WordPress care & maintenance
WordPress care plans that keep your site running right.
Every WordPress site needs looking after — security, backups, updates, the invisible work that keeps it fast, safe, and online. My Studio Care plans bundle managed hosting and website maintenance into one clear monthly price. You focus on your business; I keep the site running right.
Real prices, right here — no “contact us for a quote.”
Priced up front, because you shouldn’t have to ask.
Most studios hide website maintenance pricing behind a form. I’d rather you see exactly what it costs and pick what fits. Every plan below is a flat monthly price, billed monthly or annually — pay annually and two months are free.
Studio Care Starter
billed monthly
A simple WordPress site that just needs a safe, well-run home.
Choose StarterWhat’s included
- Managed, containerized hosting on real hardware
- SSL, security hardening, and security patching
- Daily off-site backups + 24/7 uptime monitoring
- Deliverable email for forms and receipts
- Image optimization
- Free migration and setup
- 2-business-day response
- ~$700/year of premium tool licenses, included
Studio Care Standard
billed monthly
A business site that needs real, active care.
Choose StandardEverything in Starter, plus
- Cloudflare Pro & Wordfence Premium (continuous malware scanning)
- FlyingPress performance optimization
- Updates tested on a clone site first, with post-update testing
- Monthly human health-check summary email
- On-demand backups + backup testing
- SSH access & free clone sites for testing, training, QA
- Up to 30 min/month of content changes
- 1-business-day response
- ~$1,700/year of premium tool licenses, included
Studio Care Plus
billed monthly
A site where downtime or a hack would really hurt.
Choose PlusEverything in Standard, plus
- Malware cleanup included (not just detection)
- Same-day response
- Up to 1 hour/month of content changes or development
- Email deliverability checks
- Updates tested on a clone site weekly (vs. monthly)
Studio Care Premium
billed monthly
A site that’s core to the business and needs priority everything.
Choose PremiumEverything in Plus, plus
- Performance monitoring & tuning
- Same-day, high-priority response
- Up to 2 hours/month of content changes or development
- Quarterly strategy phone call
- Every-4-hour off-site database backups
- A persistent, permanent clone site
Need something beyond your plan — a redesign, a new feature, a bigger project? That’s billed at $150/hour, and I’ll always estimate it before I start.
Compare
Every feature, side by side.
| Feature | Starter | Standard | Plus | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security | ||||
| Ongoing security hardening & patching | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSL certificates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloudflare Pro | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wordfence Premium (continuous malware scanning) | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Malware cleanup included | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Updates | ||||
| Security updates applied on notification | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Yearly PHP updates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Post-update testing | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Updates applied to a clone site first | — | Monthly | Weekly | Weekly |
| Performance | ||||
| Containerized hosting on physical hardware | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Redis object caching | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Page caching | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Imagify image optimization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FlyingPress performance optimization | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Performance monitoring & tuning | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Support | ||||
| Free site migration and setup | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monthly human health-check email | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Response time | 2 business days | 1 business day | Same day | Same day, high priority |
| Content changes / dev included | — | 30 min/mo | 1 hr/mo | 2 hr/mo |
| Quarterly strategy phone call | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Reliability | ||||
| Redundant daily off-site backups (restore on request) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 24/7 uptime monitoring | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| On-demand backups | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Backup testing & verification | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Every-4-hour off-site database backups | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Highly deliverable email via Postmark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email deliverability checks | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Testing & Staging | ||||
| SFTP access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSH access | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free temporary clone sites (testing, training, QA) | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Persistent, permanent clone site | — | — | — | ✓ |
Premium tools, included
The tools most owners never see.
A well-run WordPress site relies on premium tools for security, backups, performance, and email. I cover the licenses for all of them and run them on your site, so you get the benefit without buying or managing a thing. Bought individually, they’d run over $700/year on Starter, and over $1,700/year on Standard and up.
On every plan — Starter and up
Added on Standard, Plus & Premium
These run on your site under licenses I hold; you get the benefit of them while your plan is active.
In the works
SEO plans, coming soon.
A care plan keeps your WordPress site healthy. An SEO plan helps it get found. I’m building out ongoing SEO plans to go alongside these — if that’s something you’re interested in, tell me and I’ll let you know when they’re ready.
SEO plans — get notified
Leave your email and I’ll let you know the moment they’re ready.
FAQ
Questions about the plans
How much does website maintenance cost?
It depends on how much care your site needs — which is exactly why I publish the tiers above instead of hiding them behind a quote. My WordPress care plans start at $40/month for a simple site and go up from there based on the level of security, support, and hands-on time you want. No hidden fees; the price you see is the price.
What’s the difference between hosting and a care plan?
Plain hosting just gives your site a place to live. A care plan is that plus the ongoing website maintenance that keeps it healthy — security, updates, backups, monitoring, and someone actually watching it. Every Studio Care plan is managed WordPress hosting and maintenance together, so there’s one place, one bill, and one person responsible.
Do I have to be on a care plan to work with you?
For ongoing hosting and maintenance, yes — a plan is how I keep a site properly cared for rather than in a vague, undefined arrangement. One-off projects (a new site, a redesign) are separate and quoted on their own.
Can you take over a WordPress site you didn’t build?
Usually, yes — free migration and setup are included on every plan. I’ll move it over, check it out, and get it onto a solid footing. If I find something that needs fixing first, I’ll tell you plainly before anything starts.
What counts as “work beyond the plan”?
Your plan includes a set amount of small changes, and higher tiers include some development time. Anything bigger — a new page, a feature, a redesign — is billed at $150/hour, and I estimate it up front so there are no surprises.
What happens if my site gets hacked?
Every plan actively works to prevent it. On Plus and Premium, malware cleanup is included if it ever does happen. On the lower plans I’ll still help — it’s just billed as recovery work.
Which plan should I choose?
If you’re not sure, tell me about your site and I’ll point you to the right fit honestly — including the smaller plan if that’s genuinely all you need. I’d rather you be on the right plan than the biggest one.
Get set up
Let’s get your site properly looked after.
Pick the plan that fits, or tell me about your site and I’ll help you choose. Either way, migration and setup are on me.
Start your care plan
Start your care plan.
Fill this in and I’ll be in touch to get you set up — usually within one business day. Not sure which plan? Pick “Not sure yet” and I’ll help you choose.
- Free migration and setup, included on every plan
- A real reply, usually within one business day
- The price you see is the price — no hidden fees
Got it — talk soon.
I’ll be in touch within one business day to get your care plan set up.