Maintenance & Security
A website is not finished at launch. Plugins age, hosting degrades and attackers scan every WordPress site on the internet daily. These guides cover the routine work that prevents an emergency, and what to do when one happens anyway.
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How Much Does Website Maintenance Cost in the UK?
Why one quote says £30 a month and another says £300, and how to work out which one you actually need.
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WordPress Security: A Practical Guide for Business Sites
Most WordPress hacks are automated and boringly preventable. Here is what actually stops them, in order of value.
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How to Fix a Hacked WordPress Site
A calm, ordered recovery plan for a compromised WordPress site — including the step most clean-ups miss, which is why so many sites get re-hacked.
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Website Backups: What a Proper Backup Strategy Looks Like
Having backups and being able to recover are different things. Here is how to make sure you have the second.
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How to Update WordPress Safely (Core, Plugins, Themes)
Updates fix security holes and occasionally break sites. This is the routine that gets you the first without the second.
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Choosing Web Hosting for a UK Small Business
Hosting decides your site's ceiling on speed and reliability. Here is how to pick it on substance rather than the first-year price.
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Website Uptime Monitoring Explained
A monitor that tells you the site is down before a customer does. What to set up, and what most people forget to watch.
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UK Website Legal Requirements for Small Businesses
What UK law actually requires on a small business website, in plain English, with links to the official sources.
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What to Do When Your Website Goes Down
The error message usually tells you where to look. A step-by-step plan for the first hour of an outage.
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