recent version of WordPress so you’re up-to-date on security and so you can access all of the latest features. This means you’ll have any new themes, plugins and security features that have been added.

We’ve got over 12,000 themes to choose from to suit your needs and tastes. These include templates designed for blogs, ecommerce sites, agencies and more. Whether you need more text on your site for a blog or you need your site to be media-heavy and visual as a photographer, there’s a theme for everything.

Yes! We offer free WordPress migration to us from your current provider for unlimited sites. This includes any associated database files – no plugins needed. Keep all your WordPress websites under one roof to stay organised and make them easy to manage.

MariaDB is an open-source relational database management system that's 100% compatible with WordPress at no extra cost. It's so reliable that even Google, Microsoft and IBM use it (to name-drop just a few). Plus it's more secure, is a drop-in replacement for MySQL, and it scales!

An SSL certificate creates a connection between a user's browser and the website they're visiting (or the server the website is hosted on). It does this using encryption, preventing data interception during transmission and providing security to visitors – which is why we include a free SSL certificate with all our packages!

Once you’ve bought your chosen Hosting for WordPress package, you’ll need to connect it to your domain if you already have one. If you don’t then you’ll need to register one before continuing.

After you’ve done this, you can start creating your site. This includes choosing your theme and plugins, as well as what kind of site you want to build. You can also use the instant setup wizard if you’d rather have your themes and plugins pre-installed for you.

When you’re past the initial setup stage you can start adding content, customising colours and changing the layout. Don’t know how to create the kind of website you want? Just ask our AI-powered chatbot and it’ll create amazing visuals and content for you!

We’ve launched a new feature that makes our Hosting for WordPress "AI-Agent-Ready". In other words, we’ve made it easy for you to connect AI tools (like Claude Desktop) directly to your WordPress sites.

Normally, connecting an AI agent to WordPress via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) requires a bit more time, effort and expertise – dealing with Node.js, local proxies, and API keys. We’ve removed that complexity and replaced the manual plugin installation and command-line configuration with a single "AI Connect" toggle in the dashboard.