WordPress maintenance plans

WordPress maintenance plans you can trust.

Choose a WordPress maintenance plan with 24/7 monitoring, off-site backups, and WordPress bug fixes. Shield Light and Shield Pro keep everything organised around your website for one monthly fee per site.

Choose your plan

Simple monthly pricing

Choose the right plan for your website

Each site has its own WordPress maintenance plan, so you can mix Shield Light and Shield Pro across your portfolio from one account.

WordPress maintenance

Shield Light

Two included bug fixes, weekly backups, and 24/7 monitoring.

£99/mo

2 bug fixes per month
Off-site backups
24/7 monitoring and alerts
Core Web Vitals checks
Full activity logging

Get Shield Light

Shield Pro

Unlimited bug fixes, daily backups, and malware protection.

£199/mo

Unlimited bug fixes
Off-site backups
24/7 monitoring and alerts
Malware detection and prevention
Core Web Vitals checks
Full activity logging

Get Shield Pro

Compare Plans

Compare our WordPress maintenance plans

See how Shield Light and Shield Pro compare across bug fixes, backups, monitoring, security, and developer support.

Compare	Shield Light	Shield Pro
Pricing
Price	£99 / month	£199 / month
Billed	Per site / month	Per site / month
Fixes & support
Bug fixes	2 per month	Unlimited
Extra fixes	At one-off rates	Included
Response time	Within 24 hours	Within 1 hour
Developer chat during fixes
Subscriber support chat		Priority
Kanban fix tracking
Confirmed quote before you pay
Full refund if we cannot fix
Backups
Cloud backups	Weekly	Daily + on-demand
Backup storage	100GB	200GB
Retention	28 days	28 days
Off-site full-site backups
Restore support
Monitoring
24/7 monitoring
Uptime checks (every 5 minutes)
Response time tracking
Core Web Vitals checks
Performance trends
Security scans (detect & alert)
File integrity checks
Plugin health monitoring
SSL & domain alerts
SEO audits
Debug log analysis
In-app + email alerts
Security
Malware prevention
Malware removal
Account & workspace
Password Vault
Multi-site workspace
Fix / chat history
Full activity log
Cancel anytime
WordPress plugin required

Monitoring

24/7 monitoring with every WordPress maintenance plan

Both Shield Light and Shield Pro include the full BugShield monitoring suite. We watch uptime, response time, SSL expiry, plugin health, file integrity, and technical SEO from one dashboard. Alerts land in your account and activity log the moment something needs attention.

Uptime checks every five minutes with alerts if your site goes down.
SEO audits to catch broken links, missing titles, and search issues early.
File integrity monitoring flags unexpected changes to core files.

Explore monitoring features

Uptime

Checked every 5 minutes

Core Web Vitals

Response time tracked over time

Plugin health

Outdated and risky plugins flagged

SEO audits

Technical search health checks

Your backup library

Secure restore points for your site

7 stored

Latest restore point

Ready

Today at 02:15

Automatic daily backup · 1.8 GB

Restore this backup Download

Yesterday at 02:14

Automatic daily backup · 1.8 GB

Monday at 02:16

Automatic daily backup · 1.7 GB

Encrypted and stored away from your hosting

Backups

Automatic WordPress backups included with every plan

Shield Light runs weekly full-site backups with 100GB of storage. Shield Pro backs up daily, lets you trigger on-demand copies before big changes, and includes 200GB of storage. Every backup covers your files, theme, plugins, uploads, and database.

Off-site storage so a hosting failure does not take your backups with it.
Self-service restores let you choose a restore point and start a rollback from your dashboard, with our team available if you need help.

Learn about cloud backups

Bug Fixes

Bug fixes built into your maintenance plan

Every WordPress maintenance plan includes bug fixes handled by the BugShield developer team. Submit a request from your dashboard, share what is broken, and we assign a developer to investigate, fix, and confirm the issue is resolved.

Shield Light

2 fixes per month

Ideal for sites that mostly work but need occasional help with plugin conflicts, broken forms, layout glitches, or update issues.

Shield Pro

Unlimited fixes

No counting requests or worrying about overages. Submit as many fixes as your site needs, with priority handling and a response within 1 hour.

Security

Security checks that run with your plan

Both plans include file integrity checks and security monitoring through the BugShield plugin. Shield Light alerts you when a scan needs attention. Shield Pro adds active malware prevention and removal, so infections can be caught early and cleaned up by our team.

Shield Light includes file integrity checks and security scans with alerts.
Shield Pro includes active malware prevention, detection, and removal.

Read about our security approach

File integrity monitoring

Unexpected changes to core files flagged in your dashboard.

Security scan alerts

Suspicious files and vulnerabilities logged in your activity history.

Malware prevention (Pro only)

Active protection and removal handled by the BugShield team.

Weekly backup completed

yoursite.co.uk · 2.4 GB · Logged 6 hours ago

Uptime check passed

Response time 1.8s · Logged 12 minutes ago

Bug fix completed

Contact form restored · Issue resolved

Activity Log

A complete history of everything we do

Every backup, monitoring check, security scan, plugin update, and bug fix is recorded in your site activity log. See what happened, when it happened, and who was involved. Full activity logging is included with both WordPress maintenance plans.

Support

Developer support with your WordPress maintenance plan

Every maintenance subscriber gets access to support chat for general questions, access coordination, and plan help. Support chat does not use your monthly fix allowance. Shield Pro subscribers get a priority support channel with faster replies.

Shield Light includes subscriber support chat with response on fixes within 24 hours.
Shield Pro includes priority support with response within 1 hour.
Chat is separate from fixes. Questions about your plan never eat into your allowance.

Neil M. · BugShield Team

A small plugin connects your site to BugShield

WordPress maintenance plans require the BugShield plugin on each subscribed site. It connects securely to our platform so we can run monitoring checks, collect backup data, track plugin health, and run security scans. One-off fixes do not require the plugin, but monitoring and backups do.

How It Works

How WordPress maintenance plans work

Get set up in minutes, then monitor, back up, and support your site from one organised workspace.

1. Create your account

2. Install the plugin

Connect the BugShield WordPress plugin so we can monitor, back up, and secure your site.

3. We watch your site

Monitoring, backups, and security scans run on schedule. Alerts and results appear in your dashboard.

4. Submit fixes when needed

Need a fix? Open a request and chat with us until it's done.

Compare BugShield with other maintenance services

Check provider pricing, hosting, fix allowances, support and customer dashboards in our dated WordPress maintenance comparisons.

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FAQ

WordPress maintenance plan FAQs

Answers about pricing, monitoring, backups, bug fixes, support, and choosing the right plan for each site.

What is included in a WordPress maintenance plan?

Both Shield Light and Shield Pro include 24/7 monitoring, off-site backups, Core Web Vitals checks, a full activity log, subscriber support chat, and WordPress bug fixes. Shield Pro adds unlimited fixes, daily and on-demand backups, malware detection and prevention, and priority support.

Which WordPress maintenance plan should I choose?

Shield Light is a good fit for sites that need dependable monitoring, weekly backups, and up to two fixes each month. Shield Pro suits business-critical or frequently changing sites that benefit from unlimited fixes, daily backups, malware protection, and priority support.

How much do BugShield maintenance plans cost?

Shield Light costs £99 per month per site, and Shield Pro costs £199 per month per site. Each site has its own subscription, so you can choose the level of cover that suits it.

Are bug fixes included?

Yes. Shield Light includes two bug fixes per month, while Shield Pro includes unlimited bug fixes. You can submit requests, follow progress, and chat with the assigned developer from your BugShield dashboard.

How often is my site backed up?

Shield Light creates an automatic off-site backup each week. Shield Pro creates one each day and also lets you run an on-demand backup before an important change.

What does 24/7 monitoring cover?

BugShield monitors uptime, response time, SSL and domain expiry, plugin health, file integrity, Core Web Vitals, technical SEO, and site errors. Alerts and results are available in your dashboard.

Can I restore a backup myself?

Yes. Choose a restore point from your backup library and start the restore from your dashboard. You can also download backups, and the BugShield team is available if you need help with a rollback.

Why do I need the BugShield WordPress plugin?

The plugin securely connects your site to BugShield so monitoring, backups, plugin health checks, file integrity checks, and security scans can run. It is required on every site with an active maintenance plan.

Does subscriber support use my fix allowance?

No. Subscriber support covers general questions, access coordination, and plan help without using your monthly bug fix allowance. Fix requests remain separate in your workspace.

Can I use different plans across multiple sites?

Yes. Each site has its own subscription, and you can manage them together from one account. For example, you could use Shield Light for a brochure site and Shield Pro for a busy WooCommerce store.

Need more answers? Browse all FAQs or contact our team.

Ready to choose a WordPress maintenance plan?

Create your account, add your site, and choose Shield Light or Shield Pro. You can manage different plans across multiple sites from one dashboard.