WordPress maintenance done properly

WordPress Maintenance Service - Done for You

WordPress requires regular, careful maintenance to stay secure, current, and performing well. Our maintenance service handles all of it - updates, backups, security, performance monitoring - so you can focus entirely on your business.

Plugin Updates
Security Scanning
Daily Backups
Uptime Monitoring
Expert Support

What Happens to an Unmaintained WordPress Site

WordPress isn't a "set it and forget it" platform. Without regular maintenance, sites gradually deteriorate - and the consequences range from embarrassing to business-critical.

Security vulnerabilities accumulate

Outdated plugins are the #1 cause of WordPress hacks. Each update that doesn't get applied is a potential entry point for attackers.

Plugin conflicts cause breakages

Multiple plugins updating at different times without compatibility testing is a recipe for a broken site - often discovered by a customer, not you.

Performance degrades over time

Database bloat, uncompressed images, and accumulated redundant data slow your site down - which hurts both rankings and conversions.

Backup failures go unnoticed

Many cheap hosting backups fail silently. You only find out when you need to restore and there's nothing there.

What Our Maintenance Covers

WordPress core updates
As released
Tested before applying to live site
Plugin updates
As released
Compatibility checked first
Theme updates
As released
With staging review
Database optimisation
Monthly
Cleanup of post revisions, transients
Security scan
Continuous
Malware and file change detection
Uptime monitoring
Every minute
Multi-location checks
Off-site backup
Daily
30-day retention
Performance check
Monthly
Core Web Vitals monitoring
Broken link scan
Monthly
Internal and external links
SSL monitoring
Continuous
Auto-renewal before expiry

How We Apply Updates Safely

"Just clicking update" is how sites break. Our process is methodical - ensuring updates are applied safely, with an instant rollback path if anything goes wrong.

1

Backup first

A fresh backup is taken immediately before any update is applied - giving us an instant restore point.

2

Review the update

We check plugin changelogs for major changes, known conflicts, and compatibility with your WordPress version.

3

Apply & test

Updates are applied and the site is tested - key pages, forms, checkout if applicable - to confirm nothing has broken.

4

Monitor

Post-update monitoring continues for 24 hours. If any issues surface, we restore from the pre-update backup immediately.

Beyond Updates - What Maintenance Really Covers

Security Hardening

Login protection, file permission checks, and configuration hardening - reducing attack surface beyond just keeping software current.

Database Maintenance

Regular cleanup of post revisions, spam comments, expired transients, and orphaned metadata - keeping the database lean and queries fast.

Image Optimisation

New images uploaded to WordPress are automatically compressed and converted to WebP - preventing the gradual performance degradation that comes with unoptimised media.

Plugin Audit

Quarterly review of all installed plugins - removing unused ones, identifying redundant or conflicting ones, and flagging any that have become abandoned by their developers.

Monthly Reporting

A clear monthly summary of everything done: updates applied, security scan results, uptime, backup status, and performance scores - in plain language.

Content Update Requests

Simple content changes (text, images, contact details, prices) handled by email - no need to log into WordPress yourself.

Maintenance Service vs Managed Hosting

Our managed hosting includes all maintenance services plus the hosting infrastructure itself. Here's how they compare.

Maintenance OnlyManaged Hosting
WordPress updates
Security monitoring
Daily backups
Performance monitoring
Content update requests
Hosting infrastructure -
SSL certificate -
Uptime guarantee -
Site migration included
Works with your current hostMigrates to ours

Most clients find managed hosting better value - it replaces their existing hosting cost entirely.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Stop worrying about your WordPress site

Get ongoing maintenance coverage and know your site is being looked after - properly, by someone who understands it.

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