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Drupal maintenance and support services.

Security updates, patches, backups, and emergency repairs — ongoing Drupal maintenance from $60 per month, or one-off help when something has stopped working.


What's covered

A Drupal site you don't have to think about.

Drupal is solid, but not maintenance-free: core and modules receive security patches, and a site without them gradually becomes a publicly documented target. I take that job off your hands on a steady monthly cycle.

  • Drupal updates: core, modules, and theme
  • Security patches applied after Drupal Security Team advisories are published
  • Automated backups with fast restore
  • Uptime monitoring and a response when the site stops answering
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Drupal updates and maintenance in practice

Four things I do on a regular basis.

Drupal updates

A monthly review of available core and module releases. On the higher plans, every update is checked on a copy of the site first and only then goes to production.

Drupal security patches

Security updates take priority over everything else. This also covers a review of accounts and permissions, configuration, and modules that have lost support and need a replacement.

Backups

Automated database and file backups, stored away from the site's server. A backup nobody has tried to restore means little — so restores are tested periodically.

Small tasks and support

A form fix, a new content type, a menu change. On plans with a pool of hours, requests like these are part of the subscription, with no separate quote each time.


Drupal maintenance cost

Three plans, one fixed monthly fee.

Basic

from $60per month

  • Security updates
  • Automated backups
  • Uptime monitoring
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Extended

from $260per month

  • Everything in Standard
  • A larger pool of development hours
  • Priority handling
  • Monthly report
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Indicative prices — they depend on the size of the site, the number of modules, and the state the site is in when I take it over. What goes into that figure is covered in how much Drupal maintenance costs.


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Drupal site repair

Something broke? Let's start with a diagnosis.

A white screen after an update, a database error, content replaced after a hack, or a site nobody has updated in years. Repairs don't require a subscription — it's a one-off job billed hourly, and you get a quote after the initial diagnosis, before any work starts.

  • Getting the site back up after an outage or a failed update
  • Cleaning up after a hack and closing the hole that allowed it
  • Catching up on overdue core and module updates
  • Taking over a site from a previous developer

How we start

From a review to a steady rhythm.

01

Site review

I check core and module versions, overdue updates, backups, and access.

02

Scope and quote

You get a list of what needs attention right away, plus a plan proposal.

03

Clean-up

I clear the backlog and set up backups and monitoring.

04

Ongoing care

Monthly updates and a fast response when something goes wrong.


Frequently asked questions.

How much does Drupal maintenance cost? Ongoing maintenance starts at $60 per month for security updates, backups, and monitoring. Plans that add staging tests and a pool of hours for small tasks start at $130 and $260 per month.

Will you take over a Drupal site someone else built? Yes. I start with a review of the site: core and module versions, overdue updates, backups, and access. Only then do I propose a maintenance scope.

My Drupal site is down — do I need a monthly plan to get it fixed? No. Fixing an outage, cleaning up after a hack, or catching up on overdue updates is also available as a one-off job, billed hourly after an initial diagnosis and quote.

I have an old Drupal version — update or migration? Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11 can be upgraded to a newer version within the same line. Drupal 7 needs a migration, meaning the site is rebuilt and the content moved over — that is a separate service, described on the Drupal migration page.

See also.

Not sure what state your site is in?

Let's start with a review — free consultation.