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WordPress Maintenance – Updates, Backups and Monitoring for Your Site

Regular WordPress maintenance prevents outages, security vulnerabilities, and data loss before they happen. WP Bit handles updates, backups, and monitoring remotely across Germany at a transparent rate of €79/h incl. VAT, with a free written quote before any work begins.

What's included

  • Core, plugin and theme updates tested
  • External backups with clean restore point
  • Round-the-clock uptime monitoring
  • Staging test before every live update
  • GDPR-compliant remote maintenance from €79/h

WordPress is not a 'set and forget' system. Core, plugin, and theme updates arrive continuously and need applying – but never without a compatibility check first. An untested update can bring a site down without warning. WP Bit tests all updates in a staging environment before applying them live, keeping your site available around the clock.

Beyond updates, professional WordPress maintenance includes regular backups to an external location, uptime monitoring, and automated security scans. In an emergency you always have a clean restore point, and any downtime triggers an immediate alert rather than being discovered by chance by a visitor.

WP Bit offers maintenance either as individual hourly work at €79/h incl. VAT or as part of a tailored maintenance contract. You decide the scope; we provide a free, non-binding quote. All work is carried out remotely across Germany – no travel, no hassle, fully GDPR-compliant.

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How it works

  1. 1

    Request

    Tell us what you need — by form, email or phone.

  2. 2

    Free quote

    You get a free, no-obligation estimate before any larger work.

  3. 3

    Implementation

    We do the work — cleanly, securely and transparently.

  4. 4

    Handover

    You review the result; we hand over and stay available.

79 €
Transparent hourly rate (incl. VAT)
< 24h
Response time
8+
Years of WordPress experience
100%
Made in Germany

Frequently asked questions

How often should a WordPress website be maintained?
Updates and backup checks should be carried out at least once a month. For high-traffic sites or WooCommerce shops, a weekly maintenance cycle is recommended to close security gaps as soon as they appear.
Is a maintenance contract or hourly billing the better choice?
It depends on your site. For small blogs, on-demand hourly billing works well; for business sites or shops, a maintenance contract with a fixed scope and priority support is usually the smarter option.
Are backups actually stored outside the hosting environment?
Yes. Backups stored only on the hosting server are worthless if that server itself fails. WP Bit always places backups in a separate external location, fully independent of the hosting provider.
What happens if an update breaks the website?
That is exactly why staging tests and external backups exist. If something goes wrong despite these safeguards, we restore the site to its last working state immediately – at no extra charge for the recovery.

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