WordPress Hosting is the actually server platform to host WordPress websites. WordPress is a powerful, user-friendly platform that allows individuals and businesses to easily create, manage, and publish content without extensive technical knowledge or coding experience. Whether you’re a blogger or an ecommerce store, it offers a customisable platform with a huge range of themes, plugins, and features to help you build a professional website.
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What is WordPress?
WordPress is one of the most popular site creation platforms. It powers over 43% of all websites on the Internet. Launched in 2003, it is an open-source CMS (Content Management System) that allows users to build and manage websites.
WordPress is licensed under GPLv2 (General Public License), which means anyone can use the software for free. It’s a community-driven project with a large ecosystem of developers contributing to its source code as well as guides, tutorials and articles offering help and advice.
Initially designed for blogging, the software has evolved to support a wide range of web content, including business sites, professional portfolios, ecommerce stores, and many other. Its versatile and user-friendly dashboard makes creating websites tailored to your specific needs easy without extensive coding knowledge.
WordPress Website Customisation
WordPress offers an extensive selection of themes and plugins, allowing users to customise nearly every aspect of their websites without complicated programming. These resources and tools can enhance the functionality of your website, making it flexible and scalable as your business grows.
Plugins are software add-ons that extend the functionality of your website and provide the tools to make it run exactly how you need it to. They allow you to add virtually any feature, from contact forms and ecommerce capabilities to SEO tools and security enhancements.
Themes and plugins can be easily installed and managed directly from the admin panel. You can search for and install free versions from the WordPress Directory or upload premium ones purchased elsewhere. As your website grows and your needs evolve, you can easily adapt your site by changing themes or adding or removing plugins.
As open-source software, it attracts contributions from developers worldwide, while this gives you a huge number of options to choose from, it also means you should perform due diligence on the ones you choose to use.
For example, poorly coded plugins can conflict with other plugins or your theme, leading to website errors, broken functionality, or even complete site crashes. This can result in a poor user experience and potential loss of traffic and revenue.
WordPress is a free Open-Source, user-friendly, template-driven, online resource tool for creating a variety of different websites and
WordPress is a Content Management System (CMS) and has a variety of Plugins that can be of added benefit to create various design-enhancing aspects and functionality that will make your website work at optimal levels for you.
What is WordPress Hosting
WordPress Hosting is hardware and operating software that is designed specifically for a WordPress website, allowing it to function at maximum speed, security and stability. Domains.co.za takes care of all the technical aspects, including server setup software and hardware, thus providing a stable infrastructure.
Domains.co.za offers WordPress Hosting designed to meet the unique needs of WordPress websites. Our servers are optimised for security, backups, WordPress updates, and the testing and maintenance of themes and plugins. Our commitment is to provide top-tier hardware and software solutions to ensure your website runs smoothly and securely.
Additional Information
WordPress Hosting is a web hosting service tailored specifically to enhance the performance and security of WordPress websites. This type of hosting handles all the technical aspects of running a WordPress site, allowing site owners to focus on creating content and growing their businesses without worrying about backend maintenance.
Best Infrastructure
We use state-of-the-art hardware to deliver reliable, secure, and fast hosting for your WordPress site. Our hardware is meticulously chosen and optimised for the highest performance and reliability.
Excellent Software Solutions
Our WordPress Hosting includes trusted software solutions like CloudLinux, LiteSpeed, and Acronis to maximise your website’s performance and stability. These tools are implemented to ensure your WordPress site runs efficiently and reliably.
Strong Security
In addition to performance and stability, we offer a comprehensive suite of security solutions to protect your WordPress website. Our security package includes Patchman, Monarx, Imunify360, and Bitninja, all providing top-notch protection. These security features are integrated into your WordPress Hosting plan, ensuring your website remains safe and secure.
Login to Domains.co.za Account
1. Go to the Domains.co.za website Account Login page.
2. Enter your Email and Password.
3. Then click the “Sign In” button.
Access WordPress from your Domains.co.za Dashboard
4. On the right of the Dashboard under the “Manage Account” menu, click “Manage Services” on the drop-down menu and select your Hosting plan, our example uses Web Hosting.
5. Scroll down to the “Quick Manage” section (below “Product Information”) and click on the WordPress icon. If you haven’t yet installed WordPress, it will ask you to first do so.
Access WordPress via cPanel from your Domains.co.za Account
6. On the right of the Dashboard under the “Manage Account” menu, click “Manage Services” on the drop-down menu and select your Hosting plan, our example uses Web Hosting. (refer image above).
7. Click “Manage” next to the website domain you wish to access in cPanel.
8. The Product Information section will display – click the “Login” button next to Control Panel.
9. On the cPanel Dashboard, in the menu on the right, select “WP Toolkit”, or if you haven’t yet installed WordPress “WordPress Management”.
10. There is also a WordPress icon under the “Popular Applications” section on the cPanel Dashboard.
WordPress can be Accessed Online via cPanel
1. Go to your cPanel URL or cPanel Login page.
2. Enter your “Email” and “Account Password” and click “Log In”
3. On the cPanel Dashboard, in the menu on the right, select “WP Toolkit”, or if you haven’t yet installed WordPress “WordPress Management”. There is also a WordPress icon under the “Popular Applications” section on the cPanel Dashboard.
