Maintenance Plans — Anya Hayat

Maintenance is technical servicing — not content management. It covers plugin and core updates, security monitoring, backup verification, and resolving technical issues. It does not include content updates, new features, or design changes. Those are quoted separately.

Why It Matters

A WordPress site is not a finished product — it is a living system. Like any software, it requires regular updates to remain secure, compatible, and functional. Without maintenance:

Plugin and core updates can break functionality if applied without testing
Outdated plugins are the most common entry point for security breaches
Hosting environments change — PHP versions, server configurations, SSL certificates
Without backups, a single incident can mean days of lost work

A maintenance plan means someone is watching, and problems are caught before they become crises.

Plans

Plan A

Up to 2h / month

WordPress core updates
Plugin & theme updates
Weekly automated backups
Security monitoring
Monthly status report

Plan B

Up to 4h / month

Everything in Plan A
Priority response
Minor technical fixes
Performance checks
Elementor One licence included

Plan C

Up to 8h / month

Everything in Plan B
Same-day response
Extended technical support
Quarterly performance audit
Dedicated availability

Unused hours do not roll over. If a month requires more work than the plan allows, additional time is quoted before proceeding.

What's Included

Activity	Plans	Notes
WordPress core updates	All plans	Applied after testing when possible
Plugin & theme updates	All plans	Monitored for compatibility before applying
Automated backups	All plans	Weekly minimum; daily on Plan C. Note: all three recommended hosting providers (uPress, Elementor Hosting, SiteGround) include daily automated backups at the server level — see Hosting Options.
Security monitoring	All plans	Uptime + malware alerts
Minor technical fixes	Plan B + C	Broken layouts, JS errors, small bugs
Performance checks	Plan B + C	Page speed review and basic optimisation
Elementor One licence	Plan B + C	Included — no separate purchase needed
Quarterly performance audit	Plan C only	Full review with written report
Content updates	Not included	Quoted separately per request
New features / functionality	Not included	Scoped as a separate project
Design changes	Not included	Requires separate brief and estimate

Warranty & plan scope: The one-month post-launch warranty included with all development projects covers bugs and issues arising directly from the development work. It does not cover issues caused by actions taken on the site after handoff — including changes made by the client, their team, or any other person with admin or editor access: content edits that break layouts, plugin installations or removals, theme or settings changes, or any other modifications outside of coordinated maintenance. Maintenance plans cover technical servicing performed by the developer only. Issues introduced by third-party actions are assessed and quoted separately.