Website and web app maintenance plans from a senior developer
Updates, security patches, monitoring, backups and small improvements on a monthly plan, from a developer who knows your code.
Starting price
From €400/month
The final price depends on scope. You get a fixed quote or a day-rate estimate before any work starts.
Who this is for
Most websites and web apps do not break all at once. A plugin stops getting updates, a payment library changes its API, a server runs out of disk space, and one day the checkout or the contact form stops working. Regular maintenance prevents that.
I maintain live products for businesses that need a senior developer who knows their code, without hiring one full time:
- Founders whose original developer or agency has moved on
- Publishers and marketing teams running WordPress sites
- SaaS and booking products on Nuxt, Laravel, React or Next.js that need regular updates and small features
- Agencies that want a reliable white-label developer for their clients' sites
What a month of maintenance looks like
Each month I update frameworks, packages and plugins on a staging copy first, test the critical flows and then release. Backups run automatically, and I test a restore so you know they work. Uptime and error monitoring send alerts straight to me. The remaining hours go to bug fixes and the small improvements that sit at the bottom of every backlog.
At the end of the month you get a short report: what was updated, what was fixed and what I recommend next. If an update reveals a bigger problem, such as a framework version that has reached end of life, I tell you early and we plan it together, often as a legacy migration.
I work on working days from 8:00 to 22:00 CET and reply within one working day. I do not offer 24/7 support, and I would rather say that up front than promise it.
Proof
I built and still maintain the WordPress sites of three Maltese magazines, VAMP Magazine, Served and The Malta Artpaper, and their footers say "Powered by Liviu.dev". Since 2024 I have also kept CautElectrician.ro, a directory of electricians across Romania, updated and growing, and I maintain WithMaslow.com, which I took over from its previous developers. More in my portfolio.
What affects the price
Plans start from €400 a month; you get a fixed monthly quote after a short scoping call. The price depends on the size of the app, how many environments and integrations it has, how often its dependencies need updating and how many development hours you want each month. For WordPress sites, I also offer WordPress development when you need more than upkeep, and technical SEO and performance work fits well alongside a plan.
Tell me what you run, where it is hosted and what has been going wrong. Get a quote for a maintenance plan and I will reply within one working day.
How we work
- 1
Onboarding review
I review the code, hosting, access and backups, document how the site is deployed and fix anything urgent before the plan starts.
- 2
Plan and hours
We agree what the plan covers, how many hours a month you need and how you report issues to me.
- 3
Monthly routine
Updates, backups, monitoring and fixes run on a regular schedule, and you get a short report at the end of each month.
- 4
Regular review
Every few months we look at where the time went, adjust the plan and schedule any bigger work, such as a version upgrade.
Related work
Vamp
VAMP Magazine, a Maltese lifestyle magazine covering fashion, art, design and food, with print subscriptions.
Served
Served, Malta's recipe magazine, with recipes, eating-out guides and print copies.
Artpaper Press
The Malta Artpaper, a quarterly print magazine about Maltese and international visual art, with news, events and interviews.
LakeBooking
Booking platform for fishing lakes across Romania, with a lake directory, live availability, online bookings and a dashboard for lake owners. Lead developer.
Frequently asked questions
How much does website maintenance cost per month?
Plans start from €400/month, which covers updates, backups, monitoring and a small block of hours for fixes. Larger apps or plans with more development time cost more, and you get a fixed monthly price after I review the site. Work outside the plan is billed at €60/hour.
Can you maintain a website or app that another developer built?
Yes. Before taking it on I review the code, hosting and access, fix anything urgent and write down how the site is deployed. A handover call with the previous developer helps if they are still reachable, but it is not required.
Do you offer 24/7 support?
No. I work on working days from 8:00 to 22:00 CET and reply within one working day. Monitoring alerts come straight to me, so I can act on an outage without waiting for someone to report it.
Which platforms do you maintain?
Nuxt and Vue apps, Laravel and PHP back ends, WordPress sites and WooCommerce stores, and React or Next.js front ends, including the Supabase or PostgreSQL databases and Stripe integrations behind them.
What is included in a WordPress maintenance plan?
Core, theme and plugin updates tested on staging, backups, uptime and security monitoring, removal of plugins you no longer need, and small content or layout fixes. I built and still maintain the WordPress sites of Maltese magazines such as VAMP Magazine, Served and The Malta Artpaper.
Can a maintenance plan include new features?
Yes. Small improvements fit inside the monthly hours. Bigger features are quoted separately, at a fixed price or €480/day, so the monthly cost stays predictable.
Related services
Legacy migrations
Vue 2 to 3, Nuxt 2 to 4, Laravel and PHP upgrades, or WordPress to Nuxt, without freezing your roadmap.
Technical SEO & performance
Core Web Vitals, structured data and AI-search visibility, so Google and AI assistants understand and recommend your site.
WordPress development
Custom WordPress themes and plugins, WooCommerce and headless WordPress for publishers and businesses.
Let's talk about your project
Send me a few lines about what you need. I reply within one working day with questions or a first estimate.
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