WordPress Hosting

Yes, all our hosting packages come with a free domain name with the following extensions as standard:

co.uk
.org.uk
.me.uk
.uk
.com

Your domain will be free for the first year of registration, but you will need to renew it for the standard registration fee afterwards. If you cancel your Managed WordPress Hosting package, you will also need to let the domain name expire. Otherwise, you will be charged for it even if it isn’t pointing to a site.

If your domain name is already registered with 123 Reg and you’re not using it with another one of our services, then you can attach it to your Managed WordPress Hosting package when you order.

If your domain is registered with another company, there are two ways to use it with your hosting package:

Transfer it to 123 Reg and then attach it to your package. Most companies will allow you to transfer, and we have a detailed guide on transferring domain names. You will need to wait for the transfer to complete before you purchase your hosting, and this can take up to a few days depending on the type and location of the domain.

Leave the domain name where it is and point it at your hosted site on 123 Reg. We have detailed instructions on how to point your domain name to 123 Reg. You will still need to register a domain name when you purchase your web hosting, but we won’t charge you any additional fees. It will take around 24-48 hours for your other domain name to show on your new site.

Yes. Since each WordPress installation uses a MySQL database, you can perform 2 different actions. For example, if you have 5 WordPress websites, you could have each one on a separate database or install all 5 onto a single database.

However, having multiple sites on 1 database may cause some problems, such as the inability to restrict plugins or install new themes on certain sites. If you’re looking for multiple sites, why not check out our ‘Multiple Websites’ Managed WordPress plans, which can be purchased here.

You can opt-out of your free domain by continuing without one after adding your ideal WordPress plan to your basket.

If you’ve already purchased a WordPress package with your free domain included, you’ll need to switch off the auto-renewal for it in your 123 Reg Control Panel. For more details on how to do this, check out our Support article: How do I renew my domain names?

It’s entirely up to you. If you decide you don’t want the domains any longer, you can let them expire once they reach their renewal date.

You can also keep them and use them, but you will need to pay the standard renewal price when they get close to their renewal date. We’ll let you know before they expire, so you won’t have to worry about them suddenly disappearing.

All you need to do is log in to your 123 Reg Control Panel and begin the installation process from there.

Simply access your 123 Reg Control Panel and select WordPress Hosting from your products list. From there, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Any updates will be automatically made to your WordPress package as part of our Hosting service.

You can see the complete selection of themes and plugins that are available for WordPress on their official website:

WordPress Themes
WordPress Plugins

There are dozens of options to choose from, although some may incur a fee.

With dozens of different themes to choose from, no two websites will look the same. What’s more, you can easily tweak any fonts, colours as well as your page layout yourself, allowing for further personalisation.

WordPress Multisite is a separate feature that allows you to manage multiple websites from a single platform. It simplifies the process by having all these sites use the same database, which means they will share the same plugins and themes. However, this means that any potential security or performance issues for 1 website can potentially affect the others. Furthermore, some WordPress plugins are incompatible with a multisite setup.

Our Multiple Websites plans allow you to set up 5 separate websites, each with their own unique plugins and themes. Although you will have to set up each site accordingly, you will be safe in the knowledge that any potential issues with 1 website won’t have a knock-on effect on the others.

In addition to our cutting-edge cloud technology, we have data centres situated across the world, ensuring that your site always experiences a high-quality service.

Furthermore, we use load balancing, which means that your website is hosted on multiple servers. As such, your site will be well-equipped to deal with high volumes of traffic and will always stay online should any technical issues occur.

If you don’t feel that our Hosting service meets these standards, we offer a 30-day money back guarantee.

We go above and beyond to keep our systems safe from hacking, hardware failures, software failures and physical damage throughout our various highly secure data centres.

Along with our physical security measures, you can also take peace of mind by knowing that all your data is kept safe behind a secure firewall with multiple layers of protection. We have regular backups of all the data on our servers and store copies of the data off-site, so even if the worst occurs, your data will still be there.

Although your website should typically experience fast page loading speeds, it depends on several factors, such as how many plugins you have installed, how many large images you have or whether you have an outdated version of WordPress.

These premium plugins offer several powerful functions that can change the way your ecommerce site operates, which is why they carry a hefty price tag. However, by purchasing our Ultimate plan, you’ll be able to access all of them for no additional cost!

For a complete list of WooCommerce extensions included with our Ultimate plan, please read the following article: Which WooCommerce plugins do I receive with Managed WordPress Ultimate?

WordPress is a free content management system, but you’ll need to host it somewhere. The benefit of our Hosting packages is that we will automatically handle the installation process for you and ensure that your website always remains incredibly quick and secure.

If you want to take advantage of the extra features with our Managed WordPress plans, log in to your 123 Reg Control Panel at any time and choose the Upgrade option.

From there, we'll calculate the new cost of your package and adjust it accordingly.