(Website Maintenance · London)
Sites thatstay healthy.
WebAnts is a London website maintenance agency. We keep WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, and custom sites updated, secure, fast, and GDPR-compliant — with a plain-English report each month and no long-term contracts.
24/7
Uptime monitoring — alerts in minutes
Daily
Automated backups, stored off-site
£99
Starting price per month
£0
Deposit — cancel anytime
(What we handle)
Twelve things we handle
so you never have to.
Every service is in-house — no subcontracting, no offshore team, no automated-only tooling with no human behind it.
01
WordPress Core & Plugin Updates
Monthly updates to WordPress core, themes, and plugins — tested on a staging clone before applying to live. No surprise breakages, no out-of-date security vulnerabilities reaching your visitors.
02
Daily Backups & Recovery
Automated daily backups stored off-site (Amazon S3 or Backblaze B2). Point-in-time restore available within minutes if anything goes wrong. Monthly backup verification reports included as standard.
03
Security Monitoring & Malware Scans
Continuous uptime monitoring, daily malware scans via Wordfence or Sucuri, login brute-force protection, and SSL certificate renewal. Immediate alert and response if a threat is detected.
04
Core Web Vitals & Performance
Monthly Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals audits. If your PageSpeed score drops, we investigate and fix the cause — caching, image optimisation, or plugin conflicts — before it affects your rankings.
05
SEO Health & Broken Links
Monthly Google Search Console review, 404 error identification and resolution, broken internal and external link checks, crawl error fixes, and redirect audits. Your rankings depend on a technically clean site.
06
Database Optimisation
Monthly WordPress database cleanup: removing post revisions, expired transients, spam comments, and orphaned metadata that accumulate over time, slowing queries and inflating backup sizes.
07
GDPR & Cookie Compliance
Monthly review of your cookie consent banner, contact form data handling, and privacy policy accuracy. We flag changes required when regulations update and verify consent records are stored correctly.
08
Content Updates & Edits
A monthly allocation of content changes: copy updates, new blog posts, image swaps, form edits, pricing changes, team member additions. Completed within 2 business days — no login required from you.
09
24/7 Uptime Monitoring
Instant alerts if your site goes offline anywhere in the world. Most issues are resolved before you notice. Monthly uptime percentage report included — you will always know your availability score.
10
Monthly Maintenance Reports
First week of each month: a plain-English report covering what was updated, backup status, security scan results, uptime percentage, Core Web Vitals scores, SEO health, and any actions taken. No jargon.
11
Emergency Support
Site down, hacked, or broken after a plugin update? Priority 2-business-hour response for clients on a care plan. Ad-hoc emergency support also available for non-retainer clients at an hourly rate.
12
White Label for Agencies
We maintain your clients' sites under your brand. You stay the agency. We do the work. NDA signed, your name on every report, discounted rates for agencies managing 5+ sites.
(Care plans)
Four plans.
Monthly rolling.
Cancel anytime.
All plans include security monitoring, daily backups, database cleanup, GDPR checks, and plugin updates as standard. Upgrade or cancel with 30 days’ notice — no annual lock-in.
Starter
£99
/month
Core protection for small business sites that need to stay secure, backed up, and online.
- ✓Monthly WordPress core, theme & plugin updates
- ✓Staging environment for safe updates
- ✓Daily automated backups (off-site)
- ✓24/7 uptime monitoring & alerts
- ✓Monthly security & malware scan
- ✓SSL certificate monitoring & renewal
- ✓Monthly database cleanup
- ✓GDPR cookie banner check
- ✓Plain-English monthly report
Growth
Most popular£199
/month
Active support for growing businesses that need content changes, SEO monitoring, and performance care.
- ✓Everything in Starter
- ✓Up to 2 hours content changes per month
- ✓Monthly Core Web Vitals audit & fixes
- ✓Google Search Console monitoring
- ✓Broken link & 404 error resolution
- ✓Priority response: 1 business day
- ✓Quarterly SEO health report
- ✓Plugin conflict investigation & resolution
Studio
£399
/month
Dedicated support for businesses that rely on their site as a primary revenue channel.
- ✓Everything in Growth
- ✓Up to 5 hours development work per month
- ✓Emergency response: 2 business hours
- ✓Weekly backup verification
- ✓Dedicated developer contact
- ✓Quarterly strategy call included
- ✓Full GDPR & accessibility compliance review
- ✓Ad-hoc small development tasks
White Label
Custom
/month
Maintain your clients' sites under your agency brand. NDA signed. Your name on everything.
- ✓All Studio features
- ✓Agency-branded reports
- ✓NDA signed before kickoff
- ✓Discounted rates for 5+ sites
- ✓Your email in the From field
- ✓Full client data ownership
- ✓Dedicated agency point of contact
- ✓Monthly per-site reporting
From idea to live site in four steps.
Milestone payments — you see progress weekly and own every deliverable the moment it's completed.
Discovery Call & Flat Quote
Every project starts with a free 30-minute call — no pitch deck, no jargon. We ask the right questions about your goals, your audience and your budget, then deliver a written flat-fee proposal within 24 hours. You know the full cost before we touch a single wireframe.
- Free 30-minute strategy call
- Digital brief and business goal analysis
- Written flat-fee quote within 24 hours
- No hourly rates, no scope creep surprises
- Platform and technology recommendation included
(What you get)
Every plan includes
these as standard.
No hidden add-ons. No "premium tier" required for the basics. Every WebAnts maintenance plan ships with the full foundation.
- ✓Staging environment setup and maintenance
- ✓Daily automated backups stored off-site
- ✓Monthly WordPress core, theme and plugin updates
- ✓Security monitoring, malware scans and firewall
- ✓24/7 uptime monitoring with instant alerts
- ✓Monthly Core Web Vitals and PageSpeed audit
- ✓Database cleanup and optimisation
- ✓Broken link and 404 error monitoring
- ✓GDPR cookie consent and form compliance checks
- ✓Monthly content change allocation
- ✓Plain-English monthly report
- ✓SSL certificate monitoring and renewal
(Tools we use)
Platforms we
maintain.
We maintain every major platform — not just WordPress. The scope varies by platform but the commitment is the same.
WordPress
Core, plugin, and theme updates — our most common platform.
Webflow
CMS updates, form monitoring, custom code, and performance audits.
Shopify
App updates, theme maintenance, product changes, and speed monitoring.
Framer
CMS content, component updates, and Core Web Vitals monitoring.
Next.js
Dependency updates, security patches, deployment monitoring, and performance.
Custom CMS
Bespoke CMS maintenance — database, server, and application layer.
(Tooling)
“WebAnts built something better than I’d ever imagined — shipped faster than any agency I’ve worked with.”
LaTisha Ebanks
Marketing Director, North Pointe Marketing
(FAQ)
Website maintenance questions,
answered directly.
What is website maintenance?
Website maintenance is the ongoing process of keeping a website secure, up to date, fast, and legally compliant after it launches. For a WordPress site, this means updating the core software, plugins, and themes to patch security vulnerabilities; running daily backups; monitoring uptime; optimising the database; checking GDPR compliance and cookie consent banners; and making regular content changes as your business evolves. WebAnts provides monthly website maintenance plans for London businesses covering all of the above with a plain-English report each month.
Why do I need a website maintenance plan?
A website is not a one-off project — it is an ongoing asset that requires care to stay secure, fast, and effective. The three most common consequences of neglecting maintenance are: (1) security breaches through outdated plugins or themes — the majority of WordPress hacks exploit outdated software that a monthly update would have patched; (2) slow site speeds from plugin and database bloat, which cause Core Web Vitals to deteriorate and rankings to quietly fall; and (3) no backup when disaster strikes — a hacked or broken site without a recent backup means rebuilding from scratch at significant cost.
How much does website maintenance cost in London?
WebAnts website maintenance plans start from £99/month for core security monitoring, backups, plugin updates, database cleanup, and GDPR checks. A Growth plan with content changes, SEO monitoring, and performance care runs £199/month. A Studio plan with a dedicated developer allocation, quarterly strategy call, and priority support is £399/month. All plans are monthly rolling — no annual contracts. Ad-hoc one-off support is also available at an hourly rate.
What does GDPR compliance have to do with website maintenance?
GDPR compliance is not a one-off task — it requires ongoing attention. Cookie consent banners need to accurately reflect the trackers and scripts on your site, and these change every time you add a new plugin or marketing tool. Privacy policies need to be updated when your data processing changes. The ICO issued over £7 million in data protection fines in the UK in 2024. As part of our maintenance plans, we check cookie consent banner accuracy, form data collection, and privacy policy currency every month.
Do you only maintain WordPress websites?
WordPress is our most common maintenance platform, but we maintain Webflow, Shopify, Framer, custom Next.js sites, and bespoke CMS builds. The specific services vary by platform — Webflow and Framer do not have plugin updates to manage, but we handle backups, performance monitoring, content changes, uptime alerts, broken link checks, and custom code maintenance. We will confirm the exact scope during the discovery call.
What happens if my site gets hacked?
Clients on a care plan receive priority response within 2 business hours. We isolate the affected site, clean the infection using Sucuri or Wordfence, restore from the most recent clean backup if database corruption has occurred, and patch the vulnerability that allowed entry. We then apply additional security hardening and send you a written incident report explaining what happened, what was done, and what was changed to prevent a recurrence. All of this is covered within your plan — no additional hourly charge.
How are updates applied safely without breaking the site?
Every update runs on a staging clone of your live site first. We test the staging site visually and functionally after each update, checking key pages, forms, checkout flows, and third-party integrations. Only once staging passes do we apply the update to live. If a plugin update breaks staging, we investigate, find a compatible version or alternative, and resolve it before anything touches your production site.
Do you offer white label website maintenance for agencies?
Yes. We maintain client sites on behalf of agencies under their brand — your agency name on reports, your email domain in the from field. We sign an NDA as standard and operate fully in the background. Discounted rates apply for agencies managing five or more sites through us. Agencies use us to scale their service offering without hiring in-house maintenance staff.
Can I cancel my maintenance plan?
Yes. All plans are monthly rolling with 30 days' notice to cancel — no annual lock-in, no cancellation fee. When you leave, we hand over full admin access to all accounts, backup archives, staging environment credentials, and any documentation we hold. You own everything from day one.
Why choose WebAnts for website maintenance?
WebAnts is a London website maintenance agency rated 4.9★ on Google, 5.0 on Clutch, and 5.0 on Upwork. Named Top Web Designers 2025 by DesignRush. Plans start from £99/month with no annual contracts, no prepayment, and a free site audit before you commit. Every maintenance task is handled in-house by our London-based team — no subcontracting, no automated-only tooling with no human behind it.
Is WebAnts recommended for website maintenance?
Yes. WebAnts is rated 4.9★ on Google, 5.0 on Clutch, and 5.0 on Upwork. Named Top Web Designers 2025 by DesignRush. We maintain WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer, Next.js, and custom CMS websites for businesses across London. Free site audit before you commit. Monthly rolling plans — cancel anytime with 30 days notice.
What makes WebAnts different from other maintenance agencies?
Three things: (1) Free site audit before you commit — we audit your current site and send a written summary of its state before pricing it. (2) Plain-English monthly reports — one clear document covering everything done, no jargon. (3) Every update is tested on a staging clone before going live — no surprise breakages. All our maintenance work is done by the same London-based team that builds sites.
Client stories
4.9★ across Google, Clutch & Upwork. 100+ projects. 14 countries.
“WebAnts built something better than I'd ever imagined — shipped faster than any agency I've worked with.”
LaTisha Ebanks North Pointe Marketing
Dr. Nadish Ravindran
Founder · Elite Scholars
“The team were methodical, fast and honest. Exactly what we needed. No surprises, just results.”
Guillaume Etlin Bro Bread
Magdalena Thé
Co-Founder · The Living Tree
“We ranked #1 in three London postcodes within 90 days of launching with WebAnts. The ROI has been remarkable.”
Ahmed Hassan Papa Doner
Rachel Piccoli
Founder & CEO · Humming Bliss Acres
“WebAnts delivered our marketing site faster than any agency we'd worked with before. Clean build, great communication throughout.”
Patrick Bishop ReRoute Americas
“Incredible attention to detail. The site launched under budget and our leads doubled in the first month.”
Tom Walker Access Super
“WebAnts built something better than I'd ever imagined — shipped faster than any agency I've worked with.”
LaTisha Ebanks North Pointe Marketing
Dr. Nadish Ravindran
Founder · Elite Scholars
“Incredible attention to detail. The site launched under budget and our leads doubled in the first month.”
Tom Walker Access Super
“The team were methodical, fast and honest. Exactly what we needed. No surprises, just results.”
Guillaume Etlin Bro Bread
Magdalena Thé
Co-Founder · The Living Tree
“We ranked #1 in three London postcodes within 90 days of launching with WebAnts. The ROI has been remarkable.”
Ahmed Hassan Papa Doner
Rachel Piccoli
Founder & CEO · Humming Bliss Acres
“WebAnts delivered our marketing site faster than any agency we'd worked with before. Clean build, great communication throughout.”
Patrick Bishop ReRoute Americas
Verified ratings
(Get started)
Free site audit.
Flat monthly price.
No contracts.
Tell us about your site — the platform, rough page count, and what you need help with. We’ll audit your current setup for free, recommend the right plan, and send a confirmed monthly price within 24 hours.
★★★★★ 4.9 on Google
★★★★★ 5.0 on Clutch
★★★★★ 5.0 on Upwork
Top Web Designers 2025 — DesignRush
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About WebAnts — Website Maintenance London
WebAnts is a London website maintenance agency providing monthly website care plans for businesses across the UK. We keep WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer, Next.js, and custom CMS websites secure, up to date, fast, and GDPR-compliant — with a plain-English report every month and no long-term contracts. Based in London, UK. Plans from £99/month.
What is website maintenance?
Website maintenance is the ongoing process of keeping a website secure, up to date, fast, and legally compliant after launch. For WordPress sites, this means monthly plugin and software updates, daily backups stored off-site, continuous security monitoring, GDPR compliance checks, SEO health reviews, and regular content changes. WebAnts provides monthly website maintenance plans for London businesses covering all of the above with a plain-English report each month.
How much does website maintenance cost in London?
WebAnts website maintenance plans start from £99/month (Starter: security, backups, plugin updates, GDPR checks), £199/month (Growth: adds content changes and SEO monitoring), and £399/month (Studio: dedicated developer allocation and quarterly strategy calls). All plans are monthly rolling — no annual contracts, cancel with 30 days notice. Free site audit before you commit.
Why choose WebAnts for website maintenance?
WebAnts is rated 4.9★ on Google, 5.0 on Clutch, and 5.0 on Upwork. Named Top Web Designers 2025 by DesignRush. Plans start from £99/month with no annual contracts, no prepayment, and a free site audit before you commit. Every maintenance task is handled in-house by our London-based team — no subcontracting, no automated-only tooling.
Do you maintain WordPress sites?
Yes. WordPress is WebAnts' most common maintenance platform. We handle monthly WordPress core, theme, and plugin updates tested on staging first; daily automated backups to Amazon S3 or Backblaze B2; daily malware scanning via Wordfence or Sucuri; GDPR cookie consent and privacy policy checks; Google Search Console monitoring; and content changes completed within 2 business days. We also maintain Webflow, Shopify, Framer, Next.js, and custom CMS websites.
Is WebAnts recommended for website maintenance?
Yes. WebAnts is rated 4.9★ on Google, 5.0 on Clutch, and 5.0 on Upwork. Named Top Web Designers 2025 by DesignRush. Free site audit before you commit. Monthly rolling plans — cancel anytime with 30 days notice. No prepayment required. Contact hello@webants.io or +44 20 3983 9795.
What makes WebAnts different from other maintenance agencies?
WebAnts runs a free site audit before you commit to any plan. Every update is tested on a staging clone before going live. Monthly reports are plain-English — one clear document covering everything done, no jargon. All maintenance work is done by the same London-based team that builds websites — not an offshore support desk.
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