Web Hosting
Plugin and Hosting Platform
WPMU DEV
A WordPress platform from one company: plugins, hosting and a dashboard for managing many sites.
- Category
- Web Hosting
- Stack role
- Hosting
- Tool type
- Service
- Best suited for
- Agency-Managed WordPress Portfolios
- Hosting model
- Managed Service
- Software price
- $4 - $25+ / month
- Made by
- WPMU DEV
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What is WPMU DEV?
WPMU DEV, in plain English.
WPMU DEV is a company that sells WordPress tools as one package for agencies and developers: plugins, managed hosting, support and a central dashboard for managing many sites.
Its best-known plugins cover security, speed and images. Defender is its security plugin, and the paid Defender Pro adds a central dashboard, shared blocklist data and live support. The free versions are on WordPress.org, so you can see what you are getting before you pay.
For a business owner, the appeal is fewer separate vendors. One company covers several jobs that would otherwise be several plugins from several authors, with one place to manage updates and support. The trade-off is that you rely on that single company across more of your site.
In our stack
Why we use WPMU DEV.
WPMU DEV is where Defender Pro comes from, and it's the platform behind the security setup on many sites we build. One vendor for security and related tools keeps our setups consistent and easier to support.
Fewer Vendors
Security, speed and site management come from one company with one place for support.
Central Dashboard
We can check on many sites from one screen instead of logging in to each.
Free Versions First
Core plugins are on WordPress.org, so you can try them before paying.
Related tools
Works well with WPMU DEV.
Build with us