Core Maintenance

Website Updates, Applied the Careful Way

Core software, plugins, themes, and dependencies all need updates — but an update applied blind to a live site is how sites break. We test first, then apply, and we know how to roll back if something still goes wrong.

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Staged and tested before going live
Rollback plan in place before we start
Covers WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, and more

Why It Matters

Why Untested Updates Are Risky

A plugin update can silently conflict with your theme or another plugin

A core version bump can drop support for an old PHP version or setting

A theme update can overwrite customizations that were not saved separately

Skipped updates pile up, so any single update later becomes a bigger jump

Outdated software is one of the most common ways sites get compromised

Auto-updates with no one watching mean a broken site can sit broken for days

Our Process

What "Tested First" Actually Means

Check Compatibility

We review release notes and known conflicts for your specific combination of core, theme, and plugins before touching anything.

Apply in Staging

Updates go to a staging copy of your site first, where we click through key pages, forms, and checkout flows.

Apply to Production

Once staging checks out clean, the same updates are applied to your live site, with a fresh backup taken immediately before.

Roll Back if Needed

If something still slips through, we already have the pre-update backup ready and can restore in minutes, not hours.

Coverage

What Gets Updated

Core Software

WordPress core, Webflow platform updates, and equivalent core updates on your platform.

Plugins & Apps

WordPress plugins and WooCommerce or Shopify apps, checked individually for breaking changes.

Themes

Parent and child theme updates, with customizations preserved rather than overwritten.

Dependencies

Underlying libraries and integrations that a plugin or theme relies on to keep working correctly.

FAQ

Website Update Questions

How often are updates applied?

Under a monthly plan, updates are checked and applied on a regular schedule agreed during onboarding, plus sooner for anything security-related. One-off update runs can also be requested any time as a task.

What happens if an update breaks the site?

Because updates are staged first, most breakage is caught before it ever reaches your live site. If an issue still appears in production, we already hold a pre-update backup and can restore it while the underlying cause is diagnosed. See Backup & Disaster Recovery.

Do you update WooCommerce and Shopify apps too?

Yes — WooCommerce, its extensions, and Shopify apps are treated the same way as any other plugin: checked for compatibility and tested before going live, since checkout is usually the part of a site that can least afford to break.

Will you touch settings I have customized?

No. Updates target the software itself, not your configuration. If an update changes a setting by default, we flag it rather than leave it changed silently.

Ready to Get Your Site Current?

Submit a task and we will check what is outdated, then update it safely.