1984 Hosting for WordPress in Iceland: pricing and backups

Who 1984 Hosting may suit

This profile is based on published offers and documentation. No new hosting benchmark or support test was performed for this translation.

Plans, prices and renewals

Prices retain the market, currency and billing period described in the French source. Translation does not update a commercial quote. Confirm the final price, taxes and options before ordering.

Languages and support

Website and documentation

Public website available in English and Icelandic.

Control panel

Dashboard and Control Panel documented in English. French availability needs confirmation.

Support

Public help in English; email and telephone advertised during office hours. Confirm exact hours and French-language assistance.

Icelandic shared hosting for an independently managed WordPress project

Official 1984 Hosting symbol. — Image: 1984 Hosting.

1984 Hosting is a brand of 1984 ehf., an Icelandic company operating since 2006 according to its company presentation. Shared hosting brings together web space, databases, email addresses and a management panel. It suits an administrator who wants to manage a site without running a virtual server. The plan leaves decisions about plugins, updates and data recovery to the team. The WordPress Security Pack can handle part of the security and update work.

The provider emphasizes open-source software, privacy protection and renewable energy. For a project that requires a specific location, ask where the site and its copies will be hosted under the selected contract. Check these details separately from the company’s address. A French-speaking team should also identify who can work with English menus and help pages.

This profile is based on a documentary review of public pages carried out on November 10, 2026. A brochure or editorial site whose team can manage exports may fit the advertised scope. A shop or site receiving many contributions should establish computing resources, recovery times and support coverage before planning a migration.

Promotional prices and the amount actually paid upfront

At the November 10, 2026 review, the euro catalogue showed a twelve-month promotional rate of €2.74 per month and a renewal rate of €18.17 per month. The FAQ describes payment one or three years in advance. For the twelve-month term, the equivalents calculated from the rounded plan cards are €32.88 for the initial term and €218.04 at renewal. The amount charged still needs confirmation for the account holder.

For thirty-six months, the advertised rate is €4.72 per month on promotion and €15.53 per month at renewal. These amounts produce estimates of €169.92 initially and €559.08 at the three-year renewal. The annual term therefore has the lower initial monthly equivalent of the two. The three-year term has the lower renewal monthly equivalent, with a larger upfront payment and a longer commitment. Both cards cover shared hosting and differ primarily in term and price.

The gap between the promotional and renewal prices is large enough to keep both amounts in the budget. For example, two annual terms at the observed monthly equivalents would represent approximately €250.92 for hosting alone. This is a projection assuming the renewal price stays constant, before the domain, security add-on and any taxes. The terms refer to the general rate applicable at renewal. Check discount eligibility, the invoiced total, currency and taxation for the account holder. The reviewed cards do not establish whether the euro price includes or excludes tax for a French customer.

What the promise of unlimited resources covers

The pricing table advertises unlimited domains, subdomains, aliases, SQL databases, email accounts, storage and bandwidth. It also lists OpenLiteSpeed, DDoS protection, one-click WordPress installation and a Let’s Encrypt certificate. The plan uses a shared server. Computing capacity during an import, PHP memory and the number of concurrent operations depend on the resources allocated to the account.

The reviewed pages do not quantify the shared-hosting CPU, PHP memory, process or inode ceilings. To assess suitability for a shop, record scheduled imports, images to process, database size and times when several tasks run together. Ask the host how it reports exceeded limits and what measures it takes. A rapidly growing SQL export or notifications that all trigger at once justify checking before the switch.

The terms regulate reselling shared hosting or making it available to third parties. A portfolio of client sites requires checking permission to resell hosting and the isolation of access rights. The 30 GB threshold mentioned in the terms concerns eligibility for general backups. Monitor it separately from the space advertised on the sales card.

WordPress support and optional security maintenance

Shared hosting supports WordPress, and the catalogue advertises a one-click installer. Check the PHP version offered in the panel, the PHP extensions your site depends on and the database version. For an existing WordPress site, retain a record of the source configuration and check essential functions on a copy before changing versions.

The WordPress Security Pack is billed separately. Monthly equivalents for the annual term are €2.25 on promotion and €8.93 at renewal, or approximately €27 and €107.16 over twelve months. The first annual hosting term plus the add-on would therefore be approximately €59.88 if both promotions apply. Hosting and the pack may have separate renewal dates. Check the total, taxation and scope in the account.

The guide describes an application firewall based on Patchstack and virtual patches that can reduce exposure before an update. Maintenance targets security fixes for core and for plugins or themes affected by vulnerabilities. For a shop, decide who validates the cart, payments and notifications after an intervention. A security update and a functional change to the site address different needs.

General backups and Security Pack copies

The dashboard guide describes daily database backups, accessible in the backups directory and generally retained for seven days. The displayed terms, dated July 21, 2021, describe a general best-effort service with a discretionary frequency and a stated retention period of thirty days. They exclude sites and databases with a combined size exceeding 30 GB. Confirm the available history, file coverage and copy locations for the account.

The Security Pack advertises a different scope. It provides off-site copies every four hours, retained for thirty days, and up to four on-demand copies per day from the panel. The provider advertises restoration priority. The turnaround applicable to the account and how the pack relates to the 30 GB threshold still need confirmation. The pricing table also lists €45 for a general site or email restoration. Check whether that service is included in your case or billed separately.

To define a recovery procedure, record the components to recover, the maximum acceptable age of each copy and the time available to restore service. An SQL file can cover WordPress content and settings. Media, themes and plugins require a file copy. For a shop receiving orders throughout the day, also prepare a reconciliation method with the payment provider after restoring an older database.

Exporting a database and the site files

From the relevant service, the guide specifies Go to Control Panel, Webtools and then phpMyAdmin. Choose the database used by the WordPress installation by matching its name to the one in the configuration. In phpMyAdmin, open Export, choose Quick and SQL, then Go. The expected result is a non-empty SQL file identified by the site name and export date. If database access is missing, the FAQ describes creating a dedicated user through SQL, Add and Assign New User, then Add SQL User.

To retrieve an available automatic SQL copy, open an SFTP connection with an authorized account and locate the /backups directory. Record its timestamp before downloading. Retrieve the site files too, including media, the theme and configuration. Store the copy at a private destination the team can still reach if the hosting account is suspended.

A useful check is to open the archive, identify the expected files and import the SQL into an isolated database. On that copy, disable real email, payments and external calls. Check a public page and the administration area, accounting for the date of the recovery point used. If the archive is incomplete, retain the source site and repeat the export with appropriate permissions. Prepare a production restoration only after validating the copy.

Preparing an assisted migration

The public price list shows €45 to move a site with its email. The FAQ confirms that the provider can perform a paid migration when access and the source system allow it. Clarify the mailbox count, volumes, redirect scope and DNS responsibility. Proprietary platforms may require rebuilding, and WordPress.com is described as only partially migratable.

Before making the request, inventory the domain, files, database, critical plugins and mailboxes. Keep an independent copy and prepare temporary access. The guide describes sharing control from My Services through the plan’s gear icon and then Give control to user. This action notifies the recipient. Use it only for the authorized account, then remove its permissions when the transfer is complete.

On the protected destination, check pages, media, administration, forms and certificates. For a shop, use the payment provider’s test mode and disable real messages. Schedule the final order transfer within the cutover window. Keep the old service and old DNS records until validation. If the destination fails after cutover, reconcile new orders before bringing the source site back into service.

Dashboard, email and team access

The provider documents a Dashboard that gives access to services and then to a Control Panel. The menus and guides reviewed are in English. The public website is also available in Icelandic. French availability in the panel still needs confirmation.

Email is included in the shared-hosting presentation, with advertised unlimited accounts and space. The FAQ describes creating an address through Go to Control Panel, Mail, selecting the domain and then Add new email. Check the result by actually sending and receiving mail after configuration; those operations were not performed in this research. Sending limits, archiving, anti-spam rules and each mailbox’s migration volume still need assessment for professional use.

Sharing control enables collaboration without passing on the owner’s main password. Record granted permissions and remove them when the intervention ends. The guide also recommends two-factor authentication through YubiKey or TOTP. Exports containing data and database credentials require protected storage. The availability of these methods does not remove the need to verify who retains ownership of the account, domain and billing.

Support and the scope of interventions

The provider publishes an email address, a form and an Icelandic telephone number. Shared hosting advertises telephone support during office hours. The pricing table also includes a general reference to continuous support. To arrange an intervention, confirm the channel available outside office hours, the language of the exchange and the response times applicable to the account. The website and guides provide an English-language workflow. French-language assistance still needs confirmation.

To report an incident, record the domain, time, exact message and most recent change. The terms describe a shared environment and cases in which usage may be restricted. DDoS protection and Security Pack features cover different operations. For a theme, payment or external-service problem, also identify the person responsible for the relevant code or account.

The reviewed pages do not establish a universal quantified SLA for shared hosting. If an interruption costs the business money, obtain the intervention terms, remedies and restoration procedure. Test those operations on your own copy before a cutover.

AI features and plan scope

The catalogue and guides examined do not establish that a generative site builder or writing assistant is included. The Security Pack documents firewall, update and backup features. To integrate a generative tool into WordPress, budget separately for the plugin, model calls, any storage and the access permissions required.

If an assistant publishes text or handles data, decide who reviews its proposals and which permissions will be revoked when the project ends. Keep content and media in recoverable formats to prepare for a change of service. The hosting budget and the AI provider’s budget follow their own terms.

Renewal, cancellation and departure

The FAQ describes renewal for the same term and disabling it in My Services, then Auto Renew, by clearing Autorenew Active. The published terms require an email to billing at least sixteen days before expiry and state that renewal may take place fourteen days before it. Confirm the applicable procedure well in advance and retain confirmation of non-renewal.

The terms advertise a fourteen-day money-back guarantee for the relevant subscriptions, excluding domain registration fees. They also describe, subject to conditions and before renewal, refunds for calendar months that have not begun. Administrative fees and applicability to the Security Pack depend on the accepted rules. Check the exact scope of the account holder’s request.

Before closure, export files, databases and email. Verify the domain, access and restoration at the new destination. The FAQ mentions deletion of the main plan approximately three months after cancellation. The terms address deletion of personal data separately. Plan the transfer before service closure to retain control of the copies.

Projects this plan may suit

1984 Hosting may suit a team that wants WordPress and email with an Icelandic operator and can work with English-language help. For a brochure site, the installer, certificate and SQL export cover common needs. The suitability of the Security Pack depends on update frequency, the required backup history and recovery terms.

For a transactional or large site, document the first-term and renewal budgets. Obtain computing limits, the PHP version, backup region, backup scope above 30 GB and restoration fees. Once these details are known, choose an export frequency compatible with the number of new transactions that would need recovery after an incident.

Prepare your site

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• WordPress migration, staging and imports: choosing the right tool (in French)
• Unmet WordPress requirements: checking PHP and MySQL or MariaDB (in French)