WordPress is the site builder of choice for most business websites, with 64% of the market share for content management systems. It’s incredibly popular because it’s incredibly flexible - you can easily build any kind of business website using WordPress.
Using themes and plugins, you can add almost any functionality that you can dream of. Themes allow you to customize the look and feel of your website, while plugins open up a world of different features to you.
There are different options for your WordPress business website. You can opt for shared or managed hosting. For almost every business, the most sensible option is managed hosting. Here’s why:
Managed WordPress hosting means your plugins will be automatically updated
You might not think that keeping your plugins up to date is a big deal, but when it comes to website security, plugin vulnerabilities represent 55.9% of the known entry points for attacks. Add potential site downtime and lost traffic to the equation, and suddenly keeping your plugins up to date becomes essential.
But doing this manually when you have shared hosting can be incredibly time-consuming because not only do you need to update the plugins regularly – you also need to test that they have installed correctly and haven’t broken the site.
At Leadspruce, we offer Smart Plugin Manager on our WordPress hosting, to automatically check your plugins for updates every single night. Even better, it also provides visual regression testing to ensure that your site won’t break due to a plugin update.
A snapshot of your website is taken before and after the update. If the update has caused any issues with the website, it is immediately rolled back to pre-update status and generates a report so that it can be investigated.
Our Smart Update technology means that your WordPress site is always up to date and includes:
WordPress Core
WordPress Plugins
Latest PHP 7.x Updates
You also get full nightly site backups and a Git source code repository. This way, you get peace of mind knowing that your website is always up to date and available and your site content is protected.
Your website will run faster
Website speed is important. Potential customers often won’t hang around or persevere with a slow website. They’ll simply move to your next competitor’s website instead. A slow website can also hurt your SEO ranking, making it difficult for potential customers to find you.
Managed WordPress hosting means that your website will be hosted on a server that is optimized for the WordPress engine – so it will run faster. Shared hosting means you’re sharing the servers with thousands of other websites, meaning it could run slower.
Your website will be more secure
Managed WordPress hosting means that your website will be served on a fast, secure connection. When you choose Leadspruce, your website is also protected from malicious activity with Wordfence firewall.
SSL Certificate so that your visitors will be able to provide their information without concerns about fraud.
Wordfence WordPress Security Protection (including a Wordfence license subscription).
Page Caching
Global Content Delivery Network.
Managed WordPress hosting takes the pressure off
Running a business means you often have to do a lot of tasks yourself, or at the very least, oversee them. When your WordPress hosting is managed rather than shared, then you won’t have to worry about updating plugins or firefighting site downtime due to outdated plugins or failed updates.
You can leave all of that to us and concentrate on what you do best – serving your customers and strengthening your business. We offer comprehensive support including site uptime monitoring and full email support.
Looking for managed WordPress hosting for your Philadelphia business? Find out how we can help! Simply fill out the form here, and we can schedule a quick 15-30 minute consultation to review your needs.