WordPress Maintenance and Support Services for Business Sites
WordPress maintenance keeps a live site updated, backed up, secure and working. We provide WordPress maintenance and support for business sites, including ones another developer built: core, theme and plugin updates, backup checks, security monitoring, and fixes when an update breaks something.
Let's TalkWhat does WordPress maintenance include?
Core, Theme and Plugin Updates
Updates applied on a staging copy first, checked, then released to the live site, so a new version does not break your pages.
Backups You Can Restore
Regular backups kept away from the web server, with restores tested, since a backup that has never been restored is only a hope.
Security Monitoring and Hardening
Watching for outdated or vulnerable components and tightening access, login protection and file permissions.
Fixes and Small Changes
A developer fixes broken layouts, failing forms and plugin conflicts, and handles small content and feature requests.
Performance and Uptime Checks
Watching page speed and availability, so slowdowns and outages are caught before visitors report them.
Site Takeovers
Taking over upkeep of a site another developer built, starting with a check of what is outdated and whether backups restore.
Where upkeep turns up a gap, we also build custom plugins, integrations with the systems you already run, and one-off solutions on request.
How do you handle updates, backups and security?
Updates go to a staging copy first. We check the pages, forms and checkout paths that matter, release to the live site, and keep the previous version ready to roll back to.
Backups are stored away from the web server, and restoring is tested rather than assumed. Security work covers removing abandoned plugins and themes, watching for known vulnerabilities and limiting who has admin access.
What happens when a plugin update breaks a site?
We restore the last working state first, so the site is back quickly, then find the cause on the staging copy. The fix is a patch, a settings change, a replacement plugin or, where the plugin is abandoned, custom code.
You get a short written note on what failed and what changed, so the cause is on record.
Can you take over a site another developer built?
Yes. We start by checking what is installed, what is out of date, how updates are handled today and whether a backup actually restores, and give you a written summary of the risks and what to fix first. Maintenance starts once you have agreed what is in scope.
WordPress maintenance vs managed hosting: what is the difference?
Maintenance looks after the WordPress application: core, theme and plugin updates, fixes, content upkeep and backups of the site itself. Hosting looks after the server underneath it: operating system patching, web server setup, resources and uptime.
Some hosts bundle a little of both. If you need both covered, hosting handles the server and maintenance handles the site, and you deal with one partner.
Do you maintain WooCommerce stores?
Yes. A store adds orders, payments and stock to the usual update work, so changes are checked on staging against the checkout flow before they go live.
How does WordPress maintenance work?
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Review & Setup
We review the site, its plugins, hosting and backups, agree what is in scope and set up a staging copy.
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Routine Upkeep
Updates, backup checks and security monitoring run on a schedule we agree with you.
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Fixes & Requests
You report a problem or a change and a developer handles it, with larger work scoped and agreed first.
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Reporting
You get a short note of what was done and what needs attention next.
Who needs WordPress maintenance?
Does any of the following sound like your site?
- Running a WordPress site that matters to the business while nobody looks after updates
- Having a site whose developer or agency has moved on, leaving it without an owner
- Worrying about plugin updates because one broke the site before
- Needing backups and security checks you can rely on
- Wanting one partner for fixes and small changes rather than searching for help each time
Common Questions
How often is a WordPress site updated?
We agree a schedule that fits the site, and security updates are applied sooner than routine ones. Each update is tested on a staging copy before it is released.
How is WordPress maintenance billed?
Routine upkeep sits under a monthly retainer. Larger work, such as a new feature or a redesign, is agreed and billed separately. We settle scope before we start.
Do you support WordPress sites on any host?
We work with the host you already use where we can get the access we need, and we can advise on moving if the host is the problem. Server management itself is covered by our hosting service.
Will you fix a hacked WordPress site?
We can clean up a compromised site and close the way in, then put monitoring and backups in place. Because the cause decides the work, we start with a review and tell you what we found before we begin repairs.
Do you only maintain sites, or also build them?
Both. Development, hosting and maintenance are services we provide ourselves, so new features, redesigns and upkeep can sit with one partner. Our WordPress development page covers the build side.
Which services pair with WordPress maintenance?
WordPress Development
Custom themes, plugins and headless builds on WordPress.
Website Maintenance
Updates, fixes and monitoring for any live website.
Managed Web Hosting
Servers set up, secured and monitored for your site.
WooCommerce Development
Custom plugins and integrations for stores built on WordPress.