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Monitoring Overview

Updated 2 July 2026

BugShield monitoring checks your WordPress site around the clock and alerts you when something goes wrong: downtime, slow response times, or SSL issues.

This article explains what BugShield monitoring covers, what signals are tracked, and which plans include monitoring.

What we monitor

  • HTTP uptime and response codes
  • Response time trends
  • SSL certificate expiry
  • Core WordPress health signals (plan dependent)

Who gets monitoring

Monitoring is included on Shield Light and Shield Pro plans. One-off fix customers can upgrade to a maintenance plan to enable it.

Read more on our Monitoring page.