WordPress Maintenance

WordPress Maintenance for Sites That Can’t Go Down

WordPress maintenance is specialized operational care for WordPress: core/plugin/theme updates with conflict awareness, WP security patterns, database/php compatibility, cron health and editor-safe change habits.

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1 plan Design, care & SEO together
$199+ Transparent yearly pricing
Monthly Updates, security & support
Honest No fabricated rankings

What this service is for

WordPress maintenance is specialized operational care for WordPress: core/plugin/theme updates with conflict awareness, WP security patterns, database/php compatibility, cron health and editor-safe change habits.

This differs from general website maintenance by going deep on WordPress-specific failure modes — plugin A breaks checkout after plugin B updates, wp-admin user sprawl, XML-RPC noise, runaway cron and page-builder debt.

66sites runs WordPress maintenance inside subscriptions so update anxiety becomes a managed process with staging and rollback paths.

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What we focus on for this page

Practical website, conversion and SEO work tailored to how your buyers actually decide.

Problems this service solves

Auto-updates breaking page builders or WooCommerce checkout.Abandoned plugins still active years after the developer left.Too many administrator…

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Our approach at 66sites

We inventory plugins/themes, remove dead weight, enforce access discipline and establish staging for meaningful updates. WooCommerce sites get…

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What’s included

WordPress inventory cleanupPlugins/themes audited; unused removed when safe.Staged update processCore/plugin/theme updates with smoke tests.WP…

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How this connects to growth & SEO

WordPress maintenance protects SEO by preventing prolonged outages, malware spam pages and accidental noindex from plugin mishaps.

Technical SEO fixes on WordPress often ship through the same maintenance/dev backlog.

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Who this is for

Businesses on WordPress — especially those with page builders, memberships or WooCommerce — who need update confidence and WP-literate humans on retainer.

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How it works

  1. WP audit. Versions, users, plugins, hosting fitness.
  2. Stabilize. Remove critical risk; set staging.
  3. Monthly updates. Cadence with verification.
  4. Support. Fix WP-specific breakage quickly.
  5. Improve. Performance and technical SEO tickets.

Pricing

Yearly plans that include design, development, maintenance and SEO foundations — without a large upfront project fee.

Starter

$199/year

For small businesses that need a professional site without a large upfront build.

  • Professional multi-page website
  • Managed hosting & SSL
  • Security monitoring & backups
  • Core plugin/theme updates
  • Minor content updates
  • Basic on-page SEO setup
  • Analytics & Search Console
  • Email support
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Pro

$399/year

For growing brands that need ongoing development, SEO and conversion work.

  • Everything in Growth
  • Custom development hours
  • Advanced technical & content SEO
  • Multiple landing pages
  • Ecommerce capabilities
  • Priority support
  • Integrations & automations
  • Dedicated account manager
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Enterprise

Custom

Large sites, complex integrations, multi-location brands and custom applications.

  • Custom applications & platforms
  • Advanced integrations
  • Large or multi-site ecosystems
  • Ecommerce at scale
  • Dedicated support team
  • Advanced SEO programs
  • Custom SLAs
  • Quarterly roadmap planning
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WordPress maintenance depth scales across Starter ($199/year), Growth ($299/year) and Pro ($399/year). Stores and complex plugin stacks usually need Growth or Pro. Enterprise covers multisite networks. Infected or severely outdated sites often need a remediation setup fee before routine WP care.

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Platforms we use

We recommend the lightest stack that can hit your goals — then we maintain it properly.

Why choose 66sites

  • Subscription delivery so maintenance and SEO continue after launch
  • Design, development, and SEO owned by one accountable team
  • Transparent scope — no ranking guarantees or invented proof points
  • Platform guidance that prefers the lightest stack that meets your goals

In-depth details

Full notes for challenges, strategy and supporting pages — so the sections above stay scannable.

Problems this service solves

  • Auto-updates breaking page builders or WooCommerce checkout.
  • Abandoned plugins still active years after the developer left.
  • Too many administrator accounts with weak credentials.
  • wp-cron unreliability on low-quality hosts.
  • Theme framework lock-in nobody understands.
  • Security scanners alerting without a remediation owner.
  • Editors installing random plugins “just to try.”

Our approach at 66sites

We inventory plugins/themes, remove dead weight, enforce access discipline and establish staging for meaningful updates. WooCommerce sites get checkout smoke tests after updates.

Security hardening is WordPress-aware: login protection, least privilege, file integrity monitoring options and backup restores that understand WP paths.

Monthly care reports list versions changed, issues found and decisions needed — so WordPress stops being a black box.

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What’s included

WordPress inventory cleanup

Plugins/themes audited; unused removed when safe.

Staged update process

Core/plugin/theme updates with smoke tests.

WP security hygiene

Users, logins, hardening basics.

Backup & restore awareness

WP-aware recovery points.

Uptime/malware monitoring

Signals wired into support response.

Editor guardrails

Reduce drive-by plugin installs.

Escalation to WP development

When maintenance reveals structural debt.

Frequently asked questions

Straight answers about scope, pricing, ownership and what a subscription includes for this page.

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How is this different from website maintenance?

Website maintenance covers platform-agnostic care. WordPress maintenance adds WP-specific update staging, plugin governance and WP security patterns. Most WP clients receive both perspectives in one plan.

Do you update plugins the same day they release?

Not blindly. Security fixes may accelerate; feature releases wait for staging checks — especially on stores.

Can you maintain Elementor/Divibuilder sites?

Yes, with performance honesty. Heavy builders need stricter update and hosting discipline.

Will you manage WordPress.com sites?

Self-hosted WordPress.org-style sites are our norm. WordPress.com constraints differ; we’ll confirm fit before promising care.

Do you handle WooCommerce as part of WP maintenance?

Basic WP care includes awareness, but store-safe checkout testing is deeper under WooCommerce maintenance — often combined.

Can marketing still publish freely?

Yes within guardrails. Installing plugins usually requires approval to protect stability.

What if our theme is abandoned?

We’ll assess risk and may recommend a controlled theme modernization rather than endless patches on a dead framework.

Do you guarantee no plugin conflicts ever?

No. We reduce likelihood with staging and inventory control, and we recover faster when conflicts appear.

Make WordPress updates boring again

Staged WP maintenance, security hygiene and support from people who live in wp-admin.

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