What does WordPress maintenance cost?

It depends on the scope. Mostly three things set the price: the number of plugins, whether a shop is part of it and how much changes on the site. The first call is free. After that I look at your site and send you a quote for the monthly maintenance contract.

Do you also take over a site someone else built?

Yes. Before the contract I look at the site and tell you what shape it is in.

What happens if an update breaks my site?

Then I restore the backup. I test larger updates on a staging environment first, a copy of your site. So a problem usually shows up there and not for your visitors.

Are you a WordPress agency in Vienna?

No. I am a developer and consultant from Vienna, not a team with sales and project management. You talk to the person who looks after your site and, when needed, builds on it. If it goes beyond WordPress, for example the server or a custom application, it is the same person.

How long does the contract run?

The contract is billed monthly and can be canceled monthly.

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WordPress maintenance and support in Vienna. One person who also builds.

A WordPress site does not keep itself running. WordPress itself, the plugins and the theme, meaning the design template, need regular updates. Left alone, they leave known security holes open. I take over WordPress maintenance for businesses in Vienna and Austria, on a monthly maintenance contract.

I am a developer and consultant and have been building WordPress themes and plugins since 2017. For four years I operated the server that ran WordPress for an online course provider. Backups, monitoring and malware scans were part of the job.

What WordPress maintenance covers

Updates with Testing

I do not update WordPress, plugins and themes blindly. I run larger updates on a staging environment first, a copy of your site to try things out, and check the most important pages there. Only then does the live site follow.

Backups with a Restore Test

I set up an automatic backup and keep it for a set period. I test whether your site can be restored from it.

Monitoring

I monitor whether your site is reachable. If it goes down, I find out automatically. Where I manage the server, I also keep an eye on load and disk space.

Malware Scans

I run a scanner for malicious code on a regular basis. Where I manage the server, I also block suspicious requests and close off outside access your site does not need.

Test and Live in Sync

I keep the staging environment in sync with the live site. That way the test shows what an update will do on the live site.

Report

I summarize in a few lines what I did: which updates ran and what stood out.

A check before the contract

First I look at your site: WordPress version, plugins, backups and access. You get a short list of the steps needed and a quote for the monthly maintenance contract.

Taking over your site

Before I run the first update, I set up access, backups and a staging environment. Then the ongoing maintenance begins.

WordPress support on a monthly contract

The monthly maintenance contract covers the six points above. It is billed monthly and can be canceled monthly. We agree on changes to content and structure case by case.

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WordPress development in Vienna

Besides maintenance, I build WordPress sites: from scratch with a theme of their own, or on an existing theme that I adapt. Which way fits depends on what the site has to do and what is already there.

Custom Gutenberg Blocks

Instead of a page builder, a plugin that works like a construction kit, I build Gutenberg blocks for the WordPress editor. They match your design. Your team assembles pages from them without changing the look.

Headless Setups

In a headless setup, WordPress only manages the content. I build the site itself separately, for example with Nuxt or Next.js. That keeps the platform flexible.

Connecting CRM and Other Systems

Your website should not stand alone. I connect your WordPress or WooCommerce data to your customer database (CRM), your inventory and order system (ERP) or your own marketing tools. The data syncs in both directions.

Speed

Multi-purpose themes often load scripts your site does not need, which slows it down. I write lean code, check database queries and set up caching on the server, a temporary store for pages.

Migration with SEO in Mind

A rebuild should not cost you your search rankings. I map old addresses to the new ones and redirect them. That helps Google find your content again after the move.

Shop with WooCommerce

I build your shop with WooCommerce, from the product page through the cart to checkout.

How do you know a rebuild makes sense?

Your site loads noticeably slowly. A small change needs a developer. The shop struggles during sales. Plugin conflicts and security warnings keep piling up. Then maintenance alone is often not enough. A rebuild can be the next step.

How a rebuild works

I start by taking stock: how is your content structured, and where does it get stuck? Then I plan a cleaner data structure and build the editing area together with the site. Before launch I test the site and check its load time.

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We have enjoyed working with Daniel for 10 years now. We highly appreciate his fast response times around the clock and his all-round knowledge. Whether server configurations or programming, he always has the right solution.
Manuel Kasbarian - CEO, SophistiX

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