Is My Website Outdated? Year, Plugins, Phone Layout
Is my website outdated if the footer says 2019, plugins sit old, or the phone layout breaks? Ongoing care and the fixes start from $99 a month.
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A footer that still says 2019 is a yes on one check and a maybe on the site. Old plugins and a page that falls apart on a phone are the other two. This is the site that loads and still looks stopped, not the site that refuses to open.
Short answer: If you are asking is my website outdated, check the copyright year, waiting plugin and theme updates, and the phone layout before you buy a rebuild. Text and hours are monthly change time. Updates and a break on my watch are included. A layout that was never built is a quoted redesign. Managed Website Hosting & Care starts at $99 a month, and you can cancel any time.
Is my website outdated?
Three checks answer is my website outdated: a copyright year that stopped, plugins or themes waiting on an update, and a layout that fails on a phone. A stale year on a working page is a text edit. A site never usable on a small screen is a different job.
Say you run a bakery. The footer still says 2019. The hours on the page are last year’s hours. A customer on a phone has to pinch and drag sideways to find Saturday.
The year and the hours are text. Text, photos, hours, a new post, or a section use the monthly change time first, then $125 an hour. I tell you before that hourly work goes over. Unused time does not roll over.
The sideways phone page might be something that used to fit and then broke. Fixing a break on my watch, or restoring a backup, is included on every plan. A layout that was never finished for a small screen is a redesign, quoted as a fixed price before any work starts. Core, plugin, and theme updates are part of the month, not that quote.
What can I look at before I change anything?
Open the homepage on a phone, read the copyright line, and on WordPress write down plugins and themes that show an update waiting. Do not click update, and do not point the domain at a new host, while you are still deciding which of the three checks failed.
The free outdated website check looks for old libraries, an old copyright year, and a page that fails on a phone. It does not log in, and it does not press an update.
Squarespace, Wix, and Shopify keep their own editors. You can still read the footer and open the page on a phone. You do not get a server login or a control panel to manage. You keep full ownership of the domain and the content, and you can ask for a complete copy of the site any time.
If the site is WordPress and you can log in, list plugins and themes with an update waiting. Leave the button alone if you do not trust a copy stored apart from the live site. An update that goes wrong can bring the site back blank. On Business, updates are tested on a staging copy before they go live. That work, plus small edits that have been waiting, is what WordPress maintenance is for.
Send a link or a screenshot to michael@michaelheredia.com. You pick a plan and check out in a couple of minutes. An email arrives within 1 business day to start onboarding.
Are old plugins a reason to replace the site?
No. Updates to core, plugins, and themes are included on every plan, and Business tests them on a staging copy before they go live. Replacing the site is a fixed quote, and only when the pages themselves need to be rebuilt. A waiting update is not that quote.
Every plan also includes hosting and SSL, daily backups stored separately from the site, uptime monitoring around the clock, and security hardening: locked-down logins, firewall rules, and safe defaults.
You can keep your current hosting. Same plans, same price. Your host keeps billing you for hosting. I look after the site on that account and keep a daily backup stored separately. Priority’s dedicated server applies only when I host.
Moving one standard site in is included when you would rather switch. I copy it, test it, then switch the domain at a quiet time. A large online store or a custom app gets a fixed quote first. Redesigns, new features, online stores, and integrations are quoted as a fixed price before any work starts. On Essentials and Business, an outage goes to the front of the line during business hours. Priority gets 24/7 response if the site goes down.
Which plan fits a site that is old but still the right one?
Essentials fits a simple site with a stale footer and short text edits, if you accept malware cleanup at $125 an hour. Business fits updates that should be tested on a staging copy first. Priority fits a site that also needs 24/7 response if it goes down.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $99 a month | Hosting, SSL, daily backups stored separately, core, plugin, and theme updates, monitoring around the clock, security hardening, 30 minutes of changes, a reply within 2 business days. Malware cleanup is $125 an hour. Fixes and backup restores are included. |
| Business (most popular) | $249 a month | Everything in Essentials, 1 hour of changes, updates tested on a staging copy before they go live, malware cleanup included. |
| Priority | $499 a month | Everything in Business, 3 hours of changes, a dedicated server when I host, 24/7 response if the site goes down. Malware cleanup included. |
The prices and the minutes are on the plans. You can cancel any time. The paid month still runs to its end.
When this isn’t the right fit
A monthly plan keeps the site you already have: updates, separate backups, monitoring, and a set amount of small changes. It is the wrong fit when the pages need a redesign before they are worth keeping, or when someone on staff already does this work.
If the phone layout was never built, or the pages still sell something you stopped offering years ago, start with web development. I quote a redesign as a fixed price before any work starts. A care plan can hold the site after that build exists. It does not replace the build.
If a developer on your staff already applies updates, keeps backups, and makes the small edits, you do not need a second person on the same jobs. A large online store or a custom app is not the included one-site move. That gets a fixed quote first.
If you cancel, the plan runs to the end of the paid month. Before it ends, you get a full copy of the site and help pointing the domain to a new host.
See the three plans on the plans page, or send the footer, the plugin list, or a phone screenshot through the hosting form. I reply by email.
FAQ
How do I know if my website is outdated? +
Read the copyright year, open the homepage on a phone, and, on WordPress, note plugins and themes waiting on an update. Do not click update until a backup exists apart from the live site. A stale line of text is a small change. A layout that was never usable on a phone is a redesign, quoted before work starts.
What does a care plan cost if the site is old but still the right one? +
Essentials is $99 a month, Business is $249 a month, and Priority is $499 a month. You can cancel any time. Every plan includes hosting, SSL, daily backups stored separately, updates, monitoring around the clock, and security hardening. Malware cleanup is $125 an hour on Essentials and included on Business and Priority.
Will old WordPress plugins be updated, or do I need a new site? +
Core, plugin, and theme updates are included on every plan. Business and Priority test updates on a staging copy before they go live. A redesign, a new feature, an online store, or an integration is a fixed price before any work starts. Small text and photo edits use the monthly time first, then $125 an hour.
Can I keep my current host while the site gets looked after? +
Yes. Same plans, same price. Your host keeps billing you for hosting. I look after the site on that account and keep a daily backup stored separately. Priority's dedicated server applies only when I host. You keep the domain and the content, and you can ask for a complete copy of the site any time.
