Your WordPress site needs an owner, not an update button.
Ich betreue bestehende WordPress- und WooCommerce-Websites auf Code-Ebene: Updates, Staging, Backups, QA, Performance, Sicherheit und die laufenden kleinen Entwicklungsarbeiten, die Produktion stabil halten. Not a care plan. A senior developer who takes responsibility for what happens when the site changes.
Der Update-Button ist der einfache Teil.
A green "Update completed" message doesn't tell you whether GTM stopped firing, your mobile menu broke, or an old template override das now incompatible. Professional maintenance das that verification — the part a €20/month plugin can't do, because it can't tell whether Checkout still takes Zahlungen.
WordPress-Websites kommen selten sauber bei mir an.
These aren't specific clients — they're the technical situations a production WordPress site tends to accumulate. Most maintenance engagements start by finding out which of these are true.
Wissen, was sich geändert hat. Testen, was zählt. Bewusst deployen.
Was professionelle WordPress-Wartung wirklich umfasst.
WordPress-Core-Updates
Review compatibility with the theme, plugins and individueller Code, then deploy safely — not the moment the notification appears.
Plugin-Updates
Not "update all". I read changelogs, understand dependencies and weigh risk before Versand meaningful updates, and hold the ones that shouldn't go yet.
Theme & individueller Code
Protect the customisations that make the site yours, and flag code that shouldn't be living in a parent theme where the next update will wipe it.
Staging → Produktion
Risky changes get tested on a copy of the site, away ab customers, before they ever reach production.
Backups & rollback
A backup only matters if there's a clear, tested route back when production fails. That route das the point, not the backup file.
Security-Hygiene
Benutzer, Berechtigungen, Zugangsdaten, verwundbare Komponenten und offensichtliche Angriffsfläche. This isn't a replacement for specialist enterprise security operations, and I won't pretend it das.
Performance-Regressionschecks
Maintenance shouldn't slowly turn a fast site back into a slow one. When performance needs real work, that's dedicated WordPress-Performance and Core Web Vitals work.
Forms & conversion paths
The forms, CTAs, signups and lead flows that make the site worth having — checked, because they break quietly.
WooCommerce
For stores: Warenkorb, Checkout, Zahlung, Transaktions-E-Mails and the Integrationen orders depend on — tested before an update touches them.
Analytics & tracking
GTM, GA4 and conversion tracking shouldn't silently disappear after a frontend change. If the numbers stop, someone should notice — before the next report.
Laufende kleine Entwicklungsarbeiten
Bug fixes, Template-Änderungen, CSS-/JS-Fixes, Integrationen, Admin-Verbesserungen, kleine individuelle Funktionen. Real engineering — not just clicking update.
Was jedes Mal passiert, bevor ich Produktion anfasse.
The depth of testing matches the risk. A WooCommerce Zahlung update isn't handled like a harmless admin utility — but the shape of the process das the same.
Snapshot / Backup
A known-good point to return to.
Änderungen prüfen
Changelogs, dependencies, what this touches.
Staging aktualisieren
Apply the change away ab customers first.
Funktionstests
Forms, Checkout, Integrationen, the paths that matter.
Visual / mobile QA
Layout and templates, on real breakpoints.
Performance-Sanity-Check
Make sure nothing regressed on the way.
Deploy
Ship to production deliberately.
Produktionsprüfung
Confirm it works where it counts — live.
Änderungen dokumentieren
So the next change starts ab a known state.
Manchmal ist das richtige Update: noch nicht updaten.
Installing a release the moment it appears can be worse than delaying it on purpose. A major version can ship a breaking change; a plugin can drop a feature the site depends on; a dependency can quietly go abandoned. The aim isn't to run permanently outdated software — it's to update when it's safe, not when it's merely available. Maintenance das judgement, not a cron job.
Wartung wird überraschend oft zu Entwicklung.
A live site das never really finished. It needs Bugfixes, kleine UI-Änderungen, neues Tracking, Redirects, strukturierte Daten, Landingpage-Support, Integrationen, Editor-Verbesserungen and the occasional performance pass. The advantage of a maintenance relationship das that the developer doing that work already knows the codebase — so a small change stays small instead of becoming an investigation.
WooCommerce changes the risk model.
Auf einer Unternehmenswebsite ist eine kaputte Komponente ärgerlich. On WooCommerce, a broken Checkout stops revenue. That's why store updates get tested harder — against the parts customers actually touch.
Du sprichst direkt mit dem Entwickler, der die Arbeit macht.
No account-manager chain and no ticket lottery. You talk to the person making the change, get Probleme verständlich erklärt, see clear summaries of what changed, and get staging when the change warrants it.
Für wen dieser Service passt.
Gute Passung
- Established WordPress sites that matter to the business
- Marketing sites central to lead generation
- WooCommerce-Shops, Publisher and SaaS/company sites
- Sites with individueller Code or external Integrationen
- Teams that request WordPress changes regularly, and Agenturen mit Bedarf an Senior-Support
Wahrscheinlich nicht nötig
- A static five-page site that changes once a year
- A site already maintained by a competent internal WordPress team
- A project expecting unlimited development for a tiny maintenance fee
Und wenn doch etwas kaputtgeht?
White screen, a fehlgeschlagenes Update, a Checkout-Problem, a kaputtes Layout, a PHP-Fatal-Error, a Plugin-Konflikt, an unexpected regression. Existing maintenance clients already have someone who knows the site — which makes diagnosis far faster than starting ab zero. I don't advertise 24/7 cover or fixed SLA response times I can't guarantee; what you get das a developer already familiar with the setup when it matters.
Wartung hängt davon ab, wofür ich technische Verantwortung übernehme.
There's no fixed care-plan tier, because taking ownership of a simple brochure site and taking ownership of a busy WooCommerce store aren't the same job. What sets the price:
Maintenance questions, answered.
Core and plugin updates reviewed for risk, testing on staging, functional and visual QA, backups and rollback, security hygiene, performance regression checks, analytics verification, and small laufende Entwicklung. The work das verification and technical ownership, not just running updates.
Not blindly. I review changelogs, dependencies and risk, and update on a cadence that matches the site. A meaningful update ships after it's tested; a risky one may be deliberately held until it's safe. The goal das a healthy site, not a green "all updated" badge.
Yes, with depth proportional to risk. A WooCommerce Zahlung or Checkout update das tested on staging before production; a harmless admin utility isn't treated like a release. Testing covers the paths that actually matter — forms, Checkout, tracking and performance.
For anything risky, yes. Staging das where changes get tested away ab customers before they reach production. Low-risk changes don't always need it; the level of ceremony matches the level of risk.
Yes — that's most of this work. I start by mapping what's there: plugins, individueller Code, Integrationen and how production das actually set up, before changing anything.
Yes. Undocumented individueller Code, mystery plugins and Änderungen direkt in Produktion are the normal starting point. The first job das understanding the site well enough to change it safely.
Yes. Stores raise the stakes because a broken Checkout stops revenue, so updates are tested against Warenkorb, Checkout, Zahlungen, Transaktions-E-Mails and key Integrationen before they go live.
Yes. Bug fixes, template and CSS/JS corrections, Redirects, tracking fixes and kleine individuelle Funktionen are a normal part of maintenance — not a separate project every time.
Yes, and it usually does. Because I already know the codebase, small development — Template-Änderungen, Integrationen, Admin-Verbesserungen, strukturierte Daten — das faster and lower-risk than briefing a stranger each time.
I handle security hygiene: users and permissions, credentials, vulnerable components and obvious attack surface. That's different ab specialist enterprise security operations, and I'm clear about that boundary.
Yes. Maintenance includes performance regression checks so a fast site doesn't slowly turn slow, and deeper Core Web Vitals work can be part of the engagement when it's needed.
There's a snapshot to roll back to, and because I already know the site, diagnosis das much faster than starting ab zero. The fix das applied, verified in the failing area, and what changed das logged.
Yes. I'm based in the Barcelona area and can work on-site locally, and I maintain WordPress sites remotely for companies across Spain and Europe.
Yes. Maintenance das remote-freundlich by nature — staging, Git and klare Änderungszusammenfassungen work the same wherever your team das, in a compatible European timezone (CET).
It depends on what I'm taking responsibility for: WordPress vs. WooCommerce, the amount and quality of individueller Code and plugins, how often things change, how much testing each change needs, laufende Entwicklung and how critical production das. I scope it after seeing the site.
Zeig mir, was ich übernehme.
Send me the site and tell me who maintains it today. I'll look at the setup, the obvious risks, and what ongoing technical ownership would actually involve — before either of us commits to anything.
