Website Hosting
Currently, your website is hosted by WineDirect as part of your monthly fee. Since your new website will be on WordPress, it will require separate hosting. There are many hosting solutions available, but investing in a robust package ensures security, speed, and reliability for your business.
Here are your hosting options for your new, Commerce7 integrated website:
Wine Works Hosting Package
Wine Works hosts hundreds of winery websites on our dedicated WordPress servers. Our hosting package includes:
- SSL certificate (required for secure HTTPS access)
- Automatic daily and on-demand backups
- Enterprise-level WordPress security, proactively preventing attacks
- Active monitoring and updates for WordPress and plugins
- CDN (Content Delivery Network) for fast load times across North America and beyond
- Unlimited data transfer and storage
- Ultra-fast performance powered by Google Cloud’s newest infrastructure (C2 machines)
- Spectra template licensing and ongoing updates
- Direct support via email or Zoom when appropriate for anything hosting or Spectra related
Cost: $75/month
If you’d like to move forward with our hosting, please enter a credit card using this secure form on our website: https://wineworks.co/spectra
Hosting Elsewhere
Alternatively, you can host the site elsewhere if you wish.
To move forward with this option, please go ahead and create an account with the provider you wish to use, then create a blank WordPress site there and share the login information with us so we can copy the template to your hosting and do our work there.
With this option, you will receive one 30-minute training session. Support beyond that initial session as well as template updates (new blocks, fixes, etc) would not be included. If you needed to get us involved post launch, we would provide a quote.
I already own my domain, do I still need hosting?
Yes, your domain name and hosting service are two different things.
Domain Name (Your Website’s Address)
Paying for a domain name is like renting a street address for your website. It’s the URL that people type in to find you online. However, just owning a domain doesn’t mean your website is live—it’s just the name.
Website Hosting (Your Website’s Home)
Website hosting is like renting a space where your website lives. It’s the actual server that stores all your website’s files, images, and content, making it accessible when someone visits your domain. This was included in your WineDirect package but since your new site will be build on WordPress, it will need to be hosted somewhere.
