Website Maintenance Services.
Monthly website maintenance for WordPress, Laravel and Next.js: security patching, backups, uptime monitoring, speed tuning and changes, from $500/month.
Website maintenance is the ongoing work that keeps a site or web application secure, fast and working after launch: updates and security patches, backups, uptime monitoring, performance tuning and small changes. EqualPixels runs monthly maintenance plans for WordPress sites and for custom web applications built on Laravel, Next.js and Node.js, the same way we run our own SaaS products in production.
What does a website maintenance plan include?
Security updates and patching
WordPress core, plugins and themes, or framework and package updates for Laravel, Next.js and Node.js apps, tested on staging before they reach production.
Backups you can restore
Daily automated backups of files and database, kept off the server, with a restore actually tested every quarter.
Uptime and error monitoring
Round-the-clock uptime checks, SSL expiry alerts and application error tracking, so we usually know about a problem before your customers do.
Performance tuning
Caching, image optimisation, database clean-up and Core Web Vitals checks, so the site stays fast as content and traffic grow.
Malware and incident response
If something goes wrong, we contain it, clean it, restore from a clean backup and close the hole that let it in.
Content and change requests
A set number of hours each month for edits, new pages, small features and fixes, without a new quote for every request.
Technical SEO health
Broken links, redirects, sitemaps, robots rules and Search Console errors checked every month.
Which platforms do we maintain?
- WordPress and WooCommerce
- core, plugin and theme updates, security hardening, and plugin conflict fixes
- Laravel applications
- framework and Composer updates, queue and Horizon health, scheduled jobs, PHP version upgrades
- Next.js and React front ends
- dependency and framework upgrades, build pipeline, hosting on Vercel or your servers
- Node.js and Django services
- runtime and package updates, process supervision, logs and alerts
- Servers and infrastructure
- Ubuntu, Nginx, SSL certificates, Cloudflare, firewalls and CI/CD pipelines
For WordPress we follow the WordPress hardening guide; for custom applications we check updates against the OWASP Top 10 risks.
Why does a website need regular maintenance?
Most hacked websites are not targeted: they are found by automated scans looking for outdated software. An unpatched plugin or framework version is the most common way in. Regular updates close those gaps, backups make recovery quick, and monitoring shortens the time a problem stays live.
Maintenance also protects revenue and rankings. A slow or broken site loses enquiries and sales, and search engines treat speed and uptime as quality signals.
How does our maintenance work?
- Onboarding auditWe review the code, hosting, plugins or packages, backups and security, and send you a list of what needs fixing first.
- StabiliseCritical updates, backups and monitoring set up in the first week.
- Monthly cycleUpdates tested on staging, then released, with a short report on what changed, uptime and speed.
- RequestsChanges logged by email, WhatsApp or ticket, handled within your plan’s hours.
- Quarterly reviewA restore test, a performance check and recommendations for what to improve next.
How much does website maintenance cost?
Website maintenance plans with EqualPixels typically start at $500 per month. That covers a single WordPress site or small web application with updates, backups, monitoring and a few hours of changes.
| Plan | Suits | What changes the price |
|---|---|---|
| Essential care | A WordPress or marketing site | Number of plugins and monthly change hours |
| Application care | A Laravel, Next.js or Node.js web app | Servers, queues, integrations and uptime targets |
| Product retainer | A SaaS or busy platform with an active roadmap | Dedicated hours for features as well as upkeep |
Why choose EqualPixels for website maintenance?
- We operate our own software
- We run Odobase, Quevix, Agenso and our other products on the same kind of infrastructure we maintain for clients.
- Engineers, not a ticket queue
- The people patching your site can also fix the code, so a broken update does not wait for a developer to be found.
- Staging before production
- Updates are tested before release and rolled out atomically, so a bad release can be reverted in seconds.
- Clear monthly reporting
- You see what was updated, what was fixed, and how uptime and speed looked.
Case study
Odobase: fleet operations for car rental
We build and run Odobase ourselves: a Laravel fleet platform with real-time tracking, queues and a driver app, kept patched, monitored and backed up the way we maintain client systems.
Read the case study: Odobase: fleet operations for car rental
Frequently asked questions
Still have questions? Write to us at [email protected]
What does a website maintenance plan include?
Security updates for the CMS or framework and its plugins or packages, daily off-site backups, uptime and error monitoring, SSL renewal, performance tuning, malware response, technical SEO checks, and a set number of hours each month for changes.
How much does website maintenance cost?
Plans typically start at $500 per month for a single WordPress site or small web application. Larger applications with servers, queues and integrations, or plans that include feature work, are priced on the hours and uptime targets they need.
Do you maintain web apps as well as WordPress sites?
Yes. We maintain WordPress and WooCommerce sites and custom web applications built on Laravel, Next.js, Node.js and Django, including the servers, CI/CD pipelines and Cloudflare setup they run on.
What happens if my website gets hacked or goes down?
Monitoring alerts us, we contain the issue, remove any malware, restore from a clean backup if needed, then close the vulnerability that let it in and report what happened.
How often does a website need updating?
Security patches should go out as soon as they are released and tested, and routine updates at least monthly. Leaving a site for months is how most sites get compromised.
Can website maintenance make my site faster?
Yes. Caching, image optimisation, database clean-up and removing unused plugins or packages usually improve load times and Core Web Vitals noticeably within the first month.
Can you take over a site another agency built?
Yes. We start with an onboarding audit of the code, hosting and security, fix the urgent issues first, and document the setup so nothing depends on one person.
Let’s build what’s next.
Tell us about your Website Maintenance Services project. We’ll reply within 24 hours with a clear plan and estimate.