Essential
Regular care for small sites
Best for: Brochure sites with few pages and few changes.
- Regular core and plugin updates
- Automatic off-site backups
- HTTPS certificate checks
- Uptime monitoring
- A short periodic report
Updates · Backups · Security · Speed
A website is not finished on the day it goes live. Website maintenance means someone looks after your updates, backups, security, HTTPS certificate and speed every week, before a small problem turns into a site that is down or hacked. At AMS.AL we have done this work since the end of 2015, with a clear plan, changes tested before they reach the live site and a short report you can read in a few minutes.
48 h
First answer
For every routine request, within two working days
HTTPS
Active certificate
We check that SSL/TLS stays valid and is renewed in time
≤ 2.5 s
The LCP we aim for
Google's 'good' threshold for loading the main content
2015
Online since 2015
Building, hosting and maintenance under one roof
Most businesses remember their website only when it does not open, when the contact form stops sending messages or when the browser shows a "not secure" warning. By then the content management system, the theme and the plugins have gone without updates for months, the last backup is old or missing, and nobody knows exactly who still has access to the admin panel.
Regular website maintenance turns that risk into a calm routine. Instead of paying for an emergency fix after every incident, someone follows the site continuously, applies updates in the right order, tests them on a staging copy and tells you before anything affects your customers.
The table below compares the usual way, where a site is repaired only after it breaks, with our approach. The difference is not only technical: it is the difference between a website that works for the business and one that keeps producing unexpected costs.
| Criterion | Fix it when it breaks | Website maintenance by AMS.AL |
|---|---|---|
| Updates | Done rarely, all at once and straight on the live site, with no idea whether something will break. | Done regularly, one at a time, tested first on a staging copy and logged change by change. |
| Backups | Missing, or stored on the same server as the site, so they are lost together with it. | Automatic copies of files and database, stored off the server and tested with a real restore. |
| Security | Old passwords, forgotten admin accounts and no check for malicious code. | Reviewed access, two-step verification, a firewall, regular scans and quick action on any warning sign. |
| Speed | The site slowly gets heavier with new images, new plugins and piled-up data. | Periodic Core Web Vitals checks, database clean-up and optimised images and caching. |
| Response to problems | You search for someone in a hurry, explain everything from scratch and wait until they find time. | One address for requests, a first answer within 48 hours and a team that already knows your site. |
| Reporting | You do not know what was done, what is still open or why you had to pay. | A short report on updates, backups, security status, speed and content changes. |
A well-built website is a large investment of time and money. Without continuous care it loses value every month: code ages, browsers change, Google raises the bar and attackers find new weaknesses. Our website maintenance keeps the site in the condition you paid for, and in many cases improves it over time. If your site does not exist yet or needs a rebuild, we start with professional web development and then move on to everyday care.
Website maintenance is not a single button. It is made of four areas of work that affect one another: technical updates, security, speed and content changes. Below we explain what we do in each and who benefits most from it.
Most small business websites run on WordPress or a similar system, where every plugin has its own update rhythm. We follow them, read the release notes and apply them in an order that avoids conflicts: first on a staging copy, then on the live site, always after a fresh backup.
When an update changes something visible, such as a form, a shopping cart or a payment method, we check it by hand before closing the task. If a plugin has been abandoned by its developer, we propose a replacement before it becomes a risk.
Best for: WordPress or WooCommerce sites that rely on many plugins and cannot afford an outage.
Website security starts with simple things: who has access, with what password, and whether that access is still needed. We review the accounts, turn on two-step verification for administrators, limit login attempts and put a web application firewall in front of the site.
Backups are stored away from the main server and tested regularly with a restore, because a backup that cannot be restored is worth nothing. If the site is hit by malicious code, we clean it, close the way it came in and explain clearly what happened.
Best for: Online stores, sites with customer forms and any business that stores personal data under the GDPR.
A site that was fast on launch day can slow down after a year: images uploaded without optimisation, new plugins, tables full of old data. We measure the site regularly with PageSpeed Insights and the real-user data in Search Console, and step in before the slowdown is felt by visitors.
The work includes cleaning the database, converting images to modern formats, tuning caching and removing code that is no longer used. Our target is Google's threshold of an LCP within 2.5 seconds on mobile.
Best for: Sites with a lot of mobile traffic, ad campaigns and stores where every second affects sales.
Businesses often need small changes: a new price, an added service, a replaced photo, a holiday notice or a new page for an offer. With website maintenance you send these requests to one place and we handle them in order, without negotiating from scratch every time.
We make sure changes keep the site's SEO structure intact: accurate titles, unique descriptions, links that do not break and images with alternative text. That way the site stays tidy even after dozens of edits.
Best for: Businesses that update offers, services or staff often but have no time to do it themselves.
Many website problems do not come from the code but from the server: an old PHP version, a full disk or too little memory. When the site also runs on web hosting from AMS.AL, we see both sides at once and solve the problem without passing responsibility back and forth. We also provide website maintenance for sites that stay with another hosting provider.
Every website has its own history, so a website maintenance plan never starts with blind updates. It starts with a full check, then we agree together on the routine and on how we will communicate.
We review the version of the system, the theme, the plugins, the hosting, administrator access, existing backups, speed and the site's status in Search Console. This shows us what risks exist today and what needs fixing right away.
What you receive
Before any change we take a full backup and store it off the server. Then we close the most urgent risks: unnecessary accounts, dangerous plugins, a certificate about to expire or versions that are far out of date.
What you receive
Depending on the package, updates, security scans and backups run on an agreed rhythm. Uptime monitoring alerts us when the site stops responding, so we act quickly instead of waiting for customers to complain.
What you receive
You send content changes and new requests by email to info@ams.al or through the channel we agree on. We log them, give you a first answer within 48 working hours and tell you when they are done.
What you receive
At the end of each period you receive a short report. Once a quarter we review it together: what worked, what should improve and whether the package still fits your site.
What you receive
After ten years of work on all kinds of websites, a few rules keep coming back. We share them here so you know what to expect from any website maintenance service and from whoever looks after your site.
The "update all" button is the fastest way to break a website. A new plugin may need a newer PHP version, a theme may not be ready for the new WordPress release, and two plugins can clash with each other. The safe order is: backup, test on staging, update the core, then the theme and finally the plugins, one by one, with a check after each.
A backup is only worth something if you can restore it when you need it. That is why our website maintenance follows a well-known industry rule, adapted for websites:
Most hacked websites we have seen were not attacked with sophisticated techniques, but through weak passwords, accounts of former staff that were still active, or old plugins with publicly known vulnerabilities. A few simple measures lower the risk considerably:
Google measures pages with Core Web Vitals: LCP for loading the main content, INP for responding to clicks and CLS for the page's visual stability while it loads. These numbers change every time you add a large image, an ad script or a new plugin. Website maintenance keeps them under control and gives a stable technical base to SEO services, because a slow site or one full of broken links finds it harder to rank.
Good website maintenance is often invisible, because the problems simply do not happen. So we make it visible with clear indicators and a report you can understand without technical knowledge.
Every indicator relates to a concrete risk for your business, not to numbers for show:
For speed and indexing we use Google Search Console and PageSpeed Insights; for traffic and form submissions GA4, when it is connected to the site; for uptime a monitoring service that checks the site every few minutes. When a client wants one shared view, we bring the data together in a simple Looker Studio dashboard.
The website maintenance report is not a long list of technical terms. It opens with a three-line summary: was the site secure, was it fast and was every request completed. The details follow for whoever wants them, and at the end come the recommendations: what is worth improving next period, and why.
Our website maintenance packages differ by the size of the site, how often it changes and how many edits you need. Use the finder below to see which one suits you best.
Regular care for small sites
Best for: Brochure sites with few pages and few changes.
For sites that change often
Best for: Businesses with a blog, many services or a small online store.
For stores and critical systems
Best for: WooCommerce stores, portals and sites where every hour offline costs money.
Pick the statements that describe your site and we will suggest a starting point.
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We do not publish fixed prices, because every site has different needs. After a short check we send you a free, no-obligation offer.
Backups and monitoring should be continuous. Security updates should be applied as soon as they are released, while other updates can be grouped on a weekly or fortnightly rhythm. A small brochure site needs less attention than an online store with payments, so the rhythm is set per site.
Yes. Most sites that come to us for website maintenance were built by someone else. We start with an audit, document what we find and tell you clearly whether anything needs fixing before we take over the regular care.
That is why we test updates on a staging copy and take a backup before every change. If a problem still appears on the live site, we roll the site back to its previous state and fix the cause calmly, without leaving your customers in front of a broken page.
Not necessarily. You can keep your hosting with your current provider and we look after the site only. If you would rather have everything in one place, we also provide hosting, and then we handle server and site issues together.
By email to info@ams.al or through the channel we agree on at the start. Every request is logged, gets a first answer within 48 working hours, and we tell you when it is done. For larger changes, such as a new section or a new feature, we send you an estimate first.
Indirectly, yes. Google does not reward updates as such, but it does favour pages that load quickly, are secure with HTTPS, have no broken links and are not flagged as dangerous. All of these are part of website maintenance.
Yes, and there the care matters even more. Besides updates, we check the cart, payments and order emails by hand after every significant change, because an error in those parts hits sales directly.
We usually work with periodic agreements that can be reviewed or ended with advance notice. We want you to stay because the service helps you, not because you are locked in. The details are written clearly in the offer.
The site, the data and the access are yours. At the end we hand over the latest backup, the list of accounts and notes on the configuration, so whoever continues the work has an easy start. You can read more about how we work on the About AMS.AL page.
Tell us your site's address and what worries you most today: speed, security, updates or changes you never find time for. We run a short check and send you a free offer, with no obligation.
If you would like to get to know the team and the way we have worked since 2015 first, visit the About AMS.AL page or write to us directly.
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