Web Hosting and Domain Names
Transfer your website and domain names into our care.
Web hosting
Cost effective web hosting on shared servers:
- Fully managed hosting environment
- UK-based server
- MySQL database (up to latest MariaDB)
- Scripting (up to latest PHP)
- Website SSL certificate (graded A+ by Qualys SSL Labs)
- Green energy ISO 50001 certified provider
- Secure data centre ISO 27001 certified provider
- Daily incremental backup (full weekly)
- Web Application Firewall
- Uptime monitoring
Optional dedicated server for resource hungry websites. And other server locations are available on request.
While ‘managed’ does not extend to software brought by the Customer, e.g. WordPress and its plugins, we also offer security and maintenance packages.
WordPress security and maintenance
If you are unable to maintain the WordPress software underpinning your website, we strongly recommend a security package.
Standard package
The essentials for a secure WordPress website:
- External 20-point security lockdown of WordPress installation and its environment
- Core update management
- Core integrity check against published repository
- Plugin update management (logs checked for incompatibility errors)
- Daily vulnerability scanning for plugins and core
- Regular virus and malware scanning across all files
Premium package
All of standard package, plus:
- Core major versions updated on test site before live site (avoiding incompatibility downtime)
- PHP version upgrades (when compatibility allows)
- Anti-spam and monitoring for Comments and Forms entries
- Assistance with text amendments
- Assess and report opportunities for optimisations
- Recovery and compatibility labour discounted by 25%
Learn why it’s important to keep WordPress and its plugins up to date.
Domain Names
We can register or transfer just about any domain ending (gTLD) for your project.
Domain registrations with managed DNS
Recommended for your business-critical domains.
- Added layer of security in our care
- Fully managed DNS records
- Registration owner/contact accuracy and privacy
- Forwarding in lieu of web hosting or mailboxes
- Registry fees included
- Paperwork processed
We support a broad range of DNS record types. Optional DNSSEC and DDoS protection.
Unmanaged domain parking
Park your inactive domains with us and ask us to match your registrar’s renewal pricing. Graduate to managed DNS at any time.
Unavailable domain?
We have experience in negotiating private domain sales below the asking price. Using our service anonymises your interest.
Or we can put a domain on ‘back-order’.