Weekly updates in staging
Core + plugin + theme updates tested in staging before going live.
South Africa
South Africa WordPress maintenance & care plans.
For most South Africa businesses, the cost of a maintenance plan pays for itself the first time it prevents an outage or a hack. We currently maintain 200+ WordPress sites across South Africa with a 100% uptime track record over the last 24 months.
162+ launches
4.9☆ Google
POPIA compliant
Why wordpress maintenance from Havealot
Six reasons South African brands choose us.
Daily off-site backups
Three copies in three locations. One-click restore.
Malware scans
Daily automated scans + manual quarterly audit.
Security hardening
WAF, brute-force protection, file integrity monitoring.
Performance tuning
Cache config, image optimisation, database cleanup — monthly.
Content edits
2-6 hours/month of edits done for you — you just email us what you need.
What you get
Everything included.
No upsells. No surprise invoices. Here's exactly what's in every wordpress maintenance engagement we run.
- Weekly WordPress core + plugin + theme updates
- Daily off-site backups (30-day retention)
- Daily malware scans + cleanup
- Security hardening + WAF
- Performance monitoring + tuning
- Uptime monitoring
- 2-6 hours/month content edits
- Monthly health report
- Priority support (WhatsApp + email)
- Annual full security audit
Transparent pricing
WordPress Maintenance pricing .
Honest, all-inclusive pricing. No retainer traps. No hidden plugin fees. Pick the tier that fits, or talk to us for a custom quote.
Starter
For new businesses launching online.
R1,500/ month
- Weekly WordPress core + plugin + theme updates
- Daily off-site backups (30-day retention)
- Daily malware scans + cleanup
- Security hardening + WAF
- Performance monitoring + tuning
- Uptime monitoring
- 2-6 hours/month content edits
Growth
For growing brands ready to scale.
R2,800/ month
- Weekly WordPress core + plugin + theme updates
- Daily off-site backups (30-day retention)
- Daily malware scans + cleanup
- Security hardening + WAF
- Performance monitoring + tuning
- Uptime monitoring
- 2-6 hours/month content edits
Business
For established businesses going pro.
R4,500/ month
- Weekly WordPress core + plugin + theme updates
- Daily off-site backups (30-day retention)
- Daily malware scans + cleanup
- Security hardening + WAF
- Performance monitoring + tuning
- Uptime monitoring
- 2-6 hours/month content edits
Premium
For ambitious enterprise builds.
R7,500/ month
- Weekly WordPress core + plugin + theme updates
- Daily off-site backups (30-day retention)
- Daily malware scans + cleanup
- Security hardening + WAF
- Performance monitoring + tuning
- Uptime monitoring
- 2-6 hours/month content edits
Need something custom for your business?
Frequently asked
WordPress Maintenance in South Africa — answers.
Common questions about pricing, timelines, what's included, and how we work with South African businesses.
What's included in the monthly content edits?
Anything that takes us less than 10 minutes per task: text updates, image swaps, new pages, blog posts, plugin tweaks. Larger projects quoted separately.
What if my South Africa site gets hacked while you maintain it?
We restore it from backup, clean the malware, and harden the install — at no extra cost. We've never failed to recover a site in 8 years.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes — month to month with 30 days notice. We earn your business every month.
Do you do same-day edits?
Yes — Pro and Premium plans include same-day turnaround on edits during business hours.
What if I need help outside business hours?
Premium plan includes 24/7 emergency support for site-down situations.
Where we deliver wordpress maintenance
Top cities for WordPress Maintenance.
Havealot serves clients across every South African province. These are the metros where wordpress maintenance demand is strongest — click any city for a dedicated landing page tailored to that market.
WordPress Maintenance in Johannesburg
GautengAfrica's largest economy and the commercial capital of the continent
From R1,500
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WordPress Maintenance in Sandton
Gautengthe financial heart of Africa, home to the JSE and most Big-Four professional firms
From R1,500
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WordPress Maintenance in Pretoria
GautengSouth Africa's administrative capital and home to over 130 foreign embassies
From R1,500
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WordPress Maintenance in Cape Town
Western CapeSouth Africa's most beautiful city and the country's fastest-growing tech hub
From R1,500
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WordPress Maintenance in Durban
KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa's busiest port and the warm-water coastal capital of KwaZulu-Natal
From R1,500
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WordPress Maintenance in Port Shepstone
KwaZulu-Natalthe commercial and administrative capital of the KZN South Coast
From R1,500
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WordPress Maintenance in Gqeberha
Eastern CapeSouth Africa's automotive manufacturing capital and the Eastern Cape's largest city
From R1,500
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WordPress Maintenance in Bloemfontein
Free StateSouth Africa's judicial capital and the agricultural heartland of the Free State
From R1,500
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WordPress Maintenance in Mbombela
Mpumalangacapital of Mpumalanga and the primary gateway to the Kruger National Park
From R1,500
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WordPress Maintenance in Polokwane
Limpopothe largest city in Limpopo and the gateway to South Africa's northern provinces
From R1,500
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WordPress Maintenance in Rustenburg
North Westthe platinum-mining capital of the world and gateway to Sun City and Pilanesberg
From R1,500
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WordPress Maintenance in Kimberley
Northern Capethe historic diamond-mining capital of South Africa and provincial capital of the Northern Cape
From R1,500
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Not seeing your city? We serve 59 cities across all 9 provinces — browse the full directory →
What clients say about our wordpress maintenance
Real results. Real clients.
A handful of recent client outcomes from wordpress maintenance engagements across South Africa.
“Plugin updates used to break our site monthly. Havealot tests every update in staging first. 14 months without an outage.”
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“Once a month they send me a health report and ask if I need any edits. Quietly competent. Best support relationship I've had.”
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“When our site got hit by malware, they had it cleaned, hardened, and back online in 4 hours. Zero data loss.”
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✓ 7-14 day delivery
✓ POPIA compliant
✓ 4.9☆ Google