Why a launched site still needs attention
The day your site goes live is not the finish line. Content management systems, plugins, themes, and server software all release updates — many of them security patches — and skipping them is the most common way sites get hacked or break. Left alone, a site slowly rots: forms stop delivering, plugins conflict, and a spam or malware problem goes unnoticed until traffic drops.
Maintenance is the routine that prevents that: apply updates carefully, keep working backups, and catch issues before your visitors do.
- Core, plugin, and theme updates applied and tested — not blindly auto-updated
- Off-site backups on a schedule, with restores actually tested
- Uptime and broken-link monitoring
- Security scanning and malware checks
- Form and checkout spot-checks so leads don't silently vanish
- Small content and image edits as you need them
What's included and how plans are priced
Plans scale to how much your site changes and how critical uptime is. A brochure site needs less than a busy store taking orders around the clock. We price maintenance as a recurring monthly plan, and the drivers are your platform, number of pages, e-commerce, and how many content edits you expect each month.
Because every site is different, we scope a plan against your actual site rather than quoting a number blind. A short consultation gets you a real figure.
- Monthly recurring plan, sized to your platform and edit volume
- Priority response for downtime and security issues
- A monthly summary of what was updated and backed up
- Optional performance tuning and content updates
- Change or cancel tiers as your needs change
- Emergency fixes available even without a plan
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Frequently asked questions
Doesn't the CMS auto-update itself?
It can, but blind auto-updates are how sites break — a plugin update can conflict with your theme and take the site down with no one watching. We test updates and keep a fresh backup so we can roll back in minutes if something goes wrong.
I haven't touched my site in a year. Is that a problem?
Often yes. Outdated plugins are a leading cause of hacks, and old backups may no longer restore cleanly. We can run an audit first, get you to a clean, current baseline, then keep it maintained.
Can you maintain a site you didn't build?
Usually, yes. We start with a review of how it's built and hosted, flag anything risky, and then bring it onto a maintenance schedule.