Quick answer
Website maintenance keeps a site updated, backed up, secure and accurate after launch: software updates, tested backups, security monitoring, SSL and hosting, content changes and form checks. Media Express (Website Design Chicago) offers maintenance as a monthly plan or one-time fixes, including for sites it did not build.
Why maintenance matters
Websites change after launch: software updates, new services, new photos, expired certificates, broken forms. A site that is not maintained slowly becomes slower, less secure and less accurate. If it stores customer details, a security mistake can affect far more than the page itself.
What support can include
- WordPress core, theme and plugin updates.
- Tested backups and restore planning.
- Security monitoring and access control.
- Hosting and SSL certificate management.
- Content updates: text, photos, new pages.
- Form and email delivery checks.
- Speed and search health checks.
We agree on exactly what is included before you commit.
Sites we did not build
We also take over websites built by others. We start with a review of the code, plugins, hosting and access, then recommend what to fix first.
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Questions and answers
Do you maintain websites you did not build?
Yes. We start with a review of the site, plugins, hosting and access, then agree on a plan.
Is maintenance a monthly plan?
It can be. Monthly plans cover agreed services such as updates, backups and content changes. One-time fixes are also possible.
What happens if my site goes down?
We restore service from tested backups and investigate the cause. Response terms are agreed as part of your plan.
Go back to the Media Express Chicago homepage for services and pricing.
More services
- All website services
- Small business websites
- E-commerce websites
- Slow website? We fix it
- Same-day websites
- Polish-American & bilingual websites
- AI search (AEO / GEO)
- Landing page design
- Website accessibility (ADA / WCAG)
- White-label web design
- Web development Chicago
- Affordable web design
Popular pages
Our own audience
We don’t buy traffic. We create it.
Most agencies build a website and leave you to find visitors. Media Express owns the audience. Polish Network is the largest Polish-American network of owned media in the USA: 120+ of our own websites and portals, social media channels and news portals.
We also run the world’s largest aggregator of Polish radio stations, with 300+ stations from Poland, the United States and the diaspora in one place. We are building the American edition now, and next an edition for every country.
And we run your business on Szef.AI, our own AI operating system and CRM that works with everything, everywhere. New and better AI models appear every day, and Szef.AI is already connected to them. It is a solution nobody can match.
More than 8 million Americans report Polish ancestry (U.S. Census Bureau). Through our network, millions of people can become your customers. A typical web design agency cannot offer you this.
Ready to talk about your website?
31+ years of continuous web work, same-day website design that grows from a business card site to a portal for millions of views, a media network of our own, Szef.AI, our AI operating system connected to every new model, and direct access to the people who build your site. Tell us what you have in mind; you will get a clear recommendation, scope and price before any work begins.