Maintenance Audit

Before you can fix a WordPress site, you need to know what’s actually broken — or about to break. That’s what a maintenance audit is for.

A maintenance audit is a structured review of your WordPress site’s current state. It covers updates, backups, performance, security, and overall site health. It’s the starting point for any serious maintenance plan — and it usually turns up at least one problem the site owner didn’t know existed.

What a maintenance audit covers

• Which plugins, themes, and core version are running — and which are outdated or abandoned

• Whether backups are running, recent, and actually restorable

• Site speed and Core Web Vitals

• Security configuration and known vulnerabilities

• User accounts — old or unused admin access is a common weak point

• PHP version and server compatibility

What we typically find

Most sites we audit have at least one critical issue the owner didn’t know about. An outdated plugin with a known vulnerability. A backup that hasn’t run in months. A PHP version that’s past end-of-life. These aren’t edge cases — they’re the norm for sites without active maintenance.

An audit isn’t just a tick-box exercise. It’s a reality check that tells you exactly where your site stands and what needs to happen next.

Not sure where your site stands? We can run a full maintenance audit and give you a clear picture of what needs attention.

Want us to handle all WordPress maintenance for you? See our maintenance plans →