Service — Maintenance · WordPress & WooCommerce · Estonia & EU
Website and WordPress maintenance that keeps you online.
Website maintenance for a fixed monthly fee: we update WordPress and plugins, run backups, monitor security and speed, and make small content changes for you. A website costs €79 per month, an e-shop €159, a large site €299. We take over in one day — even if someone else built the site.
Everything a working site needs every month
A website is not a finished object sitting on a shelf — it is software that needs updates, backups and someone keeping an eye on it. WordPress maintenance means somebody does that systematically, every week, and takes responsibility for it. Below are the six things included in every one of our packages.
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01 WordPress and plugin updates
We update WordPress core, themes and plugins every week — in a staging environment first, on the live site after checks. An outdated plugin is the most common way a site gets hacked.
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02 Backups to two locations
Automatic backups to a location separate from the server, plus a second copy with a different provider. If something breaks, we restore the site in hours, not weeks.
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03 Security monitoring 24/7
Malware scanning, login protection, a firewall and uptime monitoring around the clock. If the site goes down, we know before you do — and often before Google does.
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04 Speed tracking
We measure load time and Core Web Vitals every month. If an update or a new plugin slows the site down, we see it in the numbers, not in customer complaints.
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05 Small content changes
Text swaps, new images, price updates and banners are included in the monthly fee within an agreed limit. You send an email — the change is made, no invoice follows.
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06 A monthly report in plain English
Once a month, a short summary: what we updated, what we fixed, how speed and traffic are moving. You see what you are paying for — without the technical jargon.
How much website maintenance costs
Three packages by site type. The monthly fee is fixed and there is no setup fee — the first clean-up, where we bring all updates current and set up backups, is included in the price. If a site has gone unmaintained for years and needs a bigger overhaul, we say so honestly up front, not on the invoice.
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Website
79 € per month
A company website, brochure site or blog without a shopping function.
- weekly WordPress, theme and plugin updates
- backups to two separate locations
- security and uptime monitoring 24/7
- up to 1.5 h of content changes per month
- monthly report of work done
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E-shop
159 € per month
A WooCommerce store with payments, shipping and product management — every update goes through a test purchase.
- everything in the Website package
- WooCommerce and payment gateway updates
- test purchase after every major update
- up to 2.5 h of content changes per month
- store speed and checkout monitoring
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Large site or portal
299 € per month
A large e-shop, portal or multilingual site that needs constant attention.
- daily updates and monitoring
- database clean-up and optimisation
- active speed optimisation, not just tracking
- up to 5 h of changes and development per month
- direct line to a developer, same-day reply
Prices exclude VAT. The agreement is monthly and can be cancelled at any time with one month’s notice — we keep clients with results, not contracts. Larger development and new pages are quoted separately before the work; if you do not have a site yet, start with website development.
What happens when a site goes unmaintained
An unmaintained site does not break in a day — it decays quietly. First the updates fall behind, then the speed goes, then someone finds the security hole. Below are six typical scenarios that bring people to us — and that regular maintenance simply prevents.
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01 An outdated plugin is an open door
The vast majority of WordPress break-ins happen through known vulnerabilities in plugins nobody has updated. The patch is usually available weeks before the attack — it just has to be installed.
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02 No backup means no recovery
Your hosting provider’s backup lives on the same server as the site itself. If the server or the account gets locked, both are gone. An off-site copy is the cheapest insurance there is.
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03 A slow site loses customers quietly
Speed does not break in a day — it wears down. Every new plugin and image adds load, until Google and visitors start going elsewhere. Without measurement, nobody notices.
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04 A broken form tells you nothing
The most expensive failure is the one nobody sees: a contact form that stops sending emails after an update. The site looks fine, but customers vanish. That is why we test forms regularly.
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05 Google notices neglect
Spam links and malware planted on a hacked site push it out of the search results and trigger the “This site may harm your computer” warning. Winning the positions back takes months.
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06 Repairs cost more than maintenance
Cleaning up a hacked site, recovering lost data or fixing a site left unattended for years costs more than several years of maintenance. Same logic as with a car — oil is cheaper than an engine.
Takeover happens in one day
It does not matter who built the site — us, another agency or someone long gone. Taking over only requires access credentials, and the site is never offline for a moment. Here is how it goes:
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Audit and access
We review the site: WordPress and plugin versions, security posture, speed, backups. We tell you honestly what state it is in — even if everything is fine.
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First clean-up
We bring all updates current, set up backups and monitoring, remove unused plugins and themes. Most sites get faster from this step alone.
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Monthly rhythm
From here the work runs quietly in the background: updates, backups, monitoring and the changes you send in. You run the business, the site just works.
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Monthly report
Once a month you get a summary of what was done, with speed and uptime numbers. If something needs a bigger decision, we put the proposal in writing with a price.
Maintenance or management — what’s the difference
The two get mixed up constantly, and when comparing quotes the difference is worth knowing. Maintenance is technical upkeep: updates, backups, security and speed. It means the site is in the same shape tomorrow as it is today — whether or not the content changes.
Management is content work: new pages, product descriptions, campaign banners, blog posts. Your own marketer can do it — the sites we build are designed for exactly that — or you can order it from us.
Our packages cover maintenance in full, plus content changes within an agreed time: from 1.5 hours in the Website package up to 5 hours in the large one. That is enough for a typical company’s monthly rhythm — text corrections, new images, price updates.
If you need more hands on content, or a whole new site, that is already WordPress development — we quote the scope before the work, and there are no surprise invoices.
A WooCommerce store needs extra care
An e-shop is the most sensitive type of site: WooCommerce, the payment plugin, the shipping plugin and the theme all have to keep working together after every update. On a regular site a broken plugin means a visual glitch; in a store it means a stalled checkout — and every stalled hour costs revenue.
That is why in our e-shop package every major update goes through a test purchase: we verify that the Montonio or Maksekeskus bank links, card payments, shipping rates and parcel machine selection actually work. We also monitor checkout speed separately — that is exactly where a slow store loses the most money.
If the store is still waiting to open, see our e-commerce development service — we build stores that are easy and cheap to maintain later.
- test purchase after every major update
- bank link and card payment checks
- shipping rate and parcel machine checks
- separate checkout speed monitoring
- stock and order flow tracking
Speed is part of maintenance, not a project
Most sites are not born slow — they become slow. Every new plugin, every unoptimised image and a database that has swollen over the years add tenths of a second, until Google and visitors notice. Core Web Vitals is one of Google’s ranking signals: a slow site loses positions even when the content is good.
Under maintenance we measure load time every month and compare it to the last — if an update made the site slower, we see it in the numbers and fix it. In the large package we optimise actively: images, caching, database. If a site needs deeper acceleration, or it is simply time to rebuild, we say so honestly — sometimes a new WordPress site is cheaper than endlessly patching the old one.
When the site is already hacked or down
If the site is hacked, shows foreign ads, redirects somewhere else, or Google displays the “This site may harm your computer” warning — it can be fixed. We clean out the malware and spam links, close the hole the attackers came through, change the passwords and request a review from Google so the warning disappears.
The same goes for a site that is simply broken: a white screen after an update, lost emails, a form that does not send. We quote rescue work as a fixed sum before we start. And so the same thing does not happen again, we recommend putting the site on maintenance after the clean-up — then the security patches are always installed and a backup always exists.
Sites that are in our care
Most of the sites we maintain we built ourselves — but not all. Three examples of different types: a fast WooCommerce store, a catalogue the client updates on their own, and a multilingual e-shop.
- WooCommerce e-shop
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Softdecor
A premium carpet e-shop that stays fast despite hundreds of products and images. Every update goes through a test purchase so the checkout never stalls.
- WordPress catalogue site
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Minimajad
A modular house catalogue the client updates themselves, while the technical side stays in our care — updates, backups and speed.
- Multilingual e-shop
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Estadesign
A solid wood furniture store in three languages. Updating a multilingual WooCommerce takes care — every language and translation plugin has to work after each update.
In total, the iweb.ee portfolio holds 27 public cases. We maintain sites for companies registered in Estonia — including e-Residency founders running their OÜ from abroad. Everything happens online, from correspondence to the monthly report, and reports come in English.
You ask, we answer
We collected the questions we hear most often about maintenance. If yours is missing — write to us, we answer without a consultation invoice.
How much does website maintenance cost in Estonia?
A regular website costs €79 per month, a WooCommerce e-shop €159 per month, a large site or portal €299 per month. Prices exclude VAT and include updates, backups, security monitoring, speed tracking and content changes within an agreed limit. There is no contract fee and no setup fee.
What does website maintenance include?
Weekly updates of WordPress, themes and plugins, automatic backups to two separate locations, security and uptime monitoring around the clock, speed tracking, small content changes and a monthly report of work done. The e-shop package adds a test purchase after updates and payment gateway checks.
What is the difference between maintenance and management?
Maintenance is technical upkeep: updates, backups, security and speed — making sure the site keeps working. Management is content work: new pages, texts, products and campaigns. Our packages cover maintenance plus small content changes; larger content work and development are quoted separately, in writing, before we start.
How often should WordPress be updated?
Plugins and themes are worth updating weekly, WordPress core as soon as the new version is stable. Security patches we install immediately, without waiting for the weekly rhythm. Updating less often than monthly means the site sits exposed with known vulnerabilities.
What happens if WordPress is not updated?
Most WordPress break-ins go through known vulnerabilities in outdated plugins — the patch exists but was never installed. A hacked site gets stuffed with spam links or malware, Google adds a warning and rankings collapse. The clean-up and rebuilding of trust costs more than years of maintenance.
Can you take over a site built by someone else?
Yes, it is a common situation: the site exists, but the builder has disappeared or the collaboration ended. All we need is access — admin panel, server and domain. In the first week we run an audit, bring everything up to date and set up backups. The site does not need to be rebuilt.
Do you also maintain WooCommerce stores?
Yes, e-shops are the largest group in our maintenance portfolio. WooCommerce needs more care than a regular site: every update has to account for payments, shipping and stock. That is why in the e-shop package every major update goes through a test purchase — we verify that the checkout, bank links and shipping rates actually work.
My site was hacked — can you help?
Yes. We clean out the malware and spam links, close the hole the attackers came through, change the passwords and submit a review request to Google so the warning disappears. After the clean-up it makes sense to put the site on maintenance — the same hole does not get exploited twice.
Does the maintenance contract lock me in?
No. Maintenance is billed monthly and can be cancelled at any time with one month’s notice. The access credentials, backups and the whole site are yours — if you leave, we hand everything over properly. Our goal is that you stay a client because of the results, not the contract.
Are content changes included in the monthly fee?
Yes, within the agreed limit: up to 1.5 hours in the Website package, up to 2.5 hours in the E-shop package and up to 5 hours in the large package per month. That covers text swaps, images and price updates. Bigger work — a new page, a new feature — is quoted separately before we start, so there are no surprise invoices.
Do you only maintain WordPress sites?
Mainly WordPress and WooCommerce, because they are the most common. But we also maintain other setups — including headless sites we have built ourselves. If your site runs on another platform, write to us: we will take a look and tell you honestly whether we can help.
Is speed optimisation included in the price?
Tracking is included in every package: we measure load time and Core Web Vitals monthly and make sure updates do not slow the site down. In the large package we also optimise actively — images, caching, database. A deeper speed project is separate work, quoted before we start.
How do we get started?
Write to [email protected] or fill in the form at the bottom of the page — include your site’s address. We will do a free initial check-up, tell you what state the site is in and recommend a package. Takeover usually takes one day and the site never goes offline.
More than upkeep
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WordPress website development
If you do not have a site yet, or the old one is due for replacement — we build a new one that is easy to maintain.
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How much does a website cost in 2026
What goes into the price of a new site, and where saving now costs more later.
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How to start an online store
Payments, shipping and e-commerce requirements in Estonia — before you open the shop.
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Local SEO for small business
A maintained site is the prerequisite, visibility is separate work — here is how it goes.
A maintained site is the foundation — visibility and visitors are the next step. For that there are SEO services and Google Ads. For an overview of everything we do, see the studio introduction.
Put your site in good hands
Send us your site’s address — we will do a free initial check-up and tell you what state the site is in and which package fits. We reply within one business day.
[email protected]