PJ Update – Easy WordPress Maintenance
Let us do the hard work for you.
Updates, Backups, and Restores made easy.
Regular WordPress website maintenance is important for site performance and security. Every WordPress website should be on a steady schedule of updates and backups.
But web stuff isn’t your sweet spot. And you are always worried about breaking something. Or worse, you haven’t updated the site in forever.
Let us provide that service for you. You can have peace of mind and focus on your business. Imagine getting all those hours back in your calendar to do the work you are meant to do.
We are real folks who would like nothing more that to take care of your site for you. Have more questions about this service and want to chat with a person? Set up a meeting using the button below. Seriously.
PJ Update
$179/month
So, how does WordPress maintenance work?
Twice monthly core, theme, and plugin updates
Twice a month, at scheduled intervals, we will update WordPress core, your themes, and your plugins and provide you with a report of the results. What that means is we will create a staging site as a copy of your live site. From there we update core, themes, and plugins and test a predetermined list of pages and templates on your site for any issues. If you like, you may review the staging site as well. Once all test pages pass visual tests, we’ll update the live site.
Updates are reviewed on a staging site before being going live
Updating WordPress, theme, and plugins on a live site can result in a broken functionality or a blank white screen. That’s why we test all the updates on a staging server first to minimize this danger. With your help, we make a list of pages and functionality to test.
Updates are reviewed by a real, live human being
We aren’t using automated services or AI to test for visual regression or running the updates. It is a genuine human person, one of us from the Pixel Jar team running the updates and doing the visual testing. Brandon, Jeff, or Paxton will run through the page check for issues, bugs, breaks, etc.
Daily backups, saved up to 90 days
Daily backups are made of your site. Should you find that something’s gone wrong with the site, having reliable backups is the quickest way to get your site back up and running. So we keep 7 days worth of backups in the tank, just in case. Which leads us to the next item…
Cloud-based back-up and restore
Should something go wrong with the site two things are crucial. First there must be a viable backup from before the site was compromised. Second is having a way to be able to restore a site from that viable backup. We will have both set up and ready to go.
Domain and Blacklist check
While updating and checking the site, we’ll also run some checks to make sure your domain is in good order. We’ll also check the major indexers to ensure your URL has not been blacklisted.
Emailed report sent after each update
When the update is complete, Dave will write you email with a report of what was updated. He’ll also include any notes about anything we find or suggestion about future updates.
Frequently Asked Questions about WordPress Maintenance
Is regular WordPress maintenance really that important?
Yes! If for nothing else, it is important for site performance and security. One important factor in SEO ranking is site speed, so maintaining good WordPress performance is important. And security – no one wants to get hacked. And if you do get hacked, would you rather have the problem solved before it even happens with a practiced restoration process or start from scratch after being hacked? Stay in front of the threat!
Can you make modifications and changes to my website also?
Yes! We also do all kinds of programming and web development work. We would be happy to take on your specialized tasks and projects.
Can you host my site and domain as well?
Yes! It is not part of the PJ Update service, but we can definitely get you set up with good, trustworthy hosting.
How do I restore my site from a backup?
Submit a support ticket and tell us which existing backup to restore to and we’ll take care of the rest.
Does this work for any site?
Our process will work for most any site. If you are CNN, this probably isn’t the ideal solution. But if you are CNN you probably have updates, backups, and restores all sorted out already. If we don’t feel this service will work for your site, we’ll let you know before we even get started.
Does this work for a multisite website?
Yes. But see Question above.
How do I stop the service?
Submit a support ticket and to let us know to end service before the next cycle. We are sorry to see you go, and we’ll always be here should you need us to maintain any of your sites in the future.
If you find something wrong with the site, can you fix it?
Yes, but that won’t always be included in the PJ Update service. At our discretion, if the fix is small enough and can be worked in with the update, we are happy to take care of it. If, however, the fix takes more time and energy than can be included in PJ Update, we will provide you with a plan for a path forward. We can make those changes for you, or you are welcome to have anyone else perform this fixes.
PJ Update – Checkout
It’s easy to get started with regular WordPress maintenance using PJ Update. Complete the payment form below and we’ll do the rest.