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Monthly website maintenance.

Updates, backups, security and speed checks handled every month by developers, with a plain-English report of what we did, so your website stays fast, safe and working.

  • Updates tested before going live
  • Daily off-site backups
  • Security and speed checked
  • A report every month

Which site needs maintaining?

Tell us about your website and how it's looked after today. We'll suggest the right package.

What's it built on?

Global
brand experience.

  • Louis-Dreyfus Foundation
  • Desucla
  • London Museum
  • Black Brick
  • Healthscope
  • Cupello
  • Enness Global
  • ACE Aquatec
  • JTI
  • Netacea

What is website maintenance?

Website maintenance is the routine work that keeps a website secure, fast and working after it launches. Each month that means updating the software and plugins, taking and testing backups, scanning for security issues, checking speed and uptime, and making small content changes. Regular maintenance prevents most of the problems that make sites slow, broken or hacked, and costs far less than fixing them afterwards.

Last reviewed 26 October 2026 by the Rubik Digital team.

  • Updated

    Software and plugins kept current.

  • Backed up

    Restorable copies, stored off-site.

  • Secure

    Scanned and protected.

  • Reported

    What was done, every month.

Years in business
15+
Global brands
50+
Industry sectors
13+

How sites drift.

Every pulsing square is a place visitors leave.

Where they leave: Month 1

“A few updates are skipped because nothing seems wrong.”

How we fix it

Updates tested on a copy of the site and applied every month, so they never pile up.

What you get every month.

Every package ends the month with a report like this one, so you can see exactly what was done and what's coming next.

Monthly maintenance reportexample.co.ukOctober · All checks passed

Updates

Tested on a copy of the site first.

  • WordPress core updated
  • Plugins updated
  • One update held back for testing

Backups

Daily, stored off-site.

  • Every backup completed
  • Restore test passed

Security

Scanned daily.

  • No malware found
  • Firewall rules updated
  • Suspicious logins blocked

Uptime

Checked every minute.

  • No outages
  • SSL certificate renewed

Speed

Key pages measured.

  • Core Web Vitals passed
  • New images compressed

Changes

From your requests.

  • Team page updated
  • Opening hours changed

Next month: PHP upgraded to a newer version, tested on a copy first.

A site we built to last.

We haven't published a maintenance case study yet. This is a site we designed and built, with the results published in its case study.

Interior Design · Design · Development

Luxury Interiors

A refined digital experience designed to attract luxury-focused audiences and generate qualified enquiries for high-end interior collections.

Organic clicks increase
+346%
Organic clicks increase
Search impressions
+1,917%
Search impressions
Qualified leads growth
+120%
Qualified leads growth
Read the Luxury Interiors case study

From first check to every month.

Five steps to bring your website into maintenance, whoever built it.

  1. Review

    Health check.

    Software, plugins, hosting and backups checked for risks.

  2. Access

    Keys handed over.

    Logins and hosting moved into secure, shared accounts.

  3. Fix

    Urgent issues first.

    Outdated software and security gaps sorted straight away.

  4. Maintain

    Every month.

    Updates, backups, scans and speed checks on a schedule.

  5. Report

    In plain English.

    What we did, what we found and what's next.

Who should maintain it?

There are three common ways to keep a website maintained. Here's how they compare.

  • Doing it yourself

    Updates
    When someone remembers
    Backups
    Often untested
    Security
    Plugin defaults
    Cover
    Your team
    Reporting
    None
  • A freelancer

    Updates
    When they have time
    Backups
    Varies
    Security
    Varies
    Cover
    One person
    Reporting
    Sometimes
  • A maintenance package

    Updates
    Tested and applied monthly
    Backups
    Daily, off-site and tested
    Security
    Scanned daily with a firewall
    Cover
    A team of developers
    Reporting
    A plain-English report monthly
  • WordPress
  • Strapi
  • Payload
  • Concrete CMS
  • Shopify
  • Laravel
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • PHP
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Search Console
  • Cloudflare
  • DigitalOcean
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Figma

What does it cost?

It depends on the platform, the number of plugins and integrations, whether it's an online shop and how much change time you need each month. A small WordPress site costs far less to maintain than a large ecommerce or custom site. We quote a fixed monthly package after reviewing your site.

Get a fixed proposal

What moves the price

  • Platform

    WordPress, other CMS or custom.

    Effect on budget: Medium

  • Plugins

    How many need updating.

    Effect on budget: Medium

  • Ecommerce

    Shops need extra testing.

    Effect on budget: High

  • Change time

    Hours for edits each month.

    Effect on budget: Medium

  • Hosting

    Whether we host it too.

    Effect on budget: Low

Why Rubik to maintain it?

We build websites, so maintenance is done by developers who can fix what an update breaks, not just press the button.

Talk to the team
  1. Tested first.

    Updates tried on a copy before your live site.

  2. Backups that restore.

    We test restores, not just backups.

  3. Developers on hand.

    If something breaks, the people who fix it are already on it.

  4. Reported plainly.

    A monthly report anyone can read.

What our clients say

Expert guidance and flawless execution. Our go‑to agency for all things digital.”
Nic CooperStrategy Director

Website Maintenance Questions,
answered.

What people usually ask us before a project starts. If yours isn't here, ask it in the form and someone senior will reply.

Software and plugin updates tested before going live, daily off-site backups, security scans and a firewall, uptime and speed monitoring, time for small changes and a monthly report.

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