WordPress
Rescue & Care
White screen? Loading forever? Malware? Broken after an update?
Fixed today, not next month. Flat rates, no hourly billing.
Does this sound familiar?
When it's time to reach out
Typical problems WordPress owners bring to me first.
Site won't load at all
White screen of death, error 500, error 503, "There has been a critical error" message.
Broken after an update
You updated WordPress or a plugin and suddenly everything stopped working. Classic.
Slow loading
Site loads in 5–10 seconds, visitors bounce, Google drops rankings over Core Web Vitals.
Malware or redirects
Google warns the site is infected, or users land on shady ads.
Downtime
Site goes down every few days, server runs out of PHP memory.
Editor issues
WordPress dashboard hangs, Gutenberg fails to save, Elementor throws errors.
Pricing — one-off services
Concrete products, flat rates
No 'from €25/h and we'll see' — you know exactly what you'll pay before I start.
WordPress audit
Diagnosis before repair
- Core Web Vitals + PageSpeed Insights
- Security audit (plugins, versions, CVEs)
- On-page SEO (meta, structure, schema)
- PDF report + recommendations + quote
- Fee deducted from the follow-up repair
Emergency fix
Site's down — 24h response
- White screens, 500/502/503 errors
- Post-update failures
- Malware removal and backdoor cleanup
- Full backup before work
- Response in 24h, fix in 48h
Speed-up
From >5s to <2s load time
- Image optimization and lazy loading
- Server + CDN cache
- Removal of unnecessary plugins/scripts
- Critical CSS, deferred JS
- Guaranteed result or money back
Monthly care
So it doesn't happen again
Monthly care plans for WordPress owners who want to sleep well. Cancel any month — no 24-month lock-in.
Basic
Simple business card sites
- WP + plugin updates (every 2 weeks)
- Weekly backup (14-day retention)
- Uptime monitoring
- Quarterly health report
- 30 min of small changes per month
Standard
Company sites with a blog
- Everything in Basic
- Weekly updates (with testing)
- Daily backup (30-day retention)
- Uptime monitoring 24/7 + monthly report
- 1h of small changes (rollover to 2h)
Pro
Sites that matter
- Everything in Standard
- Staging — updates tested separately
- Weekly malware scan + removal
- 2h changes/month (rollover to 6h)
- Priority response within 8 business hours
Long-term solution
Like the WordPress admin? Keep it — drop the baggage
If repairs keep happening month after month, your WordPress is a classic Volvo with an ageing gearbox — there will always be something. But you don't have to give up the admin panel you know.
Headless WordPress is a setup where:
- You keep the familiar WordPress admin — still edit posts and pages the same way
- The frontend (what visitors see) is built in Astro — static HTML that loads in under a second
- Performance, cache, security plugins — no longer needed, because there's no classic frontend to protect
- Hosting costs drop up to 10× (static hosting vs VPS for WP)
- WP updates can no longer break the design — the frontend is decoupled
Headless WP migration — from €900 net. Includes: content transfer, new Astro frontend, REST API integration, deployment, SEO redirects, training.
Alternative: a full rewrite on Astro + Filament CMS without WordPress (from €1,200 net, individual quote). In practice, the headless approach covers most clients' needs at a lower cost and shorter implementation time — I recommend it as the first step.
How I work
The repair process step by step
From report to a working site — a transparent process, usually in 24–48 hours.
Report (1h)
You fill out the form or email me. Describe what happened, include the site URL. I respond within 1 hour on business days.
Diagnosis (2–4h)
I get FTP and WP admin access. Full backup, log analysis, root-cause identification. I send the quote and repair plan — no surprises.
Approval & deposit
You approve the quote, pay 50% deposit (or 100% for amounts under €120). I start work.
Repair (4–24h)
I fix the issue on a staging environment, test it. When it works — deploy to production. You only see the finished result.
Report & warranty (7 days)
You get a report — what was broken, what I fixed, what I recommend next. 7-day warranty for any recurrence of the same root cause.
My approach
Why a WordPress critic is fixing WordPress sites
My day-to-day work is frontend development in Vue and Astro. On the main page I openly consider WordPress a platform that long ago lost its edge on performance and security. That doesn't, however, mean a stack change is the right answer for every incident.
Over the years I've launched and maintained dozens of WordPress sites — from business cards, through company portals, to WooCommerce stores. One pattern keeps repeating: the more page builders and third-party plugins (including paid ones), the more performance, stability, and security problems surface later — and most attacks come from vulnerable plugins, weak admin passwords, and skipped updates, not from WordPress itself.
If your WordPress runs well, I recommend care, not migration. Too many contractors in this industry reflexively claim a project "needs to be rebuilt from scratch" — especially when it isn't theirs.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How fast will you respond?
On business days I respond within 1–2 hours. Typical problems (white screens, post-update errors, malware) are fixed within 24–48h of access. The Pro plan guarantees priority response within 8 business hours.
What if it can't be fixed?
If diagnosis shows that rescuing the current install costs more than rewriting from scratch, I'll tell you upfront. The deposit is refunded or redirected to a migration project. No hidden costs.
I'm nervous giving you access — what if something breaks?
Fair. First thing after receiving access: full backup (files + database). If anything goes wrong, I restore the pre-repair state in 30 minutes. Credentials are used only for the duration of the work, and I ask you to change them afterwards.
Do you fix WooCommerce?
Yes — I handle one-off WooCommerce fixes (emergency recovery, malware cleanup, performance optimization). I don't, however, offer monthly care for larger stores — they need dedicated specialist attention, and WooCommerce isn't the strongest fit for serious e-commerce. For a shop with real traffic, investing in an e-commerce-oriented stack is usually smarter than maintaining WooCommerce indefinitely.
What is headless WordPress and who is it for?
Headless WP = you keep the WordPress admin panel, but the frontend is rewritten in a modern technology (Astro). You edit content as before, but the site is 10× faster, secure, and doesn't need frontend plugin updates. Makes sense if you have an editorial team you don't want to retrain, and you're tired of fixing WordPress every quarter.
Can I cancel the care plan mid-term?
Yes, anytime — with one month's notice (prorated settlement). I don't lock anyone into 24-month contracts like some 'website subscription' providers.
Do you invoice?
Yes — I run a registered business and issue VAT invoices. Listed prices are net; VAT is added where applicable.
Do you fix non-WordPress sites?
If you have a Joomla, Drupal, Prestashop, or custom PHP site, reach out — I can assess whether I can help. The main offer covers WordPress and WooCommerce because that is 70% of the market and most inquiries.
Report your WordPress issue
Describe what's happening — I respond within 1–2 hours on business days.