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WordPress updates and security

If your WordPress site hasn't been updated in a while, it's not just out of date: it's a security risk waiting to happen. Out-of-date WordPress software, add-ons (plugins) and design themes are the most common way sites get hacked, and it only takes one weak spot that hasn't been fixed for someone to find it.

We handle your WordPress updates, security fixes and backups behind the scenes, so your site stays safe without you having to lift a finger. Every site we look after has several layers of protection, not just set up once and forgotten, but watched and kept up to date:

• Protection from attacks (a firewall): blocking harmful traffic and known attacks before they reach your site
• Virus and malware checks: regular automatic scans that catch suspicious files or changes early
• Safer logins: limiting wrong password attempts, requiring strong passwords, and adding a second check when you log in (like a code sent to your phone), so no one can guess their way in
• Alerts if your files change: we're told straight away if your site's main files change unexpectedly, often the first sign of a break-in
• Regular software updates: WordPress itself, your design theme and your add-ons, kept up to date as standard, not as an afterthought
• Automatic backups: so if anything ever does go wrong, your site can be restored quickly rather than rebuilt from scratch

We use trusted, widely used security tools (like Wordfence and Sucuri) as part of that approach, because no single add-on can do it all. Real security comes from several layers working together, regular checks and good habits, not a one-off fix.

Want us to do all this for you?

Our monthly website care plans cover the updates, saved copies of your site and security checks, with changes included on Growth and Partner. No lock-in contract, and no GST charged. See the website care plans.