Website maintenance in Karimnagar
Web Start Karimnagar looks after your website once it is live. We handle updates, backups and security checks, and you have a person to message when something breaks, so the site keeps working without you watching it.
What maintenance means for your kind of site
The routine depends on how the site is built.
| Task | WordPress site | Hand-built site |
|---|---|---|
| Core software updates | Minor core releases update themselves on most sites; we check the rest | None; there is no CMS |
| Plugins and theme | Not updated automatically except in special cases, so someone must do it | None |
| Backups | Files and database, before every update | The site files and their history |
| Domain renewal | Yes | Yes |
| Hosting account | Yes | Yes |
| Uptime check | Yes | Yes |
| Page changes | Through the dashboard | We make them |
The WordPress rows come from WordPress's documentation, which says automatic background updates are enabled by default on most sites for minor core releases, and that plugins and themes update automatically only in special cases. Our WordPress page goes into that gap.
The routine on a maintenance plan
- Handover check. We look at the site, the hosting and the logins, and write down what we find.
- Monthly. Updates, a backup before each one, and a look at the site afterwards.
- Checks. Is the site up, are the forms and buttons working, is the domain due for renewal.
- When something breaks. You message us and we deal with it.
What it looks like on our own site
This website is hand-built, so it has no plugins to update. Its upkeep is short: the domain renewal, access to the hosting account, and a build check that runs before each release and fails on a broken link, a missing image description or a heading out of order. That is the level of care a hand-built site needs, and we say so, because a site that needs little should not be sold a big plan.
What to ask any maintenance provider
- Where are the backups kept, and have you restored one?
- Who holds the logins for the domain and the hosting? They should be yours.
- What happens when you find something wrong at night or on a Sunday?
- How will I know what was done? There should be a list of what changed.
What maintenance will not do
- Make the site faster on its own. That is a speed fix.
- Add pages or redesign. Larger changes are quoted separately.
- Make a site hack-proof. It lowers the risk. If a site is already compromised, that is a malware cleanup.
- Work without access. We need the logins to the site and the hosting.
What we need from you
Logins for your website and hosting, shared in a safe way, your domain name details or the name of whoever holds them, and a contact for urgent problems.
Sources
- Upgrading WordPress, WordPress developer documentation.
- Hardening WordPress, WordPress developer documentation.
Questions about website maintenance in Karimnagar
What happens if I do not maintain my website?
Software falls out of date, backups stop being taken and nobody notices when something breaks. WordPress's own security guide says to keep WordPress and its plugins up to date, and plugins are not updated for you in the ordinary case.
Can Web Start Karimnagar maintain a website someone else built?
Yes. We check what you have first, tell you what needs fixing and then look after it.
Are content changes included in website maintenance?
Small changes such as a new offer, a photo or a phone number are included, up to the limit we agree in your plan. Larger changes are quoted before we start.
Does Web Start Karimnagar take backups of my website?
Yes. We keep backups, take one before every update and check that a backup can be restored. A backup that has never been restored is a guess, so we test it.
Does a hand-built website need maintenance too?
Less, but not none. A hand-built site has no database or plugins to update, so the upkeep is the domain renewal, the hosting account, an uptime check and changes to the pages. Web Start Karimnagar covers those as well.
Related services
- WordPress Development & ManagementA WordPress site you can edit yourself, kept updated and safe.
- Malware Removal & Hack CleanupHacked site? We clean it, close the hole and clear Google's warning.
- Website Redesign & Speed OptimizationAn old or slow site, rebuilt or tuned until it loads fast on a phone.
Who this helps
- Clinics and hospitalsDoctors, clinics and hospitals that want patients to find them and book.
- ShopsRetail shops, showrooms and stores that want customers to find them and message them.
- Lawyers, CAs and consultantsAdvocates, chartered accountants and consultants who want clients to find and trust them.
Contact
Not sure where to start? Tell us what your business does.
We will tell you what to fix first, even when it is not something we sell.
Say which service you are looking at and what you want it to do.