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WordPress Hosting Pro Security: Comprehensive Protection for Your WordPress Site

Overview​

WordPress Hosting is fully managed, secure, high-performance hosting. Every site is protected by a built-in firewall and DDoS protection, runs in its own isolated environment, and includes free SSL that renews automatically. WordPress Hosting Pro and Premium also include a global CDN. This article describes the key security features that keep your WordPress website safe and fast.

Key security features​

1. Built-in firewall

A built-in firewall protects your site from malicious traffic. It shields your website against common threats like SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and brute-force login attempts, ensuring a secure online experience.

The firewall also checks visitors that say they're a search engine or AI crawler. If a tool only pretends to be a crawler, as many SEO audit tools do, it gets a 403 response and a "Checking search engine crawler" page instead of your content. Real crawlers such as Googlebot and Bingbot reach your site normally, so you don't need to change anything. To see how Google sees a page, use Test Live URL in Google Search Console.

2. DDoS protection

WordPress Hosting mitigates Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, so only legitimate traffic reaches your site. This keeps your site available when traffic is high or under attack.

3. Rate limiting

To prevent flooding attacks, WordPress Hosting applies rate limiting at multiple levels. Rate limiting stops excessive requests from bots and abusive traffic from overwhelming your site.

4. Secure login

Many WordPress attacks target wp-login.php. WordPress Hosting offers Single Sign-On (SSO), so you access the WordPress admin interface only through the secure dashboard. This adds an extra layer of protection.

5. Site isolation

Each site runs in its own isolated environment, so activity on one site cannot interfere with another. This helps keep your site's performance consistent and your data separate.

6. Free SSL encryption

A free SSL certificate is included and renews automatically. It encrypts all data exchanged between your website and your visitors.

7. Global CDN (Pro and Premium only)

WordPress Hosting Pro and Premium include a global content delivery network (CDN). It speeds up your website by delivering content efficiently to visitors around the world. The CDN is not included with WordPress Hosting Standard.

8. Plugin management

WordPress Hosting actively manages plugin activations and deactivations to protect security and performance. Plugins are categorized as "good" or "bad" based on their security impact.

Conclusion​

WordPress Hosting gives you a secure, high-performance hosting solution with a built-in firewall, DDoS protection, rate limiting, site isolation, free SSL, and a global CDN on Pro and Premium. Your WordPress website stays optimized for speed, security, and reliability.

For any further questions or security-related concerns, contact our support team.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)​

How does the firewall protect my site?

The built-in firewall protects your website by blocking malicious traffic and preventing common attacks. It safeguards against:

  • Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks: Large-scale attacks aimed at overwhelming the website's server
  • SQL Injections: Attempts to manipulate a website's database through insecure inputs
  • Brute Force Attacks: Automated, high-frequency login attempts to gain unauthorized access

The firewall is built in, so you don't need to install or configure anything. For help pointing your domain to WordPress Hosting, see Domain Setup.