For WordPress sites that need looking after
A website thatkeeps working.
Reliable site maintenance starting from R900/month (excl. VAT). Includes core updates, offsite backups, security monitoring, and speed checks. Monitored daily by 86Tools and verified by human review. Month-to-month with a calendar month's cancellation notice.
WordPress care
Weekly updates, daily checks, one report a month.
Updates, offsite backups, security monitoring and speed checks, with 86Tools watching daily in between. This is what your monthly report looks like.
- Full backup taken before updates
- WordPress core and plugins updated
- Daily offsite backups ran
- Security scan: nothing found
- Speed check: no slowdowns
From R900
Per month, excl. VAT. A calendar month's notice.
1 to 2 working days
Same working day on Pro.
Weekly to daily
Offsite, and a full one before every update.
Monthly
In plain English: what we did, what's next.
+ What goes wrong
What lands on our desk every week.
What we see from businesses arriving on a plan for the first time.
Malware and hacks
Attackers exploit new vulnerabilities within hours, and outdated plugins are the most common way in.
White screen of death
One clashing plugin update and the whole site goes blank.
Crawling load times
A slow site frustrates visitors and hurts search performance.
Years of work, gone
No usable backup can mean no way back.
+ How it starts
Four steps. Zero surprises.
Health check and chat
Send us your URL. With your permission we install 86Tools and check your site from the inside, then tell you what we find, including if we're not the right fit. Report usually within one working day.
Get a free health check →Plan and quote
A clear scope, timeline and price, before anything starts. We recommend the plan that fits how often your site changes.
See the plans →Fix what matters
Anything urgent from the health check gets fixed first, then your site moves onto the right plan.
Look after and report
Monthly maintenance and a plain-English report, so you always know what we did and what's next. 86Tools checks the site every day in between.
+ Plans
Three plans. Pick based on how often your site updates.
Starting rates exclude VAT with flexible month-to-month terms. Includes 86Tools and a direct point of contact. Essential covers core maintenance; Growth and Pro add a monthly allowance for site work.
Essential
From, per monthFor sites that don't change often but still need to stay protected and online.
- Core updates: WordPress, plugins, themes
- Weekly offsite backup, files and database
- Security monitoring, malware scanning and firewall
- Login hardening: two-factor, login CAPTCHA, lockouts, XML-RPC logins blocked
- Browser caching and image optimisation
- Broken link scan
- Monthly plain-English report
- We reply within two working days
Growth
From, per monthFor active business sites that change regularly and need faster support.
- Everything in Essential
- 1 hour of web work a month, valued at R850: content, images, pages, forms
- Daily offsite backup
- Weekly speed and performance checks
- PHP checks: outdated version, and errors after every round of updates
- Bug fixes, within your hours
- Spam removal
- We reply within one working day
Pro
From, per monthFor shops, busy sites, and anyone who needs a faster reply.
- Everything in Growth
- 2 hours of web work a month instead of 1, valued at R1,700
- Priority response, same working day
- Shop admin: product, category, pricing and order changes
Pricing: final monthly fees depend on your site's size, features, and needs, confirmed after a free health check before any work begins. Updates and backups: routine updates run weekly (critical security patches immediately). Backups are taken before every round, tested on a staging site where possible, and restores are always free. Growth and Pro hours: cover content updates and bug fixes based on severity. Unused hours do not roll over; extra work is quoted beforehand. Security and recovery: standard monitoring is included on all plans. Malware removal and hacked-site recovery are quoted separately. Support and platforms: weekday responses in South African time, plus a direct emergency WhatsApp number. Plans cover WordPress and 86Tools; Shopify, Webflow, multi-brand sites, and custom builds are quoted separately. Get started: tell us about your site on WhatsApp and we'll recommend the right plan.
In your plan, or quoted.
Content and website changes are included on Growth and Pro, within your monthly web-work allowance. Essential covers maintenance only. Anything beyond the allowance is quoted before we start.
+ 86Tools
Our own monitoring plugin, on every care site.
Built from years of fixing other people's sites. External scans only show half the story. 86Tools checks your site from the inside every day, sending vital data to our dashboard for personal review by our team.
Explore 86Tools →+ Need more than care?
One small team for the whole job.
We also build, market, and design, and handle all the system integrations behind the scenes.
When you're ready.
Start with your website address. We ask for access only if you want the inside check. We'll explain any access before installing 86Tools, and if you don't go ahead, we remove it. New enquiries get a reply the same or next working day. Call +27 64 651 0524, mail hello@86dsgn.com, or WhatsApp us.
+ Good to know
Questions we get asked. Short answers.
What's included in WordPress maintenance?
Core and plugin updates, offsite backups, security monitoring, speed optimisation, and support for small changes, depending on your plan. You get a plain-English report every month.
Can you fix a site another agency built or abandoned?
Yes. We run a free health check first, quote any fix-up work needed, then move the site onto the right plan.
Do you work with insurers and financial-services businesses?
Yes. Joint Standard 2 of 2024 sets cybersecurity requirements for insurers and certain other financial institutions. Most advice-only insurance brokers are not directly covered, so ask your compliance adviser if you're unsure. This is website maintenance, not a compliance certification or a replacement for a wider cybersecurity programme.
Do you look after Shopify stores?
Yes. These plans are built around WordPress and 86Tools, so Shopify and Webflow care, fixes and updates are quoted around the platform.
Is there a minimum term?
No. Care is month to month and you can cancel any time with a calendar month's notice. You stay because it works, not because you're locked in.