Website maintenance covers a broad range of activities, including CMS core and plugin updates, security patching, malware scanning, performance optimization, content updates, broken link resolution, uptime monitoring, database maintenance, backup management, and technical support for bugs and errors.
At a minimum, monthly maintenance is required on a website. Websites should receive security updates within 24 to 48 hours of a patch being released, a full CMS and plugin review every 30 days, and a performance and technical audit every quarter. Content updates, broken link checks, and uptime monitoring should happen continuously.
Simpalm’s primary offering is ongoing, long term-based website support and maintenance, not one-time fixes. We do offer one-off project-based support for specific issues or audits, but the most value is delivered through a continuous maintenance relationship where our team understands your website deeply and can act quickly when anything needs attention.
Yes, absolutely. We take on websites built by any agency or development team, on any platform. Our onboarding process includes a thorough technical audit so we fully understand the codebase, hosting environment, and any existing issues before we begin providing maintenance and support.
For routine updates, you may not experience downtime. Simpalm applies updates in a staging environment first, validates them fully, and deploys to production during low-traffic windows. For more significant changes, such as major CMS version upgrades or server migrations, we plan maintenance windows with advance notice and minimise any live downtime to the shortest possible duration.
Our security approach is multi-layered: we apply CMS and plugin security patches promptly, configure web application firewalls, run regular malware scans, monitor server logs for suspicious activity, implement two-factor authentication on admin accounts, and maintain off-site backups so that recovery is fast and complete in the event of a successful attack.
Yes. Simpalm offers full website hosting and maintenance services covering server management, uptime monitoring, DNS management, SSL certificate renewal, and performance optimization at the infrastructure level. We can manage your existing hosting account or recommend and provision a more appropriate hosting environment if required.
Yes. Performance improvement is a core component of our website maintenance service. We begin with a full performance audit, identify the specific factors degrading load time (image sizes, render-blocking scripts, server response time, caching configuration, third-party scripts), and implement targeted optimizations.
Yes, e-commerce website maintenance is one of our core specializations. We maintain Shopify, WooCommerce, and Magento stores with particular attention to checkout flow reliability, payment gateway health, inventory management functionality, and platform security, all areas where an unresolved issue has direct, measurable revenue consequences.
Critical issues, such as a site being down, a security breach, or a failed checkout flow, are triaged within one hour and worked on continuously until resolved. Standard bugs and support requests are acknowledged within one business day. Exact SLA commitments are defined in your maintenance plan and vary by plan tier.
Yes. All Simpalm maintenance plans include an allocation for enhancements in addition to standard support and maintenance tasks. Content updates, UI improvements, new page builds, and feature additions all fall within our web design and maintenance scope. Larger development projects beyond your monthly allocation are scoped and quoted transparently.
The right plan depends on your website’s platform, traffic level, update frequency, and the business consequences of downtime or degradation. We recommend starting with a free website audit. We will assess your site’s current health, identify the highest-priority needs, and recommend the most appropriate plan. There is no obligation, and the audit itself delivers immediate value.