A website without regular maintenance is a liability. Security vulnerabilities accumulate. Performance degrades. Without a systematic approach, these issues compound until they cause a crisis.
Monthly Maintenance Tasks
Security
- Update CMS (WordPress core) to latest version
- Update all plugins and themes
- Review security scan reports
- Verify SSL certificate validity
- Check for unauthorized admin accounts
Our website maintenance service handles these automatically with staged testing.
Performance
- Run PageSpeed Insights on key pages — flag anything below 80
- Check Core Web Vitals in Google Search Console
- Verify uptime monitoring reports
- Run database optimization
Content and Functionality
- Test all forms and CTA buttons
- Check for broken links
- Review Google Search Console for new crawl errors
Analytics
- Review traffic trends in GA4
- Check conversion goal completion rates
- Monitor organic rankings for target terms
Quarterly Maintenance Tasks
Security
- Remove unused plugins and themes
- Audit user access — remove unused accounts
- Test backup restoration on staging server
- Review security configurations
SEO
- Full technical SEO audit for new issues
- Review top-performing content — update statistics
- Add new internal links from established to newer pages
Annual Tasks
- Full website audit (design, UX, SEO, security)
- Evaluate whether redesign or migration is warranted
- Update privacy policy and terms of service
Request a maintenance consultation to find out what your website currently needs.
