Do you need WordPress Maintenance?

Every WordPress site needs to be maintained. It is essential that backups of the site are taken at regular intervals and the software and plugins are kept up to-date. You need your software and plugins kept up to-date to minimise the risk of malicious hacking attempts.

ABC Digital provides a WordPress Maintenance service. We take the hassle out of maintaining your site and make your site as secure as possible. Our options and prices are listed below:

WordPress Maintenance!

WordPress is the market leading Content Management System (CMS) available on the web. The ease of use and availability of tools and resources make WordPress the obvious choice when it comes to building a presence on the Internet. As WordPress is the market leading software, it is the target of malicious hackers. The hackers try to compromise a website and gain access for their own reasons.

To minimise hackers accessing your website, it is important to ensure that the:

• CMS (main system)
• themes and
• any plugins

are always up-to date.

It is essential also to implement malware removal tools and to take precautions to prevent spam.

The real cost of a site being compromised by a hacker can be very high to the site owner.

ABC Digital identified a need in the market for an expert WordPress Maintenance service. Our WordPress Maintenance package offers backup and security support in addition to preventative maintenance.

Terms and Conditions

What is a *Standard Site?
As the size and functionality of every website is different, the prices above refer to a regular (standard) website which we define as follows:

• single language site,
• up to 25 pages, up to 200 images,
• up to 100 blog posts,
• less than 15 supported plugins and a supported theme.

Supported plugins and themes are those plugins and themes that are regularly maintained by the author and kept up-to date. Unsupported or bespoke themes and plugins run the risk of compatibility and security issues over time (as these are not kept up to date). It is also worth noting that the more plugins used, the more potential entry-points for hackers to compromise the site. We therefore recommend to clients that they carefully evaluate any plugins before installation and limit these to essential plugins.

Prior to accepting any maintenance / support contract, we perform a quick audit of the website to establish whether the prices listed apply or if additional charges need to be applied or additional conditions included to cover the risks. There is no charge for the support audit. A small additional charge will be included for non-standard websites based on the size of the site and the level of additional maintenance required for the site.

Liability
The nature of the internet is such that any site can be compromised (hacked) irrespective of the level of maintenance applied or the tools installed. The best that any site owner can do to reduce the risks of a site being compromised is to keep the site up-to date, to install security tools and to keep backups of the site content. While we will regularly maintain our client sites and will keep backups (according to the plan chosen), we cannot accept liability for any loss of data or for a site being compromised (hacked). Our maximum liability for loss of date, inconvenience or site down time is capped at €1.