Fasthosts experienced a minor incident on August 16, 2026 affecting WordPress Hosting, lasting 1d. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
WordPress Hosting
Update timeline
- investigating Aug 16, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC
We are currently experiencing issues with some sites hosted using our Hosting for WordPress packages. Engineers are currently investigating the issue and we'll continue to update once more information is available.
- investigating Aug 16, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
- identified Aug 17, 2026, 04:12 AM UTC
We are still working on resolving the technical issue. Our apologies for the inconvenience caused.
- monitoring Aug 17, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC
We have eliminated the disruption for almost everyone affected. We are working on a quick solution and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
- resolved Aug 17, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC
The issue has been resolved.