Australian WordPress hosting. Domains. Free transfer when you switch.
Self-managed hosting plans, full domain registration and transfer services, and an optional Site Security Management service for businesses that want their site looked after end-to-end — including SSL, 24/7 protection, and ongoing WordPress care.
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Hosting that just works. Year after year.
Hosting is one of those services nobody thinks about until something goes wrong. The site goes down on a Saturday morning. The SSL certificate expires unannounced. A security update breaks the contact form. The “support” you’re paying for is a chat bot that asks you to clear your cache.
Done well, hosting is the opposite. The site stays up. The backups happen. Security threats get blocked before you hear about them. Updates are handled in the background. And when something needs human attention — which is rare — there’s a real person who knows your business answering the email.
That’s the version of hosting our clients have. Sites we built five, six, seven years ago are still running cleanly. We host on Australian infrastructure for fast loading, register and manage your domains, and offer a fully managed care service for clients who want their entire site looked after rather than self-managing the WordPress side.
Self-managed hosting, or fully managed care.
We work with clients across two clear levels of service. You can choose either — or start on one and move to the other when your business changes.
Option 1 Self-managed hosting
The hosting platform itself: Australian servers, professional email, domain registration and free transfer for new clients, real human support for technical issues. You manage your own WordPress installation — installing updates, monitoring security, handling backups.
This works well for businesses that have someone in-house comfortable with WordPress, or for sites that don't require active management. Plans, features, and pricing are available on our Client Portal at digitalattraction.com.au/web-hosting/ for self-service signup.
Option 2 Site Security Management
For businesses that want their website looked after rather than maintained themselves. Site Security Management is an active, ongoing service that includes:
24/7 website security monitoring — protection against malware, hacks, DDoS attacks, and brand reputation threats
SSL certificate included — no separate purchase required
PCI Compliance via firewall — for businesses that handle payments or sensitive data
WordPress core, theme, and plugin updates — managed in the background with proper testing
Google ranking boost — Google rewards secure, well-maintained sites with better rankings
Site Security Management is a separate service to the hosting itself, billed monthly. Pricing is custom and discussed when we scope the work.
Everything you'd expect from proper Australian hosting.
Every Digital Attraction hosting plan runs on cPanel-managed Australian infrastructure and includes:
- Australian data centres — your site is hosted locally for fast loading speeds across Australia
- cPanel control panel — the industry-standard hosting interface for managing your site
- Generous webspace and email accounts — sized to suit small businesses through to high-traffic operations (specifics vary by plan tier)
- Spam and virus protection — included on all email accounts
- DDoS protection — at the network level
- Easy backup and restore — full backup and restore tools available via cPanel for the entire account or specific files
- One-click app installer — install WordPress and hundreds of other applications quickly
- FTP and SSH access — for users who want direct file management
- Free domain transfer — when you sign up, we move your existing domain across at no charge
- Domain registration — register new .com, .com.au, .net, .org, and other domains at competitive rates
- Real human support — actual people who know your business
Three plan tiers are available — Basic, Standard, and Business — each scaling up the resources, email accounts, and number of websites included. Full features and pricing are on our Client Portal.
Optional add-ons available:
- SSL certificates — purchased separately if you don’t have Site Security Management; included automatically if you do
- Site Security Management — for active, hands-off security and WordPress care (see above)
Bring your domain across for free. Register new ones in minutes.
Most people stay on bad hosting longer than they should because moving a domain feels complicated. It isn’t — and we make it free for new hosting clients.
When you sign up for a Digital Attraction hosting plan, we’ll handle the entire domain transfer process at no charge. You don’t need to know anything about DNS, name servers, or transfer codes. We coordinate with your existing provider, keep your email running through the changeover, and have your site live on our infrastructure with minimal downtime.
If you’re starting fresh and need a new domain — .com, .com.au, .net, .org, and most other extensions — we register them for you through our Australian domain platform at competitive rates. Multi-year registrations are available and worth doing for SEO purposes (Google sees longer registrations as a trust signal).
Either way, your domain stays in your name and under your control. The transfer or registration just removes the friction of dealing with it yourself.
Hosting + Site Security Management = a site Google rewards.
Most of our long-term clients use both — hosting plus Site Security Management — and there are two reasons.
The first is practical. When the same team manages your hosting AND your WordPress site, things just get fixed. No “whose problem is this?” conversations between a hosting support team and a developer. We see the issue, we know your environment, we resolve it.
The second is strategic. Google now treats site security and maintenance as ranking signals. SSL certificates, regular updates, no malware infections, fast-loading and well-maintained code — these aren’t just security measures, they’re SEO signals. Sites that take security seriously rank higher than sites that don’t, all else being equal. Site Security Management is built around exactly the things Google looks for, which means clients get rankings benefit on top of the security and convenience.
It’s not compulsory. Plenty of clients choose self-managed hosting and handle their own WordPress maintenance — and that’s fine. But for businesses that don’t want to think about WordPress updates, security patches, SSL certificates, or “did that plugin update just break the contact form?”, Site Security Management removes the entire category of website worry — and gives you a small SEO advantage in the process.
We’ll talk you through what makes sense for your situation in the strategy session — including whether you actually need Site Security Management, or whether self-managed hosting is enough for what you’re doing.
Frequently asked questions.
Can I host with you without being a full Digital Attraction client?
What's the difference between hosting and Site Security Management?
Site Security Management is an active service we provide on top of hosting. It includes 24/7 security monitoring (against malware, hacks, DDoS, brand reputation threats), an SSL certificate, PCI Compliance via firewall, and active management of WordPress core, theme, and plugin updates. It also delivers an SEO ranking benefit, because Google rewards secure, well-maintained sites. Most of our long-term clients use both.
Do I need an SSL certificate, and is it included?
If you have Site Security Management, an SSL certificate is included automatically — no separate purchase required. If you have hosting only, an SSL certificate is an optional add-on available through our Client Portal. We'll help you choose the right type when you sign up.
Can I migrate my site from another host to you?
What happens if I want to leave?
Ready to switch, or just want to talk?
Browse the hosting plans on our Client Portal, or get in touch first if you'd rather work it through together. We can tell you what plan suits your site, walk you through the transfer process, and have you on Australian-hosted WordPress within a few days. If you want Site Security Management alongside it, we'll scope that separately.
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