WordPress hosting Ireland · Hosted in Ireland, looked after by one person
Managed WordPress hosting in Ireland
OTTA hosts small business WordPress websites on servers in Ireland. Hosting is the cheap part. What you pay for is someone who keeps WordPress updated, checks the website afterwards and restores it when something goes wrong.
€25 per month (€250 per year) for Essential WordPress Hosting. €69 per month (€690 per year) for Managed WordPress Hosting & Care, which includes routine maintenance. All plans run for 12 months and can be paid monthly or yearly. Prices are for businesses and organisations and exclude VAT. VAT at 23% is added on top.
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What managed should mean
Cheap hosting and managed hosting are different jobs
Low-cost shared hosting gives you server space and a control panel. WordPress, its plugins and its backups are your responsibility. If an update breaks the contact form, the hosting company’s support will usually tell you that the server is fine, and they are right.
With managed hosting, someone takes responsibility for the WordPress layer as well. The table shows who does what.
| Task | Low-cost shared hosting | Essential (€25) | Hosting & Care (€69) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Server, SSL certificate, uptime monitoring | Host | OTTA | OTTA |
| WordPress core updates | You | OTTA | OTTA |
| Plugin and theme updates | You | You | OTTA |
| Checking the website after updates | You | You | OTTA |
| Restoring the website from a backup | You, or the host for a fee | Quoted when needed | OTTA, included |
| Finding out why something stopped working | You | You | OTTA, first investigation included |
Hosting plans
Two WordPress hosting plans
Both plans run for 12 months and renew unless you cancel at least 30 days before the renewal date. Monthly payment spreads the cost; it does not shorten the term.
Hosting with WordPress core updates
Essential WordPress Hosting
Or €250 per year
For small, straightforward WordPress websites where the owner is happy to look after plugins and themes.
Included
- Separate hosting account on a server in Ireland
- SSL certificate
- Server-side backups, kept for 8 days
- Firewall in front of the website and a security plugin on it
- Uptime monitoring
- WordPress core updates
- Up to five email mailboxes of 500 MB each, plus forwarding
- Basic hosting, DNS and SSL support
- Email support with a two-business-day response target
Not included
- Plugin and theme updates
- Restoring the website from a backup
- Content changes or new pages
- Malware removal
- Emergency or out-of-hours support
Hosting and maintenance in one
Managed WordPress Hosting & Care
Or €690 per year
For businesses that want one person responsible for the hosting and the WordPress website on it.
Included
- Everything in Essential WordPress Hosting
- Plugin and theme updates on a fixed schedule
- Checks after important updates
- Off-server backups in the EU: database daily, kept for 30 days; files weekly, kept for 5 weeks
- Restoration from an available backup when required
- Initial investigation of technical faults
- Email support with a one-business-day response target
Not included
- New pages, content or design changes
- New features or custom development
- WooCommerce or membership support unless agreed
- 24/7 or guaranteed emergency response
Want to keep your current host? OTTA also offers WordPress maintenance plans for externally hosted websites for €59 per month.
Email with your website hosting
Both plans include up to five mailboxes of 500 MB each on your own domain, plus forwarding addresses. That covers addresses such as info@ or bookings@ for a small business.
If your team works in email all day, keeps years of attachments or needs shared calendars, a dedicated email service is the better choice. European providers such as mailbox.org or Infomaniak offer business plans. OTTA can set up the DNS records for your chosen provider, which is quoted separately.
Setting up mailboxes on phones and computers and moving old emails from another provider are not included in the hosting plans.
Moving an existing website
Moving your WordPress website to OTTA hosting
Hosting is available for websites built by OTTA and for existing WordPress websites after a technical review. The review checks the WordPress version, plugins, backups and email setup before anything is moved.
The move itself is quoted separately, because the work depends on the size of the website and on whether email moves with it. Before larger changes, OTTA tests on a staging copy of the website first, so the live site stays untouched until the copy works.
Common questions
WordPress hosting Ireland: common questions
Where is my website hosted?
On servers in Ireland. Off-server backup copies for Hosting & Care are kept in storage within the EU. For more on why the location matters, see how to keep your website data in Europe.
Why is this more expensive than hosting for €5 a month?
Low-cost hosting covers the server. The WordPress website on it, with its updates, checks and restores, stays your job. Essential adds WordPress core updates and a person to ask. Hosting & Care adds the routine maintenance as well.
Can I pay monthly?
Yes. Both plans run for 12 months. You can pay €25 or €69 each month or €250 or €690 once a year, which works out cheaper.
What happens if I want to leave?
Cancel at least 30 days before the renewal date. OTTA provides a backup of the website so your next host can take it over. The details are in the terms and scope.
Is a data processing agreement included?
Yes. Your website collects personal data through forms and logins, and OTTA processes it on your behalf. Every hosting customer receives a data processing agreement under Article 28 GDPR before hosting starts.
Is VAT added to the prices?
Yes. Prices exclude VAT, and VAT at 23% is added on top. €69 a month comes to €84.87 including VAT.
Ask about hosting for your WordPress website
Tell OTTA about your website and current host. You will receive a written proposal with the plan, the price and anything that needs doing before the move.