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Updates nobody dares run
Fear of breaking the site means updates get skipped, and vulnerabilities pile up.
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Updates tested on staging first, then applied safely, so security never costs you uptime.
Outdated software is one of the most common ways websites get hacked, but careless updates are one of the most common ways they break. We keep your CMS, plugins, frameworks and dependencies current, testing every update on staging before it reaches your live site.
- Every update tested there first
- Staging
- Every update tested there first
- Health checks
- Daily
- Health checks
- Update log in your report
- Monthly
- Update log in your report
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CMS updatesPlugin updatesFramework upgradesDependency patchingStaging testsVulnerability alertsRollback plansUpdate logCMS updatesPlugin updatesFramework upgradesDependency patchingStaging testsVulnerability alertsRollback plansUpdate log
Sound familiar?
The problems we hear most often before someone asks us about updates & security patching.
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One click took the site down
Updating straight on the live site, without testing, broke layouts or checkout.
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No record of what changed
When something breaks, nobody knows which update caused it.
What's included
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Scheduled updates
Core, plugins, themes and dependencies updated on a regular schedule.
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Staging first
Every update tested on a copy of your site before it goes live.
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Visual and functional checks
Key pages, forms and checkout checked after updates.
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Urgent security patches
Critical vulnerabilities patched quickly, outside the normal schedule.
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Rollback plan
Backups taken before updates, so we can roll back in minutes if needed.
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Update log
A record of every update applied, included in your monthly report.
How we do it
You follow every step live in Mission Control, your project dashboard: tasks, files, approvals and a launch forecast.
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Inventory
Everything your site depends on, and how current it is.
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Catch up
Outdated software brought up to date safely.
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Maintain
Regular updates tested on staging, then applied.
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Report
Monthly log of updates and security status.
Staging
Every update tested there first
Daily
Health checks
Monthly
Update log in your report
Built for
Who this is for.
WordPress and WooCommerce sites
Next.js and custom-built sites
Businesses without a developer
Sites that haven't been updated in months
Tools we useVercelCloudflareSentryUptimeRobotWP Rocket
Helpful extras
Try it yourself, or see what's built in.
Questions
Updates & security patching, answered.
Something else on your mind? Ask the Zelvorm Concierge in the corner, or talk to the team.
Security updates as soon as practical, and other updates at least monthly. Our article on how often to update your website covers the wider routine.
More in Maintenance & Support
The rest of the toolkit.
- 01Uptime & performance monitoringRound-the-clock uptime, speed and error monitoring, with alerts that reach someone who can fix it.
- 02Backups & disaster recoveryDaily off-site backups, tested restores and a written plan for when things go wrong.
- 03Support tickets with SLAsA simple way to ask for help, guaranteed response times and every request visible in your dashboard.
- 04Monthly improvement hoursA monthly block of design and development time, spent on the changes that matter most.
- 05Hosting managementThe right hosting for your site, set up, secured, monitored and managed by our team.
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