Website maintenance in short.
Website maintenance is the ongoing care that keeps a site secure, updated and working: updates, monitoring, backups and regular checks.
- WHO IT IS FOR
- Any business with a live website that cannot afford it to break or be hacked.
- WHAT IS INCLUDED
- Updates, security monitoring, backups, performance checks, content changes and SEO health checks.
- BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
- What is included, how quickly problems are handled, and whether restores are tested. Management goes further by taking ownership of the whole site.
A website falls behind without regular care.
Launch is the point where the website is most up to date. From then on, the software, browsers, threats, search engines, integrations and your own business all keep moving. Maintenance keeps the site moving with them.
- GOLAUNCHEverything current
- M1 · SOFTWARECMS minor release
- M2 · CONTENTNew service launched
- M3 · SECURITYPlugin vulnerability disclosed
- M4 · BROWSERSBrowser update changes form behaviour
- M5 · PERFORMANCEChat widget adds a heavy script
- M6 · SEARCHSearch guidance changes
- M8 · INTEGRATIONSPayment API version retired
- M9 · SOFTWAREPHP version reaches end of life
- M11 · BUSINESSNew team, new office, new pages
Keep every part working properly.
Ten areas, grouped by what they protect. Each one runs on its own schedule, so routine work happens without anyone having to remember it.
Security is part of maintenance.
Most website compromises exploit software that was simply out of date. Keeping it updated, watching for problems and having a tested backup removes most avoidable risk — and makes recovery quick if something does happen.
- 01WebsiteThe live site and its software.INVENTORY OF CORE, PLUGINS, THEME
- 02UpdatesSecurity releases applied promptly.TESTED ON STAGING FIRST
- 03Security checksScans for malware and known vulnerabilities.DAILY AUTOMATED SCANS
- 04MonitoringAlerts on file changes, logins and downtime.REVIEWED BY A PERSON
- 05BackupOff-site copies of files and database.RETENTION AGREED PER PLAN
- 06RecoveryA tested path back if something goes wrong.REGULAR RESTORE TESTS
Keep your website fast as it grows.
Websites rarely get slow all at once. A new plugin, a tracking script, a few large images, a busier database — each adds a little weight. We check speed regularly and remove the drag before visitors feel it.
Small changes shouldn’t become big problems.
New pages, text edits, images, forms, menus — businesses need changes all the time. Send the request; we make the change properly, check it on mobile and for SEO, and confirm when it is live.
Maintenance should protect your visibility.
A renamed page, a deleted post or a new plugin can quietly undo months of SEO. Every change we make is checked for its effect on search before and after it goes live.
- Broken links
- Redirects
- Metadata
- Canonicals
- Indexability
- Sitemap
- Schema
- Page performance
Don’t wait for something to break.
The worst way to find a broken form is from a customer who gave up. We monitor the parts of the site your business depends on, so most problems are fixed before anyone notices.
Choose the level of support you need.
Three ways to work with us. Every plan is scoped to your website — we’ll recommend one after a short audit, and you can move between them as needs change.
- Core, plugin & theme updates
- Backups & tested restores
- Security & uptime monitoring
- Monthly health report
- Content & page updates · small edits
- Performance optimisation
- Technical SEO maintenance
- Forms & integration monitoring
- Ongoing improvements & new features
- Quarterly strategy review
- Dedicated point of contact
- Core, plugin & theme updates
- Backups & tested restores
- Security & uptime monitoring
- Monthly health report
- Content & page updates
- Performance optimisation
- Technical SEO maintenance
- Forms & integration monitoring
- Ongoing improvements & new features
- Quarterly strategy review
- Dedicated point of contact
- Core, plugin & theme updates
- Backups & tested restores
- Security & uptime monitoring
- Monthly health report
- Content & page updates
- Performance optimisation
- Technical SEO maintenance
- Forms & integration monitoring
- Ongoing improvements & new features
- Quarterly strategy review
- Dedicated point of contact
From routine checks to ongoing improvement.
The first month sets everything up. From then on it runs on a schedule, and the monthly report shapes what we improve next.
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01
Audit
Review the site, hosting, software, security, speed and SEO health.
OUTPUTAudit & risk list -
02
Plan
Agree the plan, schedule, access and who does what.
OUTPUTMaintenance plan -
03
Maintain
Updates, backups, fixes and requested changes, on schedule.
OUTPUTRoutine care -
04
Monitor
Uptime, security, forms, errors and integrations watched.
OUTPUTAlerts & quick fixes -
05
Improve
Speed, SEO and UX improvements based on what we see.
OUTPUTImprovements shipped -
06
Report
A plain monthly summary of what was done and what is next.
OUTPUTMonthly report
Built for businesses that depend on their website.
Questions,
answered.
What maintenance covers, how often it should happen and what to expect if you’re moving from another provider.