A website that is not actively maintained is a security liability and a performance problem waiting to happen. WordPress core and plugin updates exist for a reason -- mostly security -- and skipping them creates real exposure. A plugin that has not been updated in six months often has a known CVE in the public vulnerability database.
Our maintenance retainer is a flat monthly service that keeps your site up to date and monitored without you having to think about it. It covers core, theme, and plugin updates with a staging-test-before-production workflow so an update that breaks something is caught before it affects your live site. We run uptime monitoring with alerts and weekly backups stored off-server.
The 2-hour monthly content credit covers the routine updates that do not need a development engagement: swapping images, changing copy, adding team members, updating contact information, and similar tasks. Larger content changes or new features are quoted separately.
You receive a brief monthly report showing what was updated, your uptime percentage, backup status, and current performance score.
- WordPress core, theme, and plugin updates
- Staging environment testing before production updates
- Uptime monitoring with alert notifications
- Weekly automated off-server backups
- Monthly security scan
- Up to 2 hours of content changes per month
- Monthly maintenance report
- Emergency fix coverage for update-related issues
- Priority response queue for retainer clients