Hosting and security
Hosted, updated and looked after, for you.
Each agency gets its own isolated website on managed hosting. We handle the updates, the backups and the monitoring, so the office never has to.
Your own site
Your own website, not a slot on a shared platform.
Every agency runs on its own WordPress site with its own database. An outage or a problem on another site cannot touch yours, a backup restores your site alone, and if you ever leave, we hand you the whole thing.
- Your domain, your site, your data
- Restores that bring back one agency without affecting another
- A clean handover if you decide to move on
Updates
Every update is tested before it reaches you.
Realist is covered by more than a thousand automated tests that run on every change. Before a release, it is checked again on a real staging site against a list of nearly three hundred checks, from installing the plugin to removing it.
- Updates arrive without anyone in the office lifting a finger
- Staging is updated first, live sites after
- Each release can be rolled back
Security
Security as a habit, not a feature.
Every form, button and setting checks who is asking before it does anything. CRM passwords are encrypted, the parts of WordPress that attackers probe are switched off, and fewer third-party plugins means fewer doors to leave open.
- Permission checks on every save and action
- Encrypted storage for credentials
- Few third-party plugins, so fewer things to patch
Included
Everything in the box, at no extra cost.
- Managed hosting set up and paid for by us
- An SSL certificate on your domain
- Regular backups of files and database
- Sign-in attempts limited, so passwords cannot be guessed
- Plugin, theme and WordPress updates handled
- A staging copy for testing changes
- Page caching for fast loading
- Your old addresses redirected at launch
- Help by email when you need it
- A full export of your site and data if you leave
Questions
Common questions.
Can we keep our own domain?
Yes. Your website stays on your domain. We point it at the new site at launch, and your email is not affected.
Can we use our own hosting?
We host every Realist site ourselves so that updates, backups and monitoring work the same way for everyone. If you have a strong reason to host elsewhere, raise it on the demo call.
What happens if we leave?
Terms are rolling monthly. If you leave, we hand over a complete copy of your site and its data, so you can take it anywhere.
What happens if something goes wrong?
Tell us and we fix it. Because your site is isolated, a fix or a restore affects your site alone.
Keep reading
More of what Realist does.
Design and editing
Your brand on a proven design, and every page editable by you.
Privacy and GDPR
Consent, retention, export and erasure built in, with no banner by default.
CRM integration
Listings, photos and documents from your CRM, with every change logged.