WordPress Hosting Premium

WordPress Hosting Premium is a multisite hosting solution tailored for managing multiple WordPress websites under one account. Hosted on Google Cloud Platform, it offers centralized control, enhanced security, and scalable infrastructure which is ideal for businesses with multiple locations, educational institutions, and corporate networks.

Centralized Site Management

Manage multiple websites from a single dashboard with distinct roles:

• Network Admins: Oversee network-wide settings, themes, plugins, and users.
• Site Admins: Manage site-specific content and configuration independently.

Google Cloud Hosting

• Daily automated backups.
• Elastic scaling to handle traffic surges.
• Free SSL certificates included.

• DDoS protection and Web Application Firewall (WAF) using Google Cloud Armor.
• HTTPS encryption with SSL for all hosted sites.

• SFTP Access.
• phpMyAdmin for advanced database access.
• Custom Domain Support for main site.
• Plugin and theme controls managed at the network level by Super Admins, with content control delegated to Site Admins.

Businesses with Multiple Locations

Efficiently manage all your business's sites and streamline plugin/theme updates and content deployment.

Educational Institutions

Create departmental subsites with consistent branding and independent administration.

Corporate Networks

Manage branch sites centrally with localized content updates.

• Global Content Delivery Network (CDN) for optimized load times
• Uptime monitoring to ensure availability
• Integrated Google Analytics for site performance tracking

WordPress Hosting Premium does not include email hosting. You can connect your preferred third-party email provider (e.g., Google Workspace or Microsoft 365) for business communications.

Step 1: Activation

New Activation

1. Log in to your dashboard.
2. Navigate to Accounts → Manage Accounts.
3. Select the appropriate account.
4. Click Order Products and search for "WordPress Hosting".
5. Choose Premium from the version dropdown.
6. Confirm and complete the order.

Upgrading from WordPress Hosting Standard or Pro

1. Locate the existing WordPress Hosting product in your dashboard.
2. Select the three-dot menu → Change Edition.
3. Choose Premium.
4. Acknowledge the pricing change notice and proceed.

Step 2: Launching the Product

1. Access the setup screen from your dashboard.
2. Choose a site template:
   • Use default templates, or
   • Import a custom one with the All-in-One plugin.
3. Define the site name, business name, and domain.
   • A default domain ending in .wp-premium-hosting.com is included.
4. Click Launch to begin site creation.

Step 3: Creating a Subsite

1. Go to the WordPress Dashboard.
2. Navigate to Network Admin → Sites.

3. Select Add New and enter:

• Site Address (URL)
• Site Title
• Admin Email

Step 4: Assigning a Site Admin

• Site Admins have access to content and settings for their assigned subsite only.
• Network Admins retain control over all plugins, themes, and global configurations.

Step 5: Connecting a Custom Domain (Main Site)

Update DNS settings through your domain registrar:

A Record

• Name: @
• Value: 35.227.228.214

CNAME Record

• Name: www
• Value: host.wp-premium-hosting.com

DNS propagation typically takes a few hours.