Maintenance, security, repairs, hosting and operational guidance for WordPress and WooCommerce.
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What should WordPress maintenance include?
Maintenance should be more than pressing an update button. A sensible service covers controlled WordPress core, plugin and theme updates, backup checks, basic website health checks, review of failures after updates and a clear route for escalation when something needs manual attention.
Higher-touch plans may also include uptime monitoring, security review, performance checks, small content changes and a defined support allowance.
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Hosting and maintenance are not the same thing
Hosting keeps the website environment available. Maintenance looks after the application running inside it. Some providers bundle the two, while others keep them separate. What matters is knowing who is responsible for updates, backups, recovery, troubleshooting and communication when something breaks.
Maintenance is preventative and ongoing. A site that is already broken has a different intent and should be assessed as a WordPress website repair rather than treated as ordinary monthly maintenance.
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What changes the monthly price?
A brochure website with a stable plugin set is easier to maintain than a WooCommerce store, membership site, booking platform or heavily integrated business website. Update frequency, change volume, staging requirements, response expectations and the amount of hands-on support all affect the cost.
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PluginPip maintenance starting points
PluginPip currently publishes care plans from £59 per month, with Business Care from £119 per month and Priority Care from £199 per month. The right plan depends on how important the site is to the business and how much routine support it genuinely needs.