22/10/2026
🔒 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗪𝘆𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱
You may have seen reports about recently discovered critical vulnerabilities in PHP, the technology that powers WordPress and many other websites.
The good news is that security patches have been applied to our managed hosting servers. Our clients also benefit from ongoing website maintenance, including regular PHP, theme and plugin updates to help keep their websites secure and running smoothly.
If your website is hosted and managed by Wyedean Websites, no action is required from you specifically for this PHP security issue. We'll continue taking care of the technical side for you.
At Wyedean Websites, our managed WordPress hosting and website maintenance services include keeping PHP, WordPress, themes and plugins up to date, checking compatibility and helping resolve issues if an update causes something to go wrong.
Our annual theme licence also allows clients to continue receiving theme updates and improvements while their websites are supported.
🛡️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘂𝘀?
Here are four important steps to follow:
✅ 𝟭. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗛𝗣 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. Make sure your website is running a supported version of PHP that's compatible with your website. Your hosting provider can help you check this.
✅ 𝟮. 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲'𝘀 𝗖𝗠𝗦. If you use WordPress, keep WordPress itself, your theme and your plugins up to date. Security fixes can be released at any time.
✅ 𝟯. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿. Ask them to confirm that their servers have been patched against the latest PHP vulnerabilities, particularly if your website uses an older PHP version.
✅ 𝟰. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲. Regular updates, reliable backups and compatibility checks are essential to keeping your website secure, reliable and working as expected.
💻 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂?
Wyedean Websites provides professional WordPress website management and hosting, so you can concentrate on running your business while we take care of the technical side.
If you'd like help keeping your website up to date, or want to discuss our managed hosting and maintenance services, please get in touch.
Contact Wyedean Websites to find out more.
