New 24/7 monitoring and daily cloud backups now included in every Shield Pro plan.

WordPress Maintenance for Agencies

WordPress maintenance for agencies.

Scale WordPress maintenance across every client site from one agency workspace. Choose a plan per site, store credentials securely, and unlock lower rates as your portfolio grows.

One workspace · A plan for every client · Better rates as you grow

Apply for agency access

A Scalable Answer

WordPress maintenance that scales with you

Manage every client domain from one workspace with per-site monitoring, backups, secure credentials, and tracked developer fixes.

Choose Shield Light or Shield Pro for each site, then unlock lower agency rates as your number of active subscriptions grows.

Apply for agency access

One agency workspace

Manage every client site, request, and activity record from one account.

A plan for every client

Choose Shield Light or Shield Pro independently for each WordPress site.

Pricing that rewards growth

Move through Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum rates as subscriptions grow.

Developers within reach

Submit fixes, follow progress, and talk directly with the developer doing the work.

Marketing asset library

Download approved BugShield marketing assets and brand packs from your agency workspace.

How It Works

How WordPress maintenance for agencies works

1

Apply for an agency account

Register at the agency portal. Once approved, your workspace unlocks multi-site tools and volume pricing.

2

Add client sites

Register each domain, store Vault credentials, and choose Shield Light or Shield Pro per site.

3

Unlock better tiers as you grow

Active subscribed sites move you through Bronze to Platinum with lower plan and one-off fix rates.

Volume Pricing

See your agency pricing improve as you grow

The Agency dashboard shows your current tier, progress towards the next milestone, and every rate in the volume ladder.

Agency pricing in action

Silver agency pricing

Add 11 more active subscribed sites to unlock Gold pricing.

Current tier

Silver

Subscribed sites

14

Next milestone

25 · Gold

Progress to Gold27%

Volume ladder

Compare every agency tier

Plan and one-off fix rates decrease as your subscribed portfolio grows.

Bronze

0–9 subscribed sites

Current
Shield Light

£99

£89

Shield Pro

£199

£179

Standard fix

£49.99

£35

Premium fix

£99.99

£69.99

Silver

10–24 subscribed sites

Current
Shield Light

£99

£84

Shield Pro

£199

£169

Standard fix

£49.99

£32

Premium fix

£99.99

£64.99

Gold

25–49 subscribed sites

Current Locked
Shield Light

£99

£79

Shield Pro

£199

£159

Standard fix

£49.99

£30

Premium fix

£99.99

£59.99

Platinum

50+ subscribed sites

Current Locked
Shield Light

£99

£74

Shield Pro

£199

£149

Standard fix

£49.99

£27

Premium fix

£99.99

£54.99

Monthly prices are per subscribed site. One-off fixes use the same tier rates when billed outside a plan allowance.

Choose Per Client

Shield Light vs Shield Pro

Choose the right care level per client. Agency volume pricing applies on top. See plan detail pages for full feature lists.

Shield Light

Ongoing care with two included fixes monthly, ideal for stable brochure sites.

  • 2 bug fixes per month
  • Weekly cloud backups (100GB)
  • Full monitoring suite and SEO audits
  • File integrity checks
  • Response within 24 hours
Learn about Shield Light

Shield Pro

Unlimited fixes, daily backups, and malware protection for high-stakes clients.

  • Unlimited bug fixes
  • Daily backups plus on-demand runs (200GB)
  • Malware prevention and removal
  • Response within 1 hour
  • Priority support channel
Learn about Shield Pro

WordPress maintenance for agencies, built to scale

WordPress maintenance for agencies should create predictable recurring revenue without creating an equally predictable operational burden. BugShield lets you offer monitoring, backups, security checks, and developer fixes with agency pricing that improves as your subscribed portfolio grows.

Keep ownership of the client relationship while managing delivery from one organised workspace.

  • Agency tiers from Bronze (£89 Light / £179 Pro) to Platinum (£74 / £149)
  • No long-term contracts, cancel per site anytime
  • Encrypted Vault per client for credential security
  • Activity logs for client reporting
  • Marketing assets and brand packs in the agency library
  • Kanban board to track open fixes across your portfolio

Outsourced WordPress maintenance vs hiring in-house

Hiring a dedicated developer adds salary, management, and capacity risk before you know how quickly your maintenance portfolio will grow. BugShield gives agencies developer capacity on demand, with rates that decrease through Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers.

Your team keeps client strategy and communication while BugShield supports the maintenance and break-fix workflow.

Getting started with agency WordPress maintenance

Apply for an agency account, wait for approval, then add client sites and choose Shield Light or Shield Pro for each one. Submit fix requests using credentials stored securely in the per-site Vault.

As your subscribed portfolio grows, improved volume tiers unlock automatically. Contact us if you manage a large portfolio and want help choosing the right plan mix.

Build recurring revenue with WordPress maintenance for agencies

WordPress maintenance for agencies creates a dependable service line around work clients already need: backups, monitoring, security checks, updates, and access to developer support. Package the service within your own retainers while BugShield handles delivery behind the scenes.

Volume pricing improves margins as your subscribed portfolio grows, helping you scale recurring revenue without adding a full-time maintenance team.

Manage multiple WordPress client sites from one workspace

Keep every domain, Vault item, fix request, monitoring alert, and activity record separated by client but accessible to your agency team in one workspace. This makes it easier to track work without relying on spreadsheets or disconnected tools.

Choose Shield Light or Shield Pro per site, so each client receives the right level of WordPress maintenance rather than a one-size-fits-all package.

Offer WordPress support through your agency

Your agency remains the client's point of contact while BugShield supplies the operational support behind your maintenance service. Submit requests on clients' behalf, follow progress, and share updates in your own voice.

Web design, SEO, and marketing agencies can add WordPress maintenance without diverting their team from higher-value client work.

Agency access

Ready to manage client maintenance in one place?

Apply for agency access

Evidence of the work

How BugShield verifies the result.

Useful maintenance leaves a record. We look at the site before work, record what changed, and check the result so updates, backups, monitoring, and fixes remain understandable.

  1. 01

    Record the starting state

    Review WordPress, plugin and PHP versions, current alerts, backup status, and any known faults before planned work begins.

  2. 02

    Keep a visible change history

    Log updates, monitoring events, backup activity, credential use, and developer work against the relevant site.

  3. 03

    Check the site after maintenance

    Verify the public site and important journeys, confirm monitoring and backups remain active, and investigate unexpected behaviour rather than recording only that an update ran.

FAQ

WordPress maintenance for agencies FAQs

What does WordPress maintenance for agencies include?

BugShield combines monitoring, cloud backups, secure credential storage, developer chat, activity history, and included fixes in one agency workspace. You choose Shield Light or Shield Pro for each client site.

How much does WordPress maintenance for agencies cost?

Agency pricing starts at £89 per month for Shield Light and £179 for Shield Pro at Bronze tier. Rates decrease as your active subscribed portfolio grows, reaching £74 and £149 at Platinum tier.

Do agency clients chat with BugShield directly?

Your agency remains the client's point of contact. Send maintenance and fix requests to BugShield on their behalf, then keep your client updated.

Does the agency workspace include marketing assets?

Yes. Approved agencies can download BugShield marketing assets and brand packs from the agency library for use when presenting and promoting their maintenance service.

Can WordPress maintenance for agencies be offered under our brand?

Yes. You can package the maintenance service within your own client retainers while BugShield provides the workspace, monitoring, backups, secure Vault, and developer capacity behind it.

How do agencies manage multiple client sites?

Register each client site separately, switch between domains in your dashboard, and track fixes per site on the kanban board.

Can we mix Shield Light and Shield Pro across clients?

Yes. Choose the right plan per site based on risk. High-revenue shops may need Shield Pro while brochure sites use Shield Light.

Do care plans include developer chat for agency staff?

Yes. Agency team members chat directly with the assigned developer per fix request. Credentials stay in the encrypted Vault per site.

How do agency volume tiers work?

Your tier is based on how many client sites have an active Shield Light or Shield Pro subscription. Bronze covers 0-9 sites, Silver 10-24, Gold 25-49, and Platinum 50+.

When does agency pricing change?

As you add or remove active subscribed sites, your tier updates and plan plus one-off fix rates adjust to that tier automatically.

Do volume discounts apply to one-off fixes as well?

Yes. Standard and premium one-off fixes are discounted by tier alongside monthly Shield Light and Shield Pro rates.

Do I need approval before using the agency dashboard?

Yes. New agency accounts are reviewed before becoming operational. Once approved you can add client sites and start subscriptions.

Ready to scale client WordPress maintenance?

Apply for agency access, add client sites, and manage maintenance from one workspace as your portfolio grows.

Apply for agency access