+8%
retail conversions for 0.1s faster mobile load
Performance regressions after launch erase the gains of a rebuild—care plans catch drift before marketing notices.
Source: Google / Deloitte via web.dev (opens in a new tab)Care Plan
Monthly care for live WordPress, headless Next.js, or React Native products—updates, vitals watch, and senior shipping hours.
Overview
Launches end. Platforms do not. A Care Plan keeps your WordPress site, headless Next.js frontend, or React Native app healthy—updates, monitoring, bugfixes, and a predictable block of senior engineering hours each month.
This is not a helpdesk ticket queue. You get the same fractional fullstack engineer who understands your CMS, GraphQL contract, and deploy path—so small work ships without re-onboarding a new vendor every quarter.
Why clients invest here: Security patches, Core Web Vitals drift, and editorial edge cases accumulate quietly. A Care Plan turns that into planned care: scheduled updates with smoke checks, performance and accessibility spot-checks on key routes, and capacity for low-risk product tweaks between larger projects.
Typical plans cover WordPress core/plugin updates, dependency bumps on Next.js apps, store-side React Native maintenance, incident triage within agreed hours, and a short monthly summary of what changed and what is next. Scope flexes to the stack you already run—classic WordPress, headless, mobile, or a mix. Billed as a monthly retainer with reserved hours.
Client advantages
What a care plan covers
After launch, most risk is quiet: unpatched plugins, drifting Core Web Vitals, and backlog that never gets a senior owner. A care plan keeps the stack healthy without staffing a full sustainment team.
Updates without the panic
Scheduled WordPress core, plugin, and dependency updates with smoke checks—so security patches are not a Friday fire drill.
Performance and accessibility watch
Periodic Core Web Vitals and a11y spot-checks on key routes, with fixes scoped into the plan instead of waiting for a redesign.
Small shipping capacity
Hours each month for bugfixes, content-model tweaks, and low-risk features—so product work does not stall between big projects.
Someone who already knows the stack
Same engineer who ships WordPress, headless Next.js, or React Native—not a rotating L1 ticket queue guessing at your GraphQL contract.
Industry context
Why ongoing care pays off
~41%
of websites run on WordPress
A large WordPress estate means continuous core/plugin updates are a permanent responsibility—not a one-time project.
Source: W3Techs (opens in a new tab)CWV
need ongoing measurement, not one audit
Field data in Search Console shifts as content and third-party scripts change—care plans include watching and fixing.
Source: web.dev (opens in a new tab)Published research on site speed and WordPress scale—not CodeFern client guarantees.
FAQ
Common questions
Straight answers about how this engagement usually works.
What does the Care Plan cover each month?
Scheduled updates and smoke checks, Core Web Vitals and accessibility spot-checks on key routes, plus senior hours for bugfixes and low-risk shipping—so the stack stays healthy after launch.
Is the Care Plan only for WordPress?
No. It covers live WordPress, headless Next.js, and React Native products—scoped to the stack you already ship.
How is this different from a hosting SLA?
Hosting keeps servers up. A Care Plan keeps the product maintained: patches, performance drift, and a senior engineer who already knows your GraphQL contract and release habits.
Can we adjust hours as needs change?
Yes. Plans are sized to sustainment needs and can expand for a focused shipping sprint or settle into lighter watch-and-patch coverage between larger projects.
Next step
Ready to put this to work for your team?
Tell us about your current stack and goals. We will map whether Care Plan is the right fit—and what a first engagement looks like.
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