Enjoy autoscaling performance, high-frequency compute, staging and cloning tools, backups, email, security, unlimited CDN, and 24/7 expert support.

From power bloggers to high-traffic ecommerce and agencies, deploy blazing-fast sites across our WordPress optimised cloud platforms.
MWP Start
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Find the perfect hosting solution for your website by reviewing all features side-by-side. Compare resources, performance, security, and pricing to choose the plan that fits your needs.
Safely test new plugins, themes and code in a dedicated staging environment, and one-click deploy changes to your live site.
Manage all your WordPress themes, plugins, users and backups from one central dashboard.
Our proprietary caching technology speeds up page loading automatically and significantly, for all your users without the extra work of implementing caching yourself.
Optimise your images and code including image resizing, compression, code minification, lazy loading and much more.
Embrace traffic spikes with an autoscaling platform built for demanding websites.
WordPress will be installed automatically on every hosting package that you create.
PHP – that WordPress runs on – is optimised specifically for WordPress installations. This includes proprietary PHP-FPM optimisation and PHP OPcache, which will both improve website performance. Also included is the free StackCache plugin, which works with the CDN to ensure that popular content is stored at the network edge, leading to super-fast loading times for your users.
To migrate to Webhosting NZ, you can use our free and unlimited Migration Centre which will move your websites automatically using FTP. Our Support Team can help should you have any questions.
Yes, with all Webhosting NZ hosting you must use custom domain names. You can buy domain names through your my.webhosting.co.nz control panel. We sell them at the lowest cost – with no big surprises after a year – what you pay to register the domain doesn’t leap in price after a year.
We have a feature-packed file manager that makes it easy to access your WordPress files. You can upload, download, edit, delete and create files in an attractive user interface. You can manage your database from our Webhosting NZ control panel using phpMyAdmin.
Your first port of call should be to contact our in-house Support Team, who are available every day and night. They’re WordPress hosting enthusiasts, familiar with all the issues that can face a WordPress user. They’ll help you with any problems, even they aren’t related to web hosting. They’re known for their concise, expert replies. They don’t rely on ‘boilerplate answers’ and will investigate a problem until it’s solved.
There are also DIY solutions. We have an extensive Knowledge Base which covers common WordPress issues and blog for extra advice. We also include a free automatic Malware Scanner. If this detects malware, it will give you the opportunity to remove it in a click.
Should you wish to edit files, you can use our File Manager, and if you want to test and troubleshoot problems yourself, you can do this on a staging website, leaving your live site unaffected.
Yes, WordPress can be used for ecommerce. Major brands like Etsy, Home Depot, IKEA and Target use WordPress. The most well-known ecommerce plugin is WooCommerce, but there are other alternatives.
All our hosting is optimised for high-performance online stores, perfect if you a run large or growing ecommerce website.