Network Announcements

Planned maintenance, service issues and announcements for the Web Wiz network and hosting services. For the live state of our network see the Network Status page.

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Domain Price Increases - 1st November 2026

Announcement8 October 2026, 16:42 Domain Registration

We are updating the prices of the domain names listed below due to increases in registry and wholesale costs. The .COM registry price increases in November, the .CO wholesale price increased in August, and we have been absorbing earlier increases on .NET and .ORG, which we are no longer able to do.... Read more

JMail Component Removed from Shared Hosting

Announcement7 October 2026, 16:19 Shared Web Hosting

Today we are removing the w3 JMail component from our shared hosting web servers. This takes effect immediately. Why is JMail being removed? Since 6th September 2026 our shared hosting mail servers only accept encrypted SSL/TLS connections. JMail is a Classic ASP component that was discontinued... Read more

Shared Hosting Removal of PHP 8.2 - January 2027

Announcement6 October 2026, 15:38 Shared Web Hosting

In January 2027 we will be removing PHP 8.2 from our shared hosting web servers, and PHP 8.3 will become the default PHP version. Why is PHP 8.2 being removed? Security support for PHP 8.2 ends on 31st December 2026. After this date it will no longer receive security fixes, so it is not safe to... Read more

WordPress Security Alert - Please Update Your WordPress Sites

Announcement11 September 2026, 08:19 Shared Web Hosting

We have started receiving notifications from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) about WordPress websites on our network running versions affected by a serious security vulnerability. If you run a WordPress website with us, please check it is up to date as soon as possible. What is the... Read more

Improved Spam Filtering for Shared Hosting Mail

Announcement25 August 2026, 11:23 Shared Web Hosting

During June and July we saw a rise in reports about our spam filtering, both spam getting through and legitimate email being wrongly filtered. Since the end of July we have been rebuilding it, and that work is now complete and running in production. What You Will See Suspected spam that is... Read more

Shared Hosting Mail - SSL/TLS Required from 1st Sept 2026

Announcement24 June 2026, 17:09 Shared Web Hosting

At Web Wiz, we are committed to keeping our shared hosting mail platform secure for every customer. As part of this commitment, we are disabling plain-text (non-SSL/TLS) connections to our shared hosting mail servers. What is Changing? On the 6th of September 2026, our shared hosting mail servers... Read more

Shared Hosting Email Platform Upgrade & Pricing Update

Announcement9 June 2026, 12:57 Shared Web Hosting

At Web Wiz we are always working to improve our email platform. We are pleased to announce that our hosted mailboxes now fully support MAPI and EWS (Exchange Web Services), giving you a complete Exchange-style experience – your email, calendar, contacts, tasks and notes all kept in sync across your... Read more

Domain Price Increases - 27th of May 2026

Announcement27 May 2026, 14:52 Domain Registration

We received a notification overnight regarding price changes for the domain names listed below. These changes are effective immediately, as we did not receive any prior notification. If your domain name is scheduled to auto-renew within the next 28 days and you have received a payment notification... Read more

Shared Hosting Retiring Legacy ASP.NET Core Versions (April 2026)

Announcement20 January 2026, 11:55 Shared Web Hosting

At Web Wiz, we are committed to providing a secure and high-performance hosting environment for your applications. To maintain these standards, we are announcing the formal removal of several "End of Life" (EOL) ASP.NET Core versions from our shared hosting servers. What is Changing? Effective... Read more

Secigo PositiveSSL Certificates: Upcoming Changes from March 2026

Announcement8 January 2026, 14:22 Shared Web Hosting Hyper-V Cloud Servers Dedicated Servers

As global standards from Google and Apple push for shorter SSL certificate lifespans starting from March 2026 (moving toward 30-day cycles), we are modernising our SSL infrastructure to ensure your sites stay secure without the risk of manual expiry. Because certificates will soon expire every few... Read more

Domain Price Increases - 2026

Announcement16 December 2025, 10:09 Domain Registration

We have been informed of pricing increases. The dates of the price increases along with the new prices are listed below. Identity Digital Pricing increase January 16th 2026 info £24.95 mobi £44.95 GoDaddy Registry Pricing increase March 31st 2026 biz £21.95 club £21.95 design £44.95 PIR .ORG... Read more

Shared Hosting Removal of PHP 8.1 - January 2026

Announcement23 October 2025, 07:48 Shared Web Hosting

Starting the January 2026 we will be removing PHP 8.1 from shared hosting web servers and making PHP 8.2 the default PHP version. Reason Security support and updates for PHP 8.1 will end on the 31st December 2025. How to change the version of PHP my website uses You can now easily select the... Read more

Domain Price Increases - 31st March 2025

Announcement5 March 2025, 08:07 Domain Registration

We have been informed that the domain name price increases announced in October 2024 will still take effect on the 31st of March 2025. You can view the details at the link below: https://status.webwiz.net/network-announcements/domain-price-increases-31st-march-2025_post917.html Since many of those... Read more

Domain Price Changes - 4th March 2025

Announcement4 March 2025, 09:28 Domain Registration

We received a notification overnight regarding price changes for 66 domain names. Most prices have increased, but a few have decreased. These changes are effective immediately, as we did not receive any prior notification. If your domain name is scheduled to auto-renew within the next 28 days and... Read more

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