Core & Plugin Updates
Every update is staged and tested on a production clone first. If anything conflicts, we roll back automatically, before your visitors notice.
Managed WordPress Maintenance Service
Your WordPress site, maintained by experts. Every week, without fail.
BlueBotts is a managed WordPress maintenance service trusted by 200+ business owners and agencies across the US and Europe. We handle updates, security, daily backups, speed, uptime monitoring, and monthly support. All under one transparent plan. No contractors. No ticket queues. No surprises.
Why 200+ businesses trust Bluebotts
- ★ 5.0 rated across 200+ sites
- 99.9% uptime SLA
- 30-day results guarantee
- Senior engineers only, no juniors on production
What's included
What a professional WordPress maintenance service actually includes
Most businesses think WordPress maintenance means running plugin updates once a month. Real professional WordPress maintenance is a continuous operational discipline. When it is done properly, you never have to think about your site again.
Daily Backups & Recovery
Encrypted off-site backups every day, with verified restores and 90-day retention. When something goes wrong, your site is back in hours, not days.
Security & Malware Removal
Continuous scanning, active firewall management, and malware cleanup included at no extra charge. Every plan, every time.
Speed & Core Web Vitals
A one-second delay costs 7% of conversions (Google own data). We tune LCP, CLS, and INP through caching, image compression, and database cleanup. Every month.
24/7 Uptime Monitoring
Your site is checked every 60 seconds from multiple locations. We know about issues before your visitors do. We fix them faster.
Monthly Support & Edits
Text changes, image swaps, form updates, and menu tweaks. All handled within your plan turnaround window. No hourly billing, no separate tickets.
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WordPress sites protected
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Years of WordPress expertise
99.9 %
Uptime SLA
24 /7
Uptime monitoring
The real cost of ad-hoc maintenance
WordPress maintenance fails when it's nobody's real job
A healthy WordPress site needs continuous operational discipline, not occasional attention when something breaks.
Plugins updated directly on production
No staging test. If a plugin update conflicts with your theme or another plugin, visitors see errors first.
Backups that have never been tested
Most hosting backups are scheduled but never verified. You discover they are broken at the worst possible moment.
Security gaps nobody monitors
WordPress is the most targeted CMS on the web. Without active hardening and scanning, compromise is a matter of when, not if.
Speed degrading month after month
Databases bloat, caches go stale, images go uncompressed. Performance death by a thousand cuts, invisible until customers stop converting.
No one owns the problem
When something breaks, the blame bounces between the host, the developer, and the plugin vendor. No one fixes it fast because no one truly owns it.
Tech debt that compounds silently
Outdated plugins, abandoned themes, unreviewed custom code. The longer a site runs without professional oversight, the worse the next incident becomes.
Why Bluebotts
WordPress maintenance experts, not generalists, not juniors
Not all WordPress support is equal. Freelancers juggle multiple clients with no consistent process. Cheap offshore teams run automated updates directly on production. Hosting providers' support stops at the server level. Bluebotts works differently.
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Senior engineers only
Production work is never handed to junior staff or automated scripts alone. Every change goes through a tested, documented process.
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Staging-first, always
All updates are tested on a staging clone before deployment. Auto-rollback is in place if regressions are detected.
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One team owns everything
Updates, security incidents, speed issues, support tickets: one team, one point of contact, full accountability.
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200+ sites protected
We have seen nearly every WordPress failure mode. We know what to watch for before it becomes your problem.
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Plain-English monthly reports
A clear summary of what was maintained, what was found, and what comes next. Delivered on the 1st of every month.
How it works
Onboarded in 24 hours, protected from day one
A clear, documented process. You always know what we are doing and why.
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Audit & Onboard
We map your plugin stack, custom code, backups, hosting, and core business workflows. Risk areas are flagged and prioritised immediately.
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Stage & Secure
Child theme check, staging environment setup, backup verification, security hardening, and initial speed assessment. All completed in the first week.
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Run the Maintenance Cycle
Weekly updates (staged), daily backups, continuous monitoring, security scans, and support requests all move through a repeatable, documented process.
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Report & Recommend
On the 1st of every month, you receive a plain-English report: what was updated, what was flagged, what we recommend next. No technical jargon.
Theme update best practices
How we maintain functionality after every WordPress theme update
Theme updates are one of the highest-risk tasks in WordPress maintenance. Here is how we handle them without losing functionality.
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Use a child theme for all customisations
Any customisation applied to a parent theme will be lost the moment the parent updates. We verify or implement child themes at onboarding.
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Test on staging before touching production
Every theme update is applied to a staging copy first. We verify layout, mobile responsiveness, and any custom templates before going live.
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Review the changelog before updating
A minor version bump is typically safe. A major version jump may include breaking changes to templates, layouts, or shortcode support. We check first.
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Audit active customisations quarterly
Over time, themes accumulate custom CSS and template overrides. A quarterly audit identifies what may be at risk in upcoming updates.
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Back up immediately before every update
No exceptions. A verified backup before a theme update means rollback is always available, even if the staging test missed something.
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Know when to switch themes entirely
If a theme is abandoned or incompatible with current WordPress core, updating it is not the right answer. We flag these cases and recommend a migration path.
Professional maintenance vs. ad hoc
Why "we'll fix it when it breaks" is costing you more than a maintenance plan
| Factor | Alternative | Bluebotts |
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| Ownership | Problems bounce between host, developer, plugin vendor, and internal team. | One senior WordPress maintenance team owns investigation, fix, and follow-up. |
| Update risk | Changes made directly on production, or only after something breaks. | All updates staged, tested, backed up first. Auto-rollback if anything regresses. |
| Cost clarity | Hourly billing, open-ended incidents, surprise invoices. | Flat monthly plan. All included work is defined. Anything outside scope is quoted first. |
| Reporting | Plugin emails and silence. | Plain-English monthly report: what changed, what was prevented, what needs attention. |
| Theme updates | Often skipped or applied directly on production without testing. | Staged, changelog-reviewed, rollback-ready. Child theme verified at onboarding. |
| Development | Separate contractor, separate scope, separate invoice. | Same team, same plan, included hours on Pro Care. No handoff gaps. |
Who this is for
Who uses Bluebotts' WordPress maintenance service?
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Business owners
You want the site to just work
Never think about updates, backups, or security again. We own it all.
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Marketing teams
Your site drives leads
You rely on it for conversions and cannot afford unexpected downtime or broken forms.
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Agencies
White-label maintenance available
Professional WordPress maintenance delivered quietly behind your client relationships.
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Developers
After the handoff, we own the care
You built the site. We maintain it. No context-setting, no gaps in coverage.
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WooCommerce stores
A broken checkout costs real money
We know WooCommerce inside out. Revenue-critical reliability is our speciality.
WooCommerce maintenance
What does your WordPress maintenance service include?
Every plan includes weekly plugin, theme, and core updates (staging-tested), daily off-site backups, security monitoring and malware removal, uptime monitoring (60-second checks), speed optimisation, and monthly support edits. Pro Care adds development hours and a dedicated account manager.
Is this different from what my hosting provider offers?
Yes. Your host keeps the server running. A professional WordPress maintenance service keeps the site healthy: updates, custom code, security hardening, speed, and support. These are entirely different responsibilities, and most hosts do not provide them.
What happens if a theme or plugin update breaks my site?
We test all updates on a staging copy first. If a regression is detected, we roll back automatically before the change reaches your live site. If something only surfaces in production (rare), we restore from the backup taken immediately before the update.
Do you handle WordPress development as well as maintenance?
Yes. Pro Care plans include monthly development hours for custom features, integrations, landing pages, and plugin adjustments. WordPress development and maintenance handled by the same team means no handoff gaps and no duplicate context-setting.
How long does onboarding take?
24 hours to first access. Full onboarding: audit, backup verification, staging setup, and security hardening. Completed within 48 hours.
Can I cancel anytime?
Monthly plans cancel with 30 days' notice. No penalty, no awkward conversations.
What if my site was built without a long-term maintenance plan?
This is the most common situation we handle. We run an initial audit, document the current state of your plugin stack and backups, clean up any pre-existing issues, and establish a clean maintenance baseline. Sites that have been running without care for 6 to 12 months or more are welcome.