Ongoing WordPress care
WordPress Website Maintenance for Businesses That Need the Site to Keep Working
Updates, backups, monitoring and small fixes are not glamorous. Neither is explaining why the enquiry form quietly stopped working three months ago.
Typical maintenance work
Keeping the website healthy and useful
Software updates
WordPress core, themes and plugins are updated in a controlled way, with compatibility and errors checked.
Backups
Backups are scheduled according to the agreed plan and restoration procedures are checked where included.
Security monitoring
Basic scans, account hygiene, suspicious activity and obvious vulnerabilities are monitored and addressed.
Form checks
Critical enquiry and checkout forms are tested so leads do not disappear into the internet cupboard.
Small content changes
Agreed monthly time may be used for contact details, wording, images, prices and other routine edits.
Performance housekeeping
Caches, databases, images and plugin behaviour are reviewed when they cause measurable problems.
What maintenance is not
A support plan is not unlimited development
- New page design may be quoted separately.
- Major redesigns are projects, not routine maintenance.
- Third-party software costs are not automatically included.
- Emergency work caused by unauthorised changes may be chargeable.
- Security reduces risk; it cannot create a zero-risk website.
Who benefits most?
Maintenance is especially valuable where the website generates enquiries, processes orders, contains frequently updated software or is managed by several people.
It is also useful for owners who simply do not want WordPress notifications becoming another unpaid hobby.
Before we accept a site
The website handover checklist
Access needed
- WordPress administrator
- Hosting control panel
- Domain and DNS account
- Analytics and Search Console where relevant
- Premium theme and plugin licences
Checks performed
- Current backups
- Software versions
- Security and user accounts
- Errors and broken functionality
- Form delivery and email settings
Would you rather run the business than babysit WordPress?
Send us the website address and a brief description of any current problems. We will explain what needs fixing before maintenance begins.