WooCommerce hosting for Australian stores
WordPress hosting for online stores, from an Australian-owned host with servers in a Sydney data centre, with staging, hourly backups and free migration of your store.
A store has different needs to a brochure site
A brochure site can survive a slow day. A store loses sales when pages are slow, when checkout fails or when an order database is lost. WooCommerce runs on WordPress, so the same hosting foundations apply, but the consequences of getting them wrong are higher. This page explains what to look for and what Skyrack provides.
Why server location and caching matter for a store
Servers in Sydney
Our servers are in a Sydney data centre, close to most Australian shoppers. Shorter distance means less delay on every page and every request.
LiteSpeed Cache
Our servers run LiteSpeed, and the LiteSpeed Cache plugin connects WordPress to it. Product pages, categories and your home page can be served from cache instead of being rebuilt for each visitor.
Checkout is not cached
Cart, checkout and account pages are different for every shopper, so they cannot be served from cache. For these pages the speed of the server itself decides how quick the shopper's experience feels.
What comes with a Skyrack WordPress plan
Staging with WP Toolkit
Clone your live store to a staging copy, test a plugin or WooCommerce update there, and only update the live store once it works.
Hourly backups
Backups run hourly through the day (4am to 9pm AET) and are stored off-site, so a daytime restore point is usually no more than an hour old.
Free SSL
A free SSL certificate keeps checkout and account pages on HTTPS.
Imunify protection
Imunify malware scanning and a firewall run on the servers, as an extra layer around your store.
Free migration
The Skyrack team moves your store for free, including orders and customers, generally without downtime.
Australian support
Support by email, online chat and call-back from an Australian team.
Which plan suits your store
For a store, choose WP+ 10GB ($14.98 per month) or above. These are the shared WordPress hosting plans labelled WordPress & WooCommerce Ready, and they run up to $25.98 per month. Pick a larger plan as your catalogue, your traffic and your number of sites grow.
Move up the range if you notice slower admin screens during busy periods, if you run several stores on one account, or if you keep a large catalogue and many orders.
If your store has outgrown shared hosting, or you want resources that are not shared with other accounts, a managed VPS from $199 per month is the next step. We can migrate you across, so you do not have to rebuild anything.
Not sure where you sit? Talk to us before you buy. We will tell you honestly if a smaller plan will do.
Questions we get asked
Can I run WooCommerce on your WordPress hosting?
Yes. WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin, and our WordPress hosting plans include WP Toolkit, LiteSpeed Cache, hourly backups and free SSL. For stores we recommend WP+ 10GB ($14.98 per month) and above.
Will you migrate my existing store for free?
Yes. The Skyrack team migrates your site for free, including products, orders and customers, generally without downtime. See the WordPress migration guide for what happens.
Are checkout and cart pages cached?
No, and they should not be. Cart, checkout and account pages are specific to each shopper. Catalogue pages can be cached with LiteSpeed Cache, which leaves the server free to handle the pages that cannot be.
How do I test a plugin update without risking my live store?
Use staging in WP Toolkit. Clone the store, run the update on the copy, check browsing and checkout, then update the live store. See the WP Toolkit guide.
How often are backups taken, and can I restore orders?
Backups run hourly through the day (4am to 9pm AET) and are stored off-site, so a daytime restore point is usually no more than an hour old. Keep in mind that a restore returns the site to that earlier point, so any orders placed after it would need to be reconciled from your payment provider records.
When should I move from shared hosting to a VPS?
Consider a managed VPS when the store is central to your business, when you want dedicated resources, or when it has outgrown the largest shared plan. Our guide VPS vs shared hosting covers the signs.
Host your store in Australia
WooCommerce Ready plans from $14.98/month, with free migration of your store.