WordPress updates and monitoring, handled for you
ResaHost maintains your WordPress core, themes and plugins, makes daily backups and monitors security. Maintenance is included in every hosting plan, alongside a domain, email and SSL, from €69/month excluding VAT. Hosted in Finland.
WordPress maintenance is included in the plan. You do not pay a separate monthly maintenance fee for the agreed work.
What's included in WordPress maintenance
Updates handled for you
We update WordPress, themes and plugins monthly with Basic and weekly with Pro and Premium.
Continuous security monitoring
Malware monitoring checks your website around the clock, while the firewall filters known attack patterns.
Daily backups
Your website is backed up daily to two separate locations. Contact our team when you need a restoration.
Configured for WordPress
NVMe storage and configured caching support fast loading, with performance also depending on your website's code and content.
Real people, speaking English
Call our team during support hours. Email first-response targets are 48 hours for Basic and 24 hours for Pro and Premium.
Technical upkeep handled for you
You update your content; we handle the agreed technical maintenance of the platform.
What does WordPress maintenance mean?
WordPress maintenance assigns responsibility for core, theme and plugin updates, backups, security and monitoring to a provider. Without that agreement, the website owner must arrange these tasks. Delayed updates can leave known vulnerabilities exposed.
Every ResaHost hosting plan includes WordPress maintenance. We handle the agreed updates, backups and monitoring, with English-speaking support when you need help. You retain control of your content.
What a missed update can cost
Vulnerable plugins can give attackers a way into a WordPress website. Once a security flaw becomes public, automated tools may look for unpatched installations. Small businesses can be targeted too.
A compromised website can display unwanted content, send spam, trigger browser or search warnings, or stop working. Recovery takes time and can disrupt your customers. Regular maintenance reduces that risk.
Who is WordPress maintenance for?
Businesses without an in-house IT team
If nobody owns website maintenance, we can handle updates and monitoring. Basic provides scheduled monthly updates; we assess urgent security fixes separately.
Active websites and blogs
For websites with frequent content or plugin changes, weekly maintenance helps keep software current and catches compatibility issues.
Critical websites and online shops
If downtime affects sales, Premium provides priority support and a hack-fix guarantee, subject to its terms. Ask separately about any insurance options and eligibility.
A four-step update process
It is understandable to worry that an update might break a theme, form or layout. A repeatable process reduces that risk: back up, test, check key functions, then publish. We agree testing arrangements to suit your website and plan.
Backup
We take a current copy of the website and database before making changes.
Test the update
We agree an appropriate test environment for changes that need separate testing; dedicated staging is included with Premium.
Check key functions
We check the relevant pages and functions, such as forms, checkout and sign-in, within the agreed scope.
Apply the live update
After the agreed checks, we apply the update to the live website and check it again.
Does someone actually own maintenance?
Maintenance is easy to miss when nobody has clear responsibility. Check these four points before assuming your website is covered.
- Is someone named as responsible for website updates?
- Is a current backup available before each update?
- Is the website checked after updates?
- Have you agreed how often updates are performed?
If any answer is no, talk to us about closing the gap.
How to get started
Choose your plan
Your plan determines the scheduled update frequency and first-response target. Contact us to change plans as your needs develop.
Arrange access
We agree a secure way to provide access and plan the transition into our maintenance service.
Maintenance begins
We take responsibility for the agreed updates, backups and monitoring from the agreed start date.
Why choose ResaHost WordPress maintenance?
- Updates handled for you
- Continuous malware monitoring
- Backups in two locations
- Hosting configured for WordPress
- English-speaking support from real people
- 24–48-hour first-response targets by plan
- One month's notice to cancel
- 30-day money-back guarantee
“One number to call when your website breaks.”
WordPress maintenance questions
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Before you decide
I already have one contact for my services. How is ResaHost different?
A single contact is a good start. Also compare who updates WordPress and PHP, tests the website and restores it if something breaks. ResaHost defines technical maintenance and support in the plan, with first-response targets of 48 hours for Basic and 24 hours for Pro and Premium.