Hosting for WordPress
Free WordPress hosting for 30 days, then 99p a month
Install WordPress in one click and get free SSL, fast NVMe storage and LiteSpeed caching. Your first 30 days are free with no card needed, then it’s the same simple £0.99 a month as every Traxio account — not a special WordPress plan.
- No card to start
- No setup fee
- Cancel anytime
Same Traxio hosting, same £0.99. This isn’t a separate plan — it’s the one service.
What you can build with WordPress on Traxio
Business websites
Pages, contact forms and galleries, on your own domain.
Blogs and news sites
Posts, categories, authors and comments.
Small WooCommerce shops
Sell products with free HTTPS on every page.
Portfolios
Show your work with a portfolio theme.
Club and community sites
Events, news and member pages.
Staging copies
Test updates on a subdomain before going live.
Built for WordPress
Everything a WordPress site needs, included in every account.
One-click install
Softaculous sets up WordPress, the database and your admin account in about a minute.
Install WordPressLiteSpeed caching
LSCache and the LiteSpeed Cache plugin make pages much faster, with Redis object caching too.
Set up LSCacheCurrent PHP
PHP 7.4 to 8.3, switchable per domain. Run the version your plugins support.
Choose a PHP versionSSH and WP-CLI
Manage WordPress from the command line over SSH. WP-CLI is ready to use.
Connect with SSHFree SSL
HTTPS issued and renewed automatically. No mixed-content headaches.
Fix mixed contentBackups
Daily offsite backups, plus full backups you can download any time.
Back up WordPress
Your WordPress site, step by step
Connect your domain
Do it first, so SSL can be issued.
Install WordPress
One click in Softaculous.
Speed it up
Turn on LSCache and optimise images.
Make email work
Send WordPress emails through SMTP so they arrive.
Do you need “managed WordPress hosting”?
Managed WordPress hosting usually costs £10 to £30 a month. What you’re paying for is mostly labour: someone else updating WordPress, watching for problems and restoring backups.
WordPress itself runs perfectly well on good shared hosting. With LiteSpeed caching, a current PHP version and a sensible choice of plugins, a typical WordPress site is fast on Traxio. Updates are a couple of clicks, and the help centre covers updating safely, security and fixing a slow site.
If you want someone to do all of that for you, managed hosting is worth it. If you’re happy to run your own site, it’s a lot of money for things you can do yourself.
Will your WordPress site fit?
Runs comfortably
- Business, blog, portfolio and club sites
- Small WooCommerce shops
- Page builders like Elementor, with caching on
- Most popular themes and plugins
Needs more than shared hosting
- Very busy shops or membership sites
- Sites with heavy uncached traffic
- Plugins that need root access or custom server software
What it costs
The same simple price as every Traxio account.
The complete hosting service. Every feature, no card needed.
Same hosting, same price, this year and next. That’s £11.88 a year.
- No card to startUse all 30 days without giving payment details.
- No automatic chargeNothing is taken during the trial. You pay only if you continue.
- No setup feeStarting costs nothing. There’s no admin or activation charge.
- No price rise£0.99 is the ongoing price, not a first-year teaser.
- Nothing added on topNo VAT, card fees or paid SSL on the £0.99.
- Leave whenever you likeMonthly billing, no minimum term, no cancellation fee.
WordPress guides
Free for everyone in the Traxio help centre, whether you’re a customer yet or not.
WordPress hosting questions
Is there free WordPress hosting?
Your first 30 days are free with no card needed, and you get the complete service, not a cut-down trial. After that it’s £0.99 a month if you keep the site. There are no adverts on your site and no wordpress.com-style subdomain: it runs on your own domain. How the free 30 days work
Is WordPress included?
WordPress is free software. Traxio installs it for you in one click with Softaculous, at no extra cost.
Can I install any plugin or theme?
Yes. There’s no restricted list. Plugins that need root access or custom server software won’t work on shared hosting.
Do you update WordPress for me?
No. Traxio is self-managed, so you update WordPress, themes and plugins yourself. It takes a couple of clicks. Updating safely
Which PHP version should I use?
The newest version your theme and plugins support, usually PHP 8.2 or 8.3. How to choose
Can I move my existing WordPress site?
Yes. The migration tutorial walks you through it without downtime.
Can I use Joomla or Drupal instead?
Yes. Joomla and Drupal install from Softaculous in the same way, on the same hosting and at the same price. CMS hosting compares the options.
- Also on the same hosting:
- Your first website
- Small businesses
- Blogs
- CMS websites
- Forums & communities
- Online shops
- Personal projects
Start free.
Keep it for 99p.
Proper shared hosting for your website and email, with DirectAdmin. First month free, £0.99/month afterwards: no card to start, no setup fee, and the same price every year.
- £0 today
- No card required
- £0.99/month afterwards
- Cancel anytime