The Importance of WordPress Security and How We Safeguard Your Website

WordPress is the backbone of over 43% of websites worldwide, from small blogs to enterprise platforms. Its popularity, however, comes with a catch:
it’s a prime target for cybercriminals.
 
A single security breach can compromise your data, disrupt your business, and erode customer trust—risks no website owner can afford.
 
At ONSiteWP Managed WordPress Hosting, we believe robust security isn’t optional; it’s foundational.
 
Here’s why WordPress security matters and how our managed hosting keeps your site safe.
 
Why WordPress Security Is Non-Negotiable

  • Widespread Use, Widespread Risk: With millions of WordPress sites live, hackers have a vast playground to exploit outdated software or weak configurations.
  • Business Impact: A hacked site can lead to lost revenue, SEO penalties from Google, or costly downtime—sometimes costing thousands to recover
  • User Trust: Customers expect their data to be secure. A breach can turn loyal visitors into wary skeptics overnight.
The stakes are high, but the good news?
With Managed WordPress Hosting, you don’t have to face these threats alone.
 
How We Safeguard Your WordPress Website
Our ONSiteWP Managed WordPress Hosting is built from the ground up to protect your site, so you can focus on growing your business—not fighting hackers.
 
Here’s how we do it:
  1. Regular Updates, Zero Hassle
    Outdated WordPress core, themes, or plugins are the top entry points for attacks. We handle all updates for you—pushing minor patches instantly and testing major releases to ensure compatibility. Your site stays secure without you lifting a finger.

  2. Fortress-Level Access Protection
    Weak passwords are a hacker’s dream. We enforce strong, unique credentials and offer optional two-factor authentication (2FA) for every login. Plus, we can ditch the default “wp-admin” URL for a custom one, thwarting brute-force bots.

  3. Enterprise-Grade Infrastructure
    Our servers are locked down with Web Application Firewalls (WAF), DDoS protection, and real-time malware scanning. Hosted on isolated VPS environments—not overcrowded shared servers—your site enjoys maximum performance and security.

  4. Daily Backups, Instant Recovery
    Mistakes happen. Hacks happen. We’ve got you covered with automated daily backups stored securely off-site. If disaster strikes, we’ll restore your site to its pre-attack state in minutes.

  5. Proactive Threat Detection
    Our security suite scans your site daily for vulnerabilities, malware, and suspicious activity. If a plugin turns risky or a file looks fishy, we neutralize the threat before it escalates.

  6. Free SSL Certificates
    Encryption isn’t optional—it’s standard. Every site we host gets a free SSL certificate, ensuring data between your visitors and your server stays private and secure.

  7. Hardened Defenses
    From disabling PHP error displays to locking down critical files like wp-config.php, we minimize attack surfaces so hackers hit dead ends.

Security You Can Trust,
Support You Can Count On

With ONSiteWP Managed WordPress Hosting, security isn’t an add-on—it’s baked into every plan.
Our expert team monitors your site 24/7, ready to step in if anything goes wrong. Whether it’s a sudden spike in traffic or a sneaky malware attempt, we’ve got your back.
 
Ready to stop worrying about WordPress security?

Sign up today and let ONSiteWP Managed WordPress Hosting safeguard your website, so you can focus on what matters most—building your online success.
 
Why OnSiteWP Chose Amazon AWS for Web Hosting

Why OnSiteWP Chose Amazon AWS for Web Hosting

When talking about web hosting, one of the frequent questions we get asked is why we chose to base our
OnSiteWP WordPress Hosting service
on Amazon AWS.

WordPress developers who have done their market research will tell us there are less expensive providers out there like Rackspace, Digital Ocean and Linode who are just as good. And while it is true that similar servers can be had for less money from other providers, we believe there is something to be said for using the hosting industry’s market leader to base our service on.

I have been working as a professional server administrator for 20 years. When I worked for a large IT operation we had the benefit of multi-million dollar budgets to purchase enterprise quality hardware.

Many people don’t realize that an IT operation is more than just buying a server. There is networking gear (switches, routers), load balancers, firewalls, KVM (for remote keyboard, video and mouse access), massive external storage arrays, tape backup systems and SAN switches. And just like the server itself, each of these devices can fail so you need to buy redundant quantities of them to operate a highly available service. (Translation: $$$$$$$)

AWS is great because Amazon has the buying power to get the best of the best for their data centers. For example, did you know Intel makes special high performance CPUs just for Amazon that you can’t buy in the store? Even giant internet companies that you have heard of like Cox and Comcast don’t have this kind of top tier relationship with Intel.

The special partnership with Intel has other benefits besides faster hardware that you and I can’t buy on the open market. When engineering problems are found with the hardware, a small handful of Intel’s most trusted partners hear about the problem before the general public does.

The ‘spectre’ CPU bug is good case to illustrate the benefits or working with market leaders. Spectre is serious security bug found in the CPU. The researcher who discovered the security bug notified Intel of the problem before he announced it to the general public. In the security community this is called responsible disclosure. It gives the manufacturer a chance to fix the bug and have updates released before bad guys learn about the security flaw.

Not only did Intel have the bug fixed before it hit the newspapers, Intel gave the Spectre fix to Amazon before the bug hit the newspapers. Amazon, and by extension, OnSiteWP had this serious vulnerability fixed before the press knew the problem existed. Unfortunately Linode, Packet and almost every other hosting company in the world didn’t get the word until they saw it in the news.

This is why we chose Amazon AWS for the infrastructure underneath our WordPress Hosting business.
There is something that can be said for being the best.

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