A website is not finished when it launches. WordPress core, plugins and PHP all move, security issues appear, and performance quietly degrades as content accumulates. Maintenance is the difference between a site that lasts five years and one that has to be rebuilt in two.

What's included

  • WordPress core, theme and plugin updates, tested rather than applied blindly.
  • Regular backups, and the important part, verified restores.
  • Security hardening and monitoring.
  • Performance and Core Web Vitals checks as content grows.
  • Uptime monitoring so you hear it from me rather than from a customer.
  • A developer to call when something breaks.

How it works

01

Update on staging

Updates go to a staging copy first. A plugin update that breaks checkout should break staging, not your store.

02

Check, then promote

Verify the critical paths still work, then push to production.

03

Report

You get told what changed and why, not just an invoice.

Recent work

Frequently asked questions

Do I really need a maintenance plan for WordPress?

If the site earns you money, yes. Outdated plugins are the single most common way WordPress sites get compromised, and the cleanup costs far more than the maintenance would have.

What happens if the site goes down?

Uptime monitoring alerts me, and depending on the arrangement I investigate before you have noticed. That is most of what you are paying for.

Can you maintain a site you did not build?

Usually. I will audit it first and tell you honestly what shape it is in, including if the honest answer is that maintaining it is throwing good money after bad.

Get in touch

Want to know more about me, tell me about your project, or just say hello?

Drop me a line and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.