Mike J Carton and his team at Web Host Wizards are redefining WordPress hosting in Australia by combining cutting-edge Ryzen servers with performance optimizations designed specifically for WordPress.
In an interview with
Website Planet, he explains how their fully managed plans handle everything from updates and security scans to caching tweaks, so sites run smoothly without the owner lifting a finger. Migration is seamless and downtime-free, while the Sydney-based infrastructure, LiteSpeed technologies, CDN, and WAF ensure speed and security for all users.
Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced developer, their Enhance control panel puts powerful tools and complete control in one easy-to-use interface.
What makes your WordPress hosting among the fastest in Australia?
We use the latest Ryzen servers with a 4 GHz base clock speed while many other hosts run around 2.2 – 2.8 GHz. Our WordPress benchmark scores consistently reach 9+ compared to the 6.5 you often see elsewhere.
Our servers are optimised specifically for WordPress so database queries run efficiently and disk performance is maximised, keeping both the front-end and back-end consistently fast and reliable.
What does your fully managed WordPress hosting include in terms of maintenance and performance optimization?
Fully managed means we handle all the technical maintenance for you. That includes WordPress core and plugin updates, security scans, and uptime monitoring.
We also make performance adjustments when needed, like caching tweaks or PHP optimizations, so your site runs smoothly without you having to touch a thing.
Backups are kept for 30 days and can be restored easily from the control panel.
How does the free WordPress migration process work, and what should customers expect?
You give us temporary access to your WordPress site or your old hosting provider. We copy everything over, test it, and make sure it’s running correctly on our servers.
From there, we carefully handle the necessary domain records to keep both your emails and website online.
Usually, the whole process is seamless with no downtime, and you don’t need to lift a finger.
What features are included across your Apprentice, Sorcery, Mastery, and Wizardry hosting plans?
We want every customer to get the full Web Host Wizards experience, so all our plans include the same suite of tools. The main difference between Apprentice, Sorcery, Mastery, and Wizardry is storage size.
The Apprentice plan doesn’t include staging or add-on domains, but it still gives entry-level customers access to all the essential tools they need to run a fast WordPress site.
Every plan comes with email, unlimited visits and bandwidth, and the same modern servers, so no matter which plan you choose, your site runs reliably on up-to-date infrastructure.
How do your Sydney-based servers and technologies like LiteSpeed, CDN, and WAF contribute to speed and security?
Our Sydney-based servers are built from the ground up with speed and security in mind, giving Australian users fast local performance from the start.
We use LiteSpeed for performance, along with Redis object caching and optimal PHP configuration, included from the get-go and free on all plans. Our control panel lets you connect to Cloudflare, giving you control over your DNS directly in the panel while taking advantage of free Cloudflare tools like proxy and caching.
Our WAF runs quietly in the background with cpGuard, protecting all sites at the edge without any input from the customer.
For extra peace of mind, we provide guides for installing lightweight security plugins like BBQ Firewall and for implementing the best LiteSpeed cache settings for our servers and WordPress sites so customers can easily add another layer of protection.
What does the Enhance control panel offer, and what responsibilities fall to the customer when managing their site?
Enhance gives you everything in one place. File management, database management, domain DNS zones, backups, and more are all in a single streamlined interface. There’s no back and forth, only the tools you need on one screen.
For customers just starting out, we guide them to our entry plan, which automatically installs WordPress and sets up an affordable domain. You literally sign up, log in, and start building your site.
For more advanced users, we provide developer tools like FTP access, PHP configuration, cron jobs, and Redis cache integration so they can fine-tune performance and control their setup.
Find out more at:
www.webhostwizards.com.au
