Every WP Pro Host plan includes a staging environment -- a full copy of your live site where you can test changes without risk. No extra cost. No premium upgrade required.
View PlansEvery WordPress site will eventually need a plugin update that breaks something, a theme change that looks wrong in production, or a new feature that needs testing before customers see it. Without staging, your live site is the test environment. One in five plugin updates introduces a compatibility issue of some kind. On a busy business site, that's a risk you can't afford to take blind.
Your staging environment is a complete copy of your production site -- same files, same database, same configuration. Changes made in staging are isolated from your live site. When you're happy with the result, we push the staging changes to production. SSL is configured on staging, making it a realistic test environment rather than a simplified preview.
Plugin major version updates (WooCommerce major releases in particular), theme redesigns and customisations, WordPress core major version upgrades, adding new functionality that touches checkout or forms, and any change before a high-traffic period (Black Friday, product launches) are all scenarios where staging is essential, not optional.
Orders placed in staging don't affect your live store. Emails sent from staging go to test inboxes, not real customers. Any changes you make to staging are contained there until you choose to push them live. This isolation is complete -- you cannot accidentally publish staging changes to production.
Staging is included on every WP Pro Host plan from Launch at £25/mo. It is not a premium add-on or an enterprise feature. If your current host charges extra for staging, or only offers it on higher-tier plans, you're paying more to accept more risk.
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Security
Two layers of active protection — server-level and CDN — built in as standard. Not an add-on, not an upgrade.
Enterprise DDoS Protection
Dual-layer defence — our CDN absorbs volumetric attacks at the network edge; server-level protection blocks application-layer threats before they reach WordPress.
Web Application Firewall
Active WAF at both CDN and server level. Blocks SQL injection, XSS, and malicious request patterns automatically, with continuously updated rules.
Real-Time Malware Scanning
Continuous server-wide scanning detects infections the moment they occur. Automatic cleanup included — no extra charge, no waiting for a ticket.
Automated WordPress Hardening
Security settings are enforced automatically across every site: file permissions, wp-config.php lockdown, PHP execution blocked in uploads, XML-RPC disabled, and admin rate limiting — all kept in sync without manual intervention.
Login & Brute Force Protection
Server-level rate limiting on wp-login, automatic IP blocking on repeated failures, and CAPTCHA enforcement. Offending IPs are blocked before they slow your site.
Container Isolation (Enhance CP)
Every site runs in an isolated container. A compromised site cannot affect neighbouring accounts — no shared PHP processes, no shared filesystem access between customers.
IP Reputation & Country Blocking
Continuously updated threat intelligence blocks known malicious IPs at the server level. Country-level restrictions available where appropriate.
Vulnerability Scanning & Patching
Weekly scans across all WordPress installations identify vulnerable plugins, themes, and core files. Bulk update tools apply patches server-wide automatically.
Uptime & Keyword Monitoring
Real-time uptime monitoring with keyword checks — we know if your site goes down or serves unexpected content before your customers do.
All security features included on every plan — no add-ons, no upgrades required.
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