A WordPress site that gets looked after, not just launched.
Updates tested on staging before they touch your live site, backups that actually run, uptime and security monitoring, and a developer who already knows the site when something needs attention — instead of starting from zero every time.
Updates tested on staging before they touch your live site, backups that actually run, uptime and security monitoring, and a developer who already knows the site when something needs attention — instead of starting from zero every time.
Why a WordPress site needs upkeep at all
WordPress, its plugins and its theme are separately maintained software running together.
None of them stand still. A site that isn’t looked after doesn’t stay in its launch-day state — it drifts further from a tested, compatible combination every month an update is skipped or applied blind, until an ordinary update becomes the thing that breaks it.
WHAT USUALLY GOES WRONG WITHOUT IT
Updates applied straight to the live site, with no staging test, until one of them breaks something
A known plugin vulnerability sitting unpatched for months because nobody was watching for it
No recent backup when something does go wrong, or a backup nobody ever tested actually restores
Downtime discovered by a customer or by Google, not by the site owner
A different freelancer or agency starting from scratch every time something breaks, re-learning the site each time
Small requests — a text change, a broken link — piling up because there's no standing arrangement to just get them done
Three plans, month to month
No long-term contract — cancel anytime. This is the only ongoing plan I offer.
Essential
$79/month
Core, plugin and theme updates, tested on staging first
Daily off-site backups, retained 30 days
Uptime monitoring with immediate alerts
A monthly summary of what was updated and checked
The baseline: nothing breaks silently, and nothing update-related happens untested.
Growth
$179/month
Everything in Essential
Malware and vulnerability scanning
Monthly Core Web Vitals and speed check
Up to 2 hours of small changes included
For a site that generates leads or sales, where a slow response has a real cost.
Priority
$349/month
Everything in Growth
Priority same-day response on issues
A monthly report call, not just an email
Up to 5 hours of changes included
For a store or business-critical site where downtime is measured in lost revenue.
These are starting prices for straightforward WordPress sites. A larger store or a site with heavy customization gets a fixed monthly quote after a quick look at what it actually needs.
What’s always included
The baseline on every plan, regardless of tier.
WordPress core, plugin and theme updates, tested on a staging copy before reaching your live site
Daily off-site backups, with restoration actually tested, not just scheduled
Continuous uptime monitoring with immediate alerts if the site goes down
SSL certificate and domain expiry monitoring, so neither lapses unnoticed
A monthly summary of exactly what was updated, checked and found
Direct access to a developer who already knows the site's history
TECHNOLOGY I USE
WordPress
WP Staging
UpdraftPlus
Wordfence
Uptime Robot
Query Monitor
Cloudflare
How the monthly cycle runs
Seven steps, repeated every cycle — nothing skipped to save time.
Onboarding audit
Before the first cycle starts, the site gets a full health check — outdated plugins, security gaps, backup status — so nothing inherited stays hidden.
Staging environment set up
A private copy of the live site is created specifically for testing updates before they touch production.
Updates tested, then applied
Core, plugin and theme updates run on staging first; anything that breaks something gets caught there instead of on the live site.
Backup taken before every update round
A fresh restore point exists immediately before any change, independent of the regular daily backup schedule.
Security and uptime monitored continuously
Not just checked once a month — ongoing monitoring flags problems as they happen, not at the next scheduled visit.
Included hours used on request
Small changes get done as they come in, tracked against the plan's included time rather than batched into a big backlog.
Monthly report delivered
What was updated, what was found, what was fixed — in writing every month, plus a call on the Priority plan.
Who you’re working with
Eleven years of WordPress and web development work, ongoing care included.
Ashekur Rahman
Freelance Website Developer
Most of the calls I get for a broken site trace back to an untested update or a vulnerability that had been sitting there for months. A maintenance plan is the version of the same eleven years of WordPress work that happens before the site breaks, not after. Most of my clients are outside Bangladesh, primarily the UK, Germany and the US, and I work across European and North American time zones without difficulty.
Core, plugin and theme updates get applied on every plan, but tested on a staging copy first rather than pushed straight to the live site — which is the specific step that prevents the "update broke my site" problem. Backups run daily, uptime is monitored continuously, and higher tiers add security scanning and hands-on time for small changes.
What counts as a “small change” in the included hours?
Text edits, image swaps, a new page from existing components, a plugin setting, a broken link fix — the kind of request that takes minutes to an hour, not a new feature build. Anything larger gets scoped and quoted separately, same as any other project.
What happens if something breaks between monthly visits?
Uptime monitoring alerts as soon as the site goes down, not at the next scheduled check-in, and a fix starts immediately rather than waiting for a monthly cycle. Growth and Priority plans include faster response commitments for exactly this.
Is this instead of your one-off Bug Fix or Malware Removal services?
It's meant to prevent needing them as often, not replace them entirely — an active infection or a fatal error already in progress still gets handled as a one-off, billed separately or covered by included hours depending on the plan and scope. What a maintenance plan actually reduces is how often those calls happen in the first place. See WordPress Bug Fix or WordPress Malware Removal for the one-off version.
Can I cancel if it isn't working out?
Yes, month to month, no long-term contract. You keep whatever updates and hardening were already applied; there's nothing to undo on cancellation.
Do you need admin access to my site to do this?
Yes, WordPress admin access at minimum, and hosting or FTP access for backups and server-level checks where relevant. Access can be limited to a dedicated maintenance user account rather than your own personal login.
Which plan is right if I only have one small site?
Essential covers the core risk — untested updates breaking the site — for the lowest ongoing cost. Growth or Priority make more sense once the site is revenue-generating (a store, a lead source) where downtime or a slow security response has a real cost attached.
Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, working with clients worldwide. Share what the site runs on and how critical it is to your business — every serious enquiry gets a reply within one working day.