Businesses & brochure sites
Core, plugins, and themes updated and staged. Daily backups, security hardening, uptime monitoring, and monthly reports — everything you need on Care from $49/month.
Learn moreOur most popular plan
WordPress maintenance service
Staged updates, backups & security from $49/month
A WordPress maintenance service handles everything that keeps your site updated, secure, and running — without you managing it. Updates, backups, security monitoring, uptime alerts — all handled on a schedule, by a team, so your site doesn't become a liability.
- ✓Staging-verified updates on Perform ($59+)
- ✓Daily off-site backups
- ✓24/7 uptime & security monitoring
- ✓Malware removal on Perform and above
Site status
Your site is protected
WPOPS maintenance active
- UpdatesUp to date
- BackupsDaily · verified
- SecurityActive
- Uptime99.9%
What's included in our WordPress maintenance service
Staged updates
Every update tested on a copy before it touches your live site.
Performance optimization
Database cleanup, caching checks, and Core Web Vitals monitoring.
Daily off-site backups
Automated backups stored away from your hosting — with verified restores.
Dev edits (White Label + Edits)
Monthly edit hours for content and small changes under your brand.
Security scanning & malware removal
Firewall hardening, scans, and remediation — not just alerts.
Priority support
Faster first response on Perform and above when something needs attention.
Uptime monitoring
24/7 checks — alerts go to our team before your inbox.
Monthly reports
Updates, backups, uptime, security, and performance in one summary.
WordPress maintenance for your site type
eCommerce stores
Checkout flow tested on staging after every update batch. Payment gateway compatibility verified before anything goes live — so lost orders don't follow a plugin update.
Learn moreAgencies & freelancers
White-label reporting under your brand. WPOPS never appears in client-facing output. Scale site count without scaling your evenings.
Learn moreWhat happens without regular WordPress maintenance
- Unpatched plugin vulnerabilities are the #1 route for WordPress hacks. Patchstack identified 6,700+ new vulnerabilities in 2024. Every unpatched plugin is a potential entry point.
- A broken plugin update on a live site can take it offline within seconds. Without staging, your live site is the test environment.
- Hosting providers can suspend accounts if malware is detected — typically without warning, and without waiting for you to fix it.
- Performance degradation from a cluttered database accumulates slowly — then shows up in Google rankings and Core Web Vitals scores months later.
Professional WordPress maintenance makes these events predictable and preventable. Not reactive crises that cost $500–$2,000 to clean up.
How our WordPress maintenance service works
- 1
We monitor
Uptime, security, and performance tracked around the clock.
- 2
We protect
Backups, hardening, and staged updates before anything goes live.
- 3
We optimize
Speed hygiene and Core Web Vitals so regressions get caught early.
- 4
We support
Human-reviewed care with clear reports — not a black-box cron job.
WordPress maintenance vs. doing it yourself
| Task | Doing it yourself | WPOPS |
|---|---|---|
| Updates | Time-consuming, pushed live untested | Staged, verified, then deployed |
| Backups | Remembered manually, same-server | Daily automated off-site backups |
| Security | Malware found by a visitor | Scanned and remediated proactively |
| Performance | Degrades slowly, noticed in rankings | Monitored monthly with CWV tracking |
| Support | You troubleshoot at midnight | Alerts go to WPOPS first |
| Time saved | 1–3 hours/month of your time | 0 hours of your time |
If your site is business-critical, DIY maintenance works until the one time it doesn't. One broken update that takes your site offline for a day costs more in lost leads and emergency repair fees than a full year of the Care plan.
Results from our WordPress maintenance service
Stronger security
We block threats before they become problems.
Faster websites
Optimized for speed and better user experience.
More uptime
99.9% average uptime for our clients.
WordPress maintenance plans — which one fits?
Care
$49/ month
Essential updates and backups for steady sites.
- WordPress core, theme & plugin updates
- Uptime monitoring & alerts
- Daily off-site backups + restore assist
- Security hardening & firewall rules
Most popular
Perform
$59/ month
Proactive speed, security, and priority handling.
- WordPress core, theme & plugin updates
- Uptime monitoring & alerts
- Daily off-site backups + restore assist
- Security hardening & firewall rules
- Malware removal & incident response
White label
$79/ month
Agency-ready reporting under your brand.
- WordPress core, theme & plugin updates
- Uptime monitoring & alerts
- Daily off-site backups + restore assist
- Security hardening & firewall rules
- Malware removal & incident response
White label + edits
$89/ month
White label plus a bucket of dev edits each month.
- WordPress core, theme & plugin updates
- Uptime monitoring & alerts
- Daily off-site backups + restore assist
- Security hardening & firewall rules
- Malware removal & incident response
Common questions about our WordPress maintenance service
What is a WordPress maintenance service?
A wordpress maintenance service handles the ongoing technical management of your WordPress site — plugin and core updates, security monitoring, backups, uptime alerts, and performance maintenance — on a regular schedule. The goal is to keep your site running reliably without you managing the technical layer.
Do you work with WooCommerce sites?
Yes. WooCommerce stores require checkout-specific testing after every update. We verify payment gateway compatibility and full checkout flow on staging before any update goes live. WooCommerce maintenance details →
What's your response time if my site goes down?
Uptime alerts go to our team first. For critical issues — site down, security incident, broken checkout — we target a 1-hour response. Emergency support →
Do you update premium and paid plugins?
Yes. We manage updates for any plugin installed on your site regardless of licence type. If a licence expires and an update is no longer available, we flag it to you and advise on renewal.
Can you take over maintenance from another provider?
Yes. We start with a full audit of the current state — plugin versions, backup configuration, security posture — and transition seamlessly. Most handovers complete within 48 hours with no downtime.
Do I need to give you admin access?
Yes — we need WordPress admin access to manage updates and security. We can work with temporary credentials or permanent access depending on your preference. All access is logged and managed securely.
Professional WordPress maintenance from $49/month
No contracts, no setup fees. Staged updates, daily backups, and human-reviewed care — pick a plan and add your sites today.
Last updated June 2026. Managing 300+ WordPress sites across the US, UK, and Australia.