Managed WordPress hosting, looked after by real people
Fast, secure WordPress hosting for businesses in South Africa and around the world. Choose fully managed hosting on SpeedCounts, our own platform, or standard shared hosting, and always know who to call.
Why your WordPress hosting matters
Every website lives on a server somewhere. Your hosting is that server: the space where your files and database are stored, and the connection that delivers your pages to visitors. It affects how fast your site loads, how often it goes down and how quickly it can be recovered when something breaks.
Speed. A slow server makes every page slow, however well the site is built. Visitors leave, and Google notices. Good hosting adds caching and a content delivery network (CDN), so pages reach people quickly wherever they are.
Security. WordPress is the most popular way to build a website, so it attracts automated attacks. Managed hosting adds a firewall, malware scanning and updates handled by a developer, which closes the gaps hackers usually look for.
Up-to-date software. WordPress recommends a current version of PHP and a modern database for speed and security, as set out in the official WordPress hosting requirements. Cheap hosting often lags behind, and old software is a common reason sites slow down or get hacked.
Recovery. Daily backups mean a mistake, a bad update or a hack can be rolled back instead of rebuilt.
Recent work
A few of the WordPress websites we’ve built for clients.
What’s included with SpeedCounts
- Daily backups: kept for 30 days, so we can roll back to a recent clean copy
- Updates by a developer: WordPress core, themes and plugins updated by a real person, which avoids most compatibility problems
- Security: a firewall, regular security audits and daily malware scans, with hacked-site cleanup included in the price
- Speed: caching and a CDN, plus speed monitoring and tuning
- Uptime monitoring: your site is checked every 5 minutes, so we know quickly if it goes down
- Your own container: one site per container, so you don’t share resources with other websites
- Staging sites: a staging copy of every live site, so changes can be tested before they go live
- SSL certificate: included, so every page loads over https
- Support: available 24/7 for SpeedCounts sites
How we work
- Talk it through. We look at your site, your traffic and your email, recommend the right option and give you a fixed quote.
- Move your site. We copy your site across and check that pages, forms and checkout work before switching your domain over. If your email needs to move too, we can migrate it.
- Look after it. Updates, backups, malware scans and monitoring run every day, and a developer deals with anything that needs attention.
- Stay in touch. When you need a change or have a question, you speak to a real person who knows your site.
Managed WordPress hosting vs standard hosting
SpeedCounts is our own managed hosting brand, built for WordPress. See the SpeedCounts plans. Standard hosting runs on our shared servers and suits simpler sites. Here is how they compare.
| What you get | SpeedCounts managed WordPress hosting | Standard shared hosting |
|---|---|---|
| Server setup | One site per container, not sharing resources | Shared server with other websites |
| Backups | Daily, kept for 30 days | Daily, kept for 12 days |
| SSL certificate | Included | Included |
| Storage | 2GB | 5GB |
| Additional storage | Available | Available |
| PHP memory limit | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| WordPress updates | Done manually by a developer, daily | Automatic updates only |
| Malware scanning | Daily, with MalCare and Wordfence | Not included |
| Hacked site cleanup | Included in the price | Fixed by a developer at an extra cost |
| Speed | Speed monitoring and management | No page speed alerts |
| Uptime monitoring | Every 5 minutes | Not included |
| Staging site | One for every live site | Not included |
| Support | 24/7 | Weekdays, 08:30 to 16:45 |
Standard hosting also includes webmail, spam filtering, a control panel, SSD storage, Let’s Encrypt SSL, DDoS protection and ModSecurity, and supports all popular content management systems. Not sure which suits you? We’re happy to explain how it all works over a coffee or a video call.
We train you too
Hosting with us doesn’t mean handing over control. We’re happy to look after updates, backups and fixes for you, and what makes us different is that we offer WordPress training to all our clients, so you can confidently manage your own content.
Learn one-on-one or as a team, in person or online, and we remain available whenever you need help. See our WordPress courses.
Related services
- Website maintenance and care plans: monthly upkeep and reports
- WordPress security and malware removal: protection and hacked-site recovery
- Website development: new WordPress sites and online shops
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Your questions
What is managed WordPress hosting?
It is hosting set up specifically for WordPress, where the provider also looks after the site for you. With SpeedCounts that means daily backups, developer-run updates for WordPress, themes and plugins, daily malware scans, a firewall, caching and uptime monitoring. You get a faster, safer site without having to manage the technical side yourself.
What is the difference between managed and shared hosting?
On shared hosting, your site sits on a server with other websites and shares its resources, and keeping WordPress updated and secure is mostly up to you or your developer. Managed hosting gives each site its own container and includes developer updates, malware scanning, cleanup and monitoring. Shared hosting costs less; managed hosting saves you time and risk.
Can you move my website from my current host?
Yes. We copy your site to the new server, check that pages, forms and checkout all work, and then switch your domain over, so visitors don’t notice the move. If your email is hosted with your old provider, we can help move that too, so everything ends up in one place.
How much does WordPress hosting cost?
It depends on the option you choose, how many sites you have and how much storage you need. We recommend the right plan and give you a fixed quote up front. Current SpeedCounts plans are listed on speedcounts.io, and if you want to host several websites with us, ask us about it when you get in touch.
What happens if my site gets hacked?
On SpeedCounts managed hosting, malware cleanup is included in the price. Daily scans with MalCare and Wordfence are there to catch problems early, and if your site is infected we fix it proactively. On standard hosting, cleanup is done by a developer at an extra cost. Either way, daily backups mean a clean copy can be restored.
Do you host websites for clients outside South Africa?
Yes. We’re based in Cape Town, but we host and look after websites for clients across South Africa and in the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. SpeedCounts uses a content delivery network, so pages load quickly for visitors wherever they are, and support works the same for everyone.
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You will hear back from Kate or Jeanne within one working day, with a fixed price where we can give one.
- 082 443 6575 Kate
- 083 462 8451 Jeanne
- hello@clickscount.co.za