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WordPress maintenance \u2013 professional, secure and reliable<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Updates, backups, security, monitoring and performance in one fixed monthly maintenance package. We look after the WordPress websites of businesses across Europe \u2013 independent of hosting and with a personal point of contact.<\/p>\n\t\t

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What is WordPress maintenance?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

WordPress maintenance covers all the technical work that keeps a website secure, up to date and functional over the long term after launch. This includes updates to the WordPress core, themes and plugins, regular backups, protection against attacks, monitoring of availability and ongoing checks of loading times.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

WordPress is a modular system. The core, the theme and usually between ten and forty plugins are developed further by different vendors on different cycles. Every update can close security vulnerabilities \u2013 and, in the worst case, cause an incompatibility. This is exactly why maintenance is not a one-off task but an ongoing process with fixed procedures: check, back up, update, verify, document.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The difference between \u201cclicking updates\u201d and professional maintenance lies in safeguarding this process. A backup is created before every update, critical changes are tested beforehand, and after the update the homepage, forms and \u2013 for shops \u2013 the checkout are checked. That way, errors are caught by us, not by your customers.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Maintenance at a glance<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Core, plugin & theme updates<\/span>ongoing<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Backups<\/span>daily<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Malware & security scans<\/span>automated<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Availability monitoring<\/span>around the clock<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Maintenance report<\/span>monthly<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Support<\/span>personal<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\tChoose a maintenance plan\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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What does professional WordPress maintenance include?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Professional WordPress maintenance covers six areas: updates, backups, security, monitoring, performance and personal support. They work hand in hand: updates close security vulnerabilities, backups safeguard every state, monitoring reports outages and anomalies immediately, and performance care keeps the website fast. Support ensures that a real person responds if something does happen.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Updates<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The WordPress core, themes and plugins are updated on fixed cycles \u2013 regularly, twice weekly or three times weekly depending on the plan. We apply security updates immediately, regardless of the cycle. A restore point is created before every update, and after the update we check the key pages and forms.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tWordPress updates in detail \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Backups<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Files and database are backed up daily and stored separately from the website. A backup is only as good as its restoration \u2013 that is why restoring in an emergency is part of our scope of services and is tested on a sample basis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tWordPress backups in detail \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Security<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Firewall, malware scans, login monitoring and brute-force protection are included in every plan. The Enterprise plan adds country and IP blocking as well as a CDN with DDoS protection. Attacks on WordPress are automated \u2013 protection must therefore be permanently active as well.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tWordPress security in detail \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Monitoring<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Availability is checked continuously. If the website goes down or the server responds unusually slowly, we receive an alert and begin root-cause analysis \u2013 usually before the first customer calls. Under the Enterprise plan, monitoring runs around the clock.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Performance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Caching, image optimisation, database care and monitoring of Core Web Vitals keep loading times low. After major updates we check again whether the values have worsened \u2013 performance is a maintenance topic, not a one-off project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tWordPress performance in detail \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Support<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

You write to a dedicated contact who knows your setup \u2013 no anonymous ticket queue. Minor content questions and technical assessments are part of the service; larger changes we agree with you transparently in advance.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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WordPress maintenance pricing<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Three plans, clearly differentiated by update frequency, scope of security and support level. All prices are per website and month, incl. VAT, cancellable monthly.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Business Basic<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\u20ac39<\/span> \/ month<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

For small businesses and startups: regular updates, daily backups, security scans, email support.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tGet started now\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Most popular plan<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Business Plus<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\u20ac59<\/span> \/ month<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

For professional business websites: updates 2\u00d7 weekly, extended security monitoring, performance optimisation, prioritised support.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tGet started now\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Business Enterprise<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\u20ac99<\/span> \/ month<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

For high-traffic and business-critical websites: updates 3\u00d7 weekly, country & IP blocking, CDN with DDoS protection, 24\/7 monitoring.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tGet started now\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Why maintenance matters<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A WordPress website changes even when nobody touches it: plugins are developed further, PHP versions change, new vulnerabilities are published. Without maintenance, the gap between the installed version and the current one grows \u2013 and so does the risk.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Risks of unmaintained websites<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Security vulnerabilities<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Known vulnerabilities in outdated plugins are exploited automatically. Attackers are not looking for your website \u2013 they are looking for the version.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Data loss<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Without external, tested backups, content, orders and inquiries are permanently lost after a server problem.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Outages<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Faulty updates or incompatibilities lead to blank pages \u2013 often unnoticed for days if nobody is monitoring.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Slow or compromised pages lose rankings. Malware warnings in the browser cost additional trust.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Cleaning up a hacked website costs many times the monthly maintenance fee \u2013 and always happens at the wrong moment.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Technical debt<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Maintenance is therefore above all risk management. It does not prevent every incident, but it ensures that an incident remains manageable: a current backup exists, the state is documented and there is someone who responds. You will find a detailed cost analysis under<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tWordPress Maintenance Costs\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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WordPress Maintenance for Businesses<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

For businesses, the website is a sales channel, a recruiting portal and the first point of contact for customers. Outages and security incidents therefore have an impact both internally and externally. Professional maintenance creates three things that matter in a business context: predictability, traceability and a defined point of contact.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Predictability means a fixed monthly amount instead of emergency hourly rates. Traceability comes from the monthly maintenance report, which documents which updates were applied and which incidents were averted \u2013 evidence that helps with internal audits and insurance questions. And a dedicated contact shortens the time to resolution in a real emergency.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Maintenance for WooCommerce<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Online shops are the most demanding case. In addition to the core, theme and plugins, there are WooCommerce itself, payment providers, shipping services and tax extensions. A faulty update hits revenue directly here: if the checkout does not work, the website is technically online and commercially offline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

For shops, we therefore test updates beforehand in a staging environment and check the complete order process after applying them. We also monitor checkout errors and payment integrations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tDiscover WooCommerce maintenance\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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Industry solutions for service providers and medical practices<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

In advice-intensive industries, almost every inquiry depends on a working form \u2013 and when it fails, nobody notices for a long time. These pages show what we pay particular attention to in each field.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Industry solutions for industry and infrastructure<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

In construction, healthcare, transport and insurance, large volumes of data, shift operations and sensitive data come together. These pages describe how maintenance is tailored to this.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Maintenance contract instead of one-off orders<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A WordPress maintenance contract defines which services are provided at what intervals and how we respond in an emergency. For you, that means fixed costs and a binding commitment instead of billing by effort after the damage is done.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Our contracts run monthly and can be cancelled at the end of any month. There is no minimum term and no setup fee. We take over existing websites after an initial review in which we catch up on updates, secure the website and set up backups and monitoring.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tWordPress maintenance contract \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Support across Europe<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We look after businesses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland \u2013 in German, in your time zone and with invoices that fit your country. Maintenance is independent of hosting: your website can stay where it is.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Frequently asked questions about WordPress maintenance<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

These are the questions we receive most often. For anything else, a short message is enough.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tRequest a free consultation\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Usually one to two business days. Once we have received access, we carry out the initial review, catch up on outstanding updates and set up backups, security modules and monitoring.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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No. Maintenance is independent of hosting. However, if the server is demonstrably the cause of outages or slow loading times, we will make a recommendation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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We roll the website back to the state before the update, analyse the cause and only apply the update again once a solution is found. The restore point is created before every update.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Yes, at the end of the month and without a minimum term. On request, we hand over the backups and the documentation of your setup.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t