Why is website maintenance important?

Once a website has been built and published, it is transferred to a web server for maintenance, where it is available to internet users 24 hours a day. The purpose of the service chosen for website hosting is to keep the site up and running, up to date and serving its intended purpose with the best possible uptime. At a minimum, website maintenance services offered by various providers include server space and other server resources required by the site, i.e. web hosting. However, effective website maintenance requires more than that.

However, in addition to reliable server maintenance, it is also worth ensuring that the website remains technically up to date – particularly if it is built on an open-source content management system such as WordPress. Due to the continuous development of the content management system, a WordPress site requires regular maintenance to ensure it remains fully functional and that, for example, the use of outdated versions does not compromise the site’s security. Furthermore, issues such as compatibility problems with technical updates, limited data transfer speeds, security vulnerabilities and other challenges lurk unnoticed and threaten the reputation of businesses that rely on their digital services. It is therefore of the utmost importance to ensure that your website is properly maintained after launch!

With basic, low-cost web hosting services, keeping the website’s technology up to date is often the customer’s own responsibility. In contrast, with more comprehensive services, the service provider automatically ensures that the website is technically up to date, operates flawlessly within its dedicated server environment, and thus also ensures better protection against external threats in accordance with the agreed terms and conditions.

Once a website has been built and published, it is transferred to a web server for maintenance, where it is available to internet users 24 hours a day. The purpose of the service chosen for website hosting is to keep the site up and running, up to date and serving its intended purpose with the best possible uptime. At a minimum, website maintenance services offered by various providers include server space and other server resources required by the site, i.e. web hosting. However, effective website maintenance requires more than that.

However, in addition to reliable server maintenance, it is also worth ensuring that the website remains technically up to date – particularly if it is built on an open-source content management system such as WordPress. Due to the continuous development of the content management system, a WordPress site requires regular maintenance to ensure it remains fully functional and that, for example, the use of outdated versions does not compromise the site’s security. Furthermore, issues such as compatibility problems with technical updates, limited data transfer speeds, security vulnerabilities and other challenges lurk unnoticed and threaten the reputation of businesses that rely on their digital services. It is therefore of the utmost importance to ensure that your website is properly maintained after launch!

With basic, low-cost web hosting services, keeping the website’s technology up to date is often the customer’s own responsibility. In contrast, with more comprehensive services, the service provider automatically ensures that the website is technically up to date, operates flawlessly within its dedicated server environment, and thus also ensures better protection against external threats in accordance with the agreed terms and conditions.

Constant development also requires ongoing website maintenance

As the WordPress content management system continues to evolve, new useful functions and features that improve website performance are regularly released, and to implement these on your own site, you need to update the publishing platform to the latest version.

Furthermore, the WordPress development community, for example, may have fixed previously released features or identified vulnerabilities in new versions, and these fixes only become available once an update is installed. The downside of continuous development is that new security vulnerabilities are discovered from time to time, so regular technical updates are also important for website security. Updates to WordPress, themes and plugins are released almost without exception at least once a month, and in some cases even weekly; consequently, website maintenance should also be carried out at least once a month.

Website maintenance services include, among other things, various technical updates, security checks and website backups. If these maintenance tasks are systematically neglected, the site’s performance may, sooner or later, suffer significantly and, in the worst-case scenario, your company’s website may cease to function entirely. For this reason, at Hurja, we always recommend the WordPress maintenance service for websites as the first choice, rather than web hosting alone.

Cost of website maintenance

For maintenance clients, the price for maintaining WordPress websites and home pages at Hurja starts at €64.00 per month + VAT.

Is it worth entrusting website maintenance to professionals?

When it comes to website maintenance, anyone can update content in WordPress – such as editing page text, changing images and writing the latest news – and we can provide guidance on these tasks if required. However, it’s best to leave tasks that ensure your site remains technically up to date, fully functional and secure to the professionals. Here at Hurja, we have several WordPress experts who will professionally manage the maintenance of your websites and home pages on your behalf.