WordPress Maintenance
Plans & Pricing
Choose the right WordPress care plan for your site. All plans include updates, security monitoring, and backups. No hidden fees. No lock-in contracts.
Choose Your WordPress Maintenance Plan
All plans include updates, security monitoring, and backups. Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel anytime.
- Monthly WordPress core, plugin & theme updates
- Weekly off-site backups (30-day retention)
- Uptime monitoring (5-minute intervals)
- Weekly malware scanning
- SSL certificate monitoring
- Login URL change + XML-RPC disabled
- Monthly maintenance report
- Email support (48-hour response)
- Malware removal (add-on: $199)
- Daily backups
- Performance optimization
- Weekly WordPress core, plugin & theme updates
- PHP version management
- Daily off-site backups (60-day retention)
- 1-minute uptime monitoring
- 24/7 real-time malware scanning AND removal INCLUDEDWP Buffs charges $239/mo for this
- Full security hardening suite (2FA, HTTP headers, firewall, XML-RPC off, reCAPTCHA, database security, SFTP/SSH only, DDoS detection, blacklist monitoring)
- Server-level caching setup
- Image optimization (WebP)
- Core Web Vitals monitoring
- 30 minutes monthly support credit
- Priority email support (24-hour response)
- Detailed monthly maintenance report
- Staging environment (Business plan)
- Everything in Professional, plus:
- Staging environment — all updates tested before going liveWP Buffs charges $359/mo for this
- Emergency hacked site cleanup INCLUDED (unlimited)
- Post-hack hardening + Google blacklist removal
- File integrity monitoring
- Daily database optimization
- 90-day backup retention (multi-location)
- Emergency restore within 2 hours
- WooCommerce core + extension updates
- Checkout/payment gateway testing after updates
- Full Core Web Vitals optimization (LCP, INP, CLS)
- CDN configuration + monitoring
- 2 hours monthly support credit
- 8-hour priority support + dedicated account manager
- Bi-weekly reports + optional monthly strategy call
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What Every WordPress Maintenance Plan Includes
Every plan covers the essential layers of WordPress care. Higher plans add more depth, speed, and response time.
Updates
WordPress core, plugins, and themes need regular updates to stay secure and functional. Our team applies all updates carefully — monthly on Starter, weekly on Professional and Business. Every update is tested before going live to prevent breakages on your site.
Security Monitoring
Every plan includes ongoing security monitoring. We scan for malware, monitor for suspicious login activity, and harden your WordPress installation against common attack vectors including brute force, SQL injection, and XSS attacks. Professional and Business plans include real-time 24/7 scanning.
Backups
Off-site backups with a tested restore process. Your data is stored in multiple locations. Weekly backups on Starter, daily on Professional and Business. If anything goes wrong — from a bad update to a server failure — we restore your site quickly without data loss.
Performance
We monitor your site's Core Web Vitals, optimize images (WebP conversion), configure server-level caching, and manage your PHP version. A faster site means better Google rankings and higher conversion rates. Full Core Web Vitals optimization and CDN setup are included on the Business plan.
Support
Real human support from WordPress specialists — not a chatbot or offshore ticket system. Starter includes email support with 48-hour response. Professional includes 30 minutes monthly support credit with 24-hour response. Business includes 2 hours monthly credit, 8-hour response, and a dedicated account manager.
Reporting
Every month you receive a detailed maintenance report showing exactly what was done: updates applied, security scans completed, backup status, uptime percentage, and performance metrics. Business plan clients receive bi-weekly detailed reports for full visibility into their site's health.
How Our Plans Compare to WP Buffs
Our Professional plan at $79 beats their $89 plan on 5 of 9 features — including malware removal they don't offer until $239.
| Feature | Our Professional $79/mo | WP Buffs Maintain $89/mo | WP Buffs Perform $239/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly updates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily backups | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Security hardening suite | ✓ Full | – | ✓ |
| Malware removal included | ✓ INCLUDED | – | ✓ |
| Core Web Vitals monitoring | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Image optimization | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Monthly support credit | ✓ 30 min | – | – |
| Price | $79/mo | $89/mo | $239/mo |
Is Professional WordPress Maintenance Worth the Cost?
| Scenario | Typical Cost |
|---|---|
| ★ WordPress maintenance plan (monthly) | $39–$149/month |
| Recovering a hacked WordPress site | $200–$5,000+ |
| Rebuilding a site from scratch (no backups) | $2,000–$15,000+ |
| Lost revenue per day of downtime (avg SMB) | $500–$2,500/day |
| Emergency freelancer fix (per hour) | $75–$200/hr |
WordPress Maintenance Add-Ons
| Add-On Service | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency hacked site cleanup | $199 one-time | For Starter plan. Unlimited in Business. |
| One-time WordPress Security Audit | $149 one-time | Full audit report + hardening recommendations |
| Site migration to our management | $199 one-time | Full transfer, SSL, config, and onboarding |
| Additional website (same plan) | 20% off per site | Multi-site discount for agencies |
| WooCommerce setup & configuration | $299 one-time | New store setup or full configuration |
| Custom plugin development | Quote | Per project scope |
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