Safe Updates: Update WordPress with a way back.
CK Website Design creates a current restore point, applies covered WordPress, theme and plugin updates, then checks the website for visible conflicts.
WordPress Maintenance Services
Ongoing WordPress care with safe updates, daily backups, security monitoring and support time you can actually use.
CK Website Design maintains WordPress websites for Irish businesses. Every Website Care tier starts with backups and a recovery route, then adds covered core, theme and plugin updates, monitoring and a monthly activity record.
- WordPress Core, Theme and Plugin Updates
- Daily Backups, Security Monitoring and Recovery
- 1, 5 or 10 Included Support Hours
Why It Matters
Plugin Compatibility: Catch conflicts before visitors do.
Post-update checks focus on important functions agreed in the care plan. Fixes caused directly by a covered update are included, while larger development is separately scoped.
Security Monitoring: Keep vulnerable software under review.
Vulnerability monitoring, malware scanning, firewall rules and relevant patches help reduce avoidable exposure without claiming that any website is invulnerable.
Backups and Recovery: Maintain current WordPress restore points.
Every care tier includes daily backups with 30-day retention. Recovery targets vary by tier and supported hosting environment.
Support and Reports: Know what changed each month.
Monthly reporting records covered work and monitoring observations, while included support scales from 1 to 5 to 10 hours.
4 Steps to Safer WordPress Care
Access, Review and Scope
After receiving secure WordPress administrator and hosting or server access, review the installation, active theme, plugins, forms, files, logs, backups and important integrations. Time-limited WordPress access can be supplied with the Temporary Login Without Password plugin. The written care scope identifies supported software, premium plugin licence ownership, responsibilities and exclusions.
Audit and Baseline
Establish backups and monitoring, perform the agreed initial WordPress, theme and plugin updates, then check for pre-existing faults, compatibility problems and missing or expired premium plugin licences. Remedial fixes and required licences are quoted separately and proceed only after approval.
Updates and Checks
Apply covered updates and check important pages and functions for visible conflicts.
Reporting and Support
Record covered updates, monitoring observations, support time and separately scoped recommendations.
Choosing WordPress care
Is ongoing WordPress care the right fit?
When ongoing care fits
Website Care fits an existing WordPress site that needs scheduled core, theme and plugin updates, backups, monitoring and defined support time. It is not a substitute for rebuilding broken functionality.
What we check before scope
Before confirming scope, we review plugin and theme compatibility, important forms and integrations, backup and restore access, and who owns any premium plugin licences. We need secure WordPress administrator and hosting access; agree how credentials or time-limited accounts will be shared and removed.
Where care ends
A complex LMS or custom WordPress platform may depend on enrolment, member access, bespoke code and third-party workflows. Those critical journeys need a separate Platform Care scope rather than an assumed routine Website Care plan.
If the site is already compromised, start with website malware removal before treating it as routine maintenance.
If the fault is in hosting, server configuration or infrastructure, discuss server maintenance and setup as separate help.
What’s Available in Website Care?
The final update schedule, supported software, response targets and responsibilities are confirmed in the written plan.
WordPress Core Updates
Apply supported core releases after backup and compatibility checks.
Theme and Plugin Updates
Manage covered theme and plugin updates, followed by practical checks for visible conflicts.
Security Patching
Monitor supported software for known vulnerabilities and apply relevant patches within scope.
Cloud Backups
Keep daily website and database backups with 30-day retention.
Malware Protection
Use scanning, firewall rules and bot protection to reduce avoidable WordPress exposure.
Uptime and SSL Monitoring
Monitor availability and certificate health so interruptions can be identified sooner.
Performance Monitoring
Track material speed changes and identify practical optimisation work within scope.
Broken Link Checks
Identify broken links that interrupt visitors or important content journeys.
Staging and Recovery
Use staging for safer testing and maintain a defined restore route.
Monthly Activity Reports
Receive a record of completed care, observations and recommendations.
Choose Your Care Plan
Website Care, from €270 per month ex VAT
Daily backups, updates, protection, monitoring and 1 included support hour. Critical response is 4 business hours, general response is 24 business hours and restore is within 24 business hours.
Website Care Plus, from €395 per month ex VAT
Includes 5 support hours, a 2-business-hour critical response, 8-business-hour general response, quarterly speed work and restore within 8 business hours.
Website Care Managed, from €530 per month ex VAT
Includes 10 support hours and hands-on website management, with a 1-business-hour critical response, 4-business-hour general response and restore within 4 business hours.
Care Plan Exclusions
- New functionality
- Custom development
- Content writing
- Media production
- Major design changes
- SEO campaigns
- Premium licences
- Unsupported systems
WordPress Maintenance FAQs
What is included in WordPress maintenance?
WordPress maintenance can include core, theme and plugin updates, backups, security monitoring, malware scanning, uptime and SSL checks, broken-link monitoring, performance checks and a monthly activity report. The written Website Care plan confirms exact coverage.
What access do you need to review my WordPress website?
A complete onboarding review needs WordPress administrator access and hosting or server access. Clients can provide time-limited WordPress access with the Temporary Login Without Password plugin. Access details should be shared securely and temporary accounts removed after review.
Why should WordPress updates be backed up first?
Core, theme and plugin updates can expose compatibility problems. A current backup and usable restore route reduce the risk of being left without a way back if an update disrupts the website.
How often are WordPress backups made?
Website Care includes daily backups with 30-day retention. Restore targets are 24 business hours on Website Care, 8 on Plus and 4 on Managed. Your written plan confirms the supported hosting environment and recovery scope.
How do you handle plugin and theme conflicts?
Covered updates are checked after they are applied. Fixes arising directly from a covered update are included. Larger compatibility work, replacement software and new functionality are separately scoped.
Are content changes included?
Website Care includes 1 support hour per month, Plus includes 5 hours and Managed includes 10 hours. Unused hours do not roll over.
How quickly can you respond or restore the site?
Website Care targets a 4-business-hour critical response, 24-business-hour general response and restore within 24 business hours. Plus targets 2, 8 and 8 business hours. Managed targets 1, 4 and 4 business hours.
Does WordPress maintenance include SEO?
Maintenance helps protect technical foundations. Keyword research, content creation, link acquisition and ongoing SEO campaigns are separate services.
Will WordPress maintenance improve rankings?
Maintenance can support speed, availability and technical health, but it does not guarantee rankings, traffic, enquiries or sales.
Can you maintain a WordPress LMS or complex platform?
CK Website Design first reviews the plugins, integrations and critical workflows. Complex LMS and custom WordPress systems require a separately agreed maintenance scope.
Do you guarantee absolute security or uninterrupted uptime?
No provider can guarantee absolute security, uninterrupted uptime or error-free third-party software. Supported updates, monitoring, backups and a response route reduce avoidable risk.
What is not included in Website Care?
New functionality, custom development, major design changes, content writing, media production, SEO campaigns, advertising, premium licences and unsupported third-party systems are separately scoped.