What's included
What a one-time maintenance
catch-up covers.
The exact scope comes from a free written assessment of your site, so the quote covers what your site actually needs rather than a generic package. This list is based on the catch-ups we scope from those assessments.
The honest limits
What one-time maintenance
doesn't protect against.
A catch-up leaves the site in good shape on the day it finishes. From the next day, the clock starts again.
How it works
From neglected site to
up to date, in three steps.
Written assessment
We review the live site: platform, update backlog, backups, security and speed. You get the findings in writing.
A fixed fee, agreed first
A scope and a fixed price for the catch-up. Nothing starts until you agree it, and nothing is added without your written agreement.
Done, then documented
The work is done staging-first, then handed back with a written report of what was changed and what to watch.
One-time or monthly
One-time website maintenance
vs a monthly plan.
Both start from the same free assessment. The difference is what happens after the day the work is finished.
| One-time catch-up | Monthly plan | |
|---|---|---|
| What gets fixed | The whole backlog: updates, backups, security, PHP and quick speed wins | The same, then kept that way every month |
| How long it protects you | Until the next round of plugin security fixes | For as long as the plan runs |
| Backups | A full backup before work starts, and a routine set up for you to keep running | Daily, stored off-site, checked by us |
| Monitoring | None after handover | Watched around the clock |
| When something breaks later | A new fixed-fee quote | Covered by the plan; Care + Secure and Store Care include a hack cleanup a year |
| How it's priced | One fixed fee, quoted after the assessment | $89, $179 or $249 per site per month, by type of site |
| Best for | A site that rarely changes, takes no payments, or is about to be replaced | A site that brings in enquiries or sales, or has been hacked before |
What each monthly plan includes, task by task: compare website maintenance plans. About to replace the site anyway? See when a website redesign is worth it.
Price
What a one-time WordPress
maintenance catch-up costs.
There's no catch-up price list, because two neglected sites are never behind by the same amount. The fee is fixed in writing after the free assessment, and it moves with four things.
For reference: a single fix or recovery is quoted from $300 per incident, and monthly plans are $89, $179 or $249 per site. Both are published on the website maintenance pricing page. The catch-up itself is always a separate fixed fee: get a fixed-fee catch-up quote.
Does your site need it?
How far behind is your site?
Six signs it needs a catch-up.
Tick what applies. You'll get a rule-of-thumb answer straight away; the free assessment gives you the real one.
Questions, answered
One-time maintenance:
common questions.
What is one-time website maintenance?
A single, fixed-fee job that brings a neglected site up to date: updates cleared safely, backups set up, security checked and quick speed wins applied, with a written report at the end. No monthly plan required.
How much does one-time website maintenance cost?
It's quoted as a fixed fee after a free written assessment, because the work depends on how far behind the site is. Starting prices for fixes and projects are on the pricing page.
How long does a catch-up take?
It depends on the size of the backlog and any security clean-up needed. The timeframe is stated in the quote before you agree to anything.
Is one-time maintenance enough?
For a site nobody depends on, it can be. For a site that brings in enquiries or sales, it only fixes today: Patchstack counted 11,334 new vulnerabilities in the WordPress ecosystem in 2025, more than 200 a week, so the site starts falling behind again the day after handover.
Will updating everything at once break my site?
It can, which is why updates are applied on a staging copy first, in order, with conflicts fixed before anything goes live. A full backup is taken before any change.
Can I move onto a monthly plan afterwards?
Yes, and for a site that brings in enquiries or sales it is what we usually recommend: the catch-up means the plan starts from a clean, up-to-date site, at $89, $179 or $249 a month depending on the type of site.
What if you find malware during the catch-up?
You're told immediately, and the clean-up is quoted before it's added to the job. Nothing extra is billed without your agreement.
Do you do one-time maintenance on Webflow and custom sites?
Yes. WordPress, WooCommerce, Webflow, static HTML and custom-coded sites. The scope differs by platform, and the assessment sets it out.
Do I need to give you my hosting login?
Usually admin access to the site and access to hosting or a hosting control panel. You keep ownership throughout, and access can be removed as soon as the job is finished.
Can you do the catch-up without taking the site offline?
Yes. The work is done on a staging copy and moved to the live site at an agreed quiet time, so customers don't see a half-updated site.
What's the difference between one-time maintenance and a one-off fix?
A one-off fix solves one problem, such as a broken form, a white screen or a hacked page, and is quoted as a fixed fee from $300 per incident. One-time maintenance is broader: it clears the whole backlog of updates, backups, security and speed on a neglected site in one job.
Is one-time maintenance cheaper than a monthly plan over a year?
In cash, usually yes for the first year, because you pay once. The catch is that a site left alone after the catch-up falls behind again, and one serious incident (published hack cleanup prices run up to $2,000 or more) can cost more than a year of a $179 plan. For a site that earns money, compare the risk, not just the fee.
Can I get one-time WordPress help for a single problem?
Yes. Single problems are quoted as a fixed fee before we start, from $300 per incident, with no plan required. If the assessment shows the problem is a symptom of a wider backlog, we'll say so and quote the catch-up instead, and you choose.
What do I get at the end?
A written report of everything changed, what was found, what's still worth doing, and a backup you can restore from.