There are thousands of services that offer “WordPress Maintenance” for €40 a month. They promise to keep your plugins updated and your backups running.
If that is all you are looking for, AgilePress is not for you.
We are expensive. And we are expensive for a reason.
Most maintenance services are reactive. They wait for something to break, or they rely on automated bots to click “Update.” At AgilePress, we practice Active Stewardship. We don’t just maintain your website; we evolve it. We treat your digital asset exactly as if it were our own.
Here is the difference between “Maintenance” and a “Partnership.”
The “Zombie Plugin” Problem (Technical Debt)
A commodity maintenance service looks at a plugin and asks: “Is there an update available?” If the answer is “No,” they do nothing.
We look at the same plugin and ask: “Is this tool still the best option for the project?”
Often, a plugin hasn’t released an update in 2 years. It isn’t “broken” yet, but it is a security risk waiting to happen (a “Zombie Plugin”).
- The Cheap Service: Does nothing, because there is no update button to click.
- The AgilePress Partner: We identify the risk. We proactively search for a modern, secure replacement. We migrate your functionality to the new tool before the old one causes a disaster.
We constantly curate your stack to ensure you are never running obsolete technology.
When Updates Break Things (The Human Eye)
Software updates are unpredictable. Sometimes, a WooCommerce update changes a hook that renders a custom code snippet useless.
- The Cheap Service: They run the update. The site loads (technically), so they move on. They don’t notice that your “Add to Cart” logic is now broken.
- The AgilePress Partner: We know your code because we likely wrote it or reviewed it. When an update conflicts with a snippet, we rewrite the snippet. We don’t charge you extra for fixing what the update broke; that is part of our commitment to keeping the ship sailing.
The “Small Tasks” Philosophy (Continuous Improvement)
We believe a website that stands still is a website that is dying. You shouldn’t have to hire a developer and sign a new contract just to change a headline, replace a banner, or adjust a CSS font size.
That is why our Care Plans include Unlimited Small Tasks (handled one at a time).
- Need to swap a photo? Done.
- Need to adjust the mobile padding on the contact section? Done.
- Need to install a pixel? Done.
We remove the friction. Instead of letting small improvements pile up because “it’s a hassle to call the developer,” you just email us. We keep your site fresh, agile, and aligned with your business goals.
Proactive Security (Not Just Firewalls)
Security changes fast. A plugin that was safe yesterday might have a critical vulnerability today (like we have seen with popular SMTP or Form plugins).
We don’t wait for you to read the news. If a tool in your stack becomes a liability, we act. We might swap a vulnerable SMTP plugin for a safer alternative immediately. We might harden a new entry point that hackers are exploiting.
We are your Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for hire. We make the security decisions so you can sleep soundly.
Conclusion: The Cost of Peace of Mind
You can pay less. You can find automated maintenance.
But when a critical update fails, or when a plugin is abandoned by its author, or when you need a quick change before a marketing campaign, that “cheap” service becomes incredibly expensive in lost time and stress.
AgilePress is your partner. We watch your back. We keep your code clean. We evolve your technology.
We don’t just keep the lights on; we make sure the house is worth living in.