Daily and Monthly Updates For Multiple WordPress Sites

We require someone to update WordPress core, theme and plugins daily and monthly.
This is mostly handled through MainWP for multiple sites.
If any problems occur during updates you will aim to troubleshoot and resolve.

You’ll have good hosting experience and WordPress development experience as will be required for troubleshooting.

In addition there are annual tasks and adhoc tasks.

Please read more for further information.

***** Who is this role suited to *****

- Someone that can work alone and remotely.
- At a desk/online during 4AM to 9AM GMT or 12PM to 5PM PHT
- Has other clients to supplement income.
- Has a stable freelance job / or small business owner with capacity for more work.
- Wants a longer term role (1 to 3 years)

***** Essential skills *****
- Soft skills
- Proactive attitude
- Good written and verbal english.

***** Technical skills *****

- WordPress/Theme/Plugin troubleshooting and diagnose
- MainWP
- Understanding error logs and debug logs
- Interpreting of GT Metrix, Lighthouse with troubleshooting in mind
- PHP code troubleshooting.
- HTML/CSS
- Ability to troubleshoot script errors
- Email (IMAP / SPF / DKIM)
- Domains / DNS records
- WHMCS
- 20i, Cpanel, Cloudways.
- Excellent knowledge of Elementor, Avada and other web builder tools.
- Uptime Robot
- Wordfence
- Updraft Plus
- WHMCS

***** Scope of work *****
(This list is not exhaustive)

-- Daily Tasks (Fixed Rate)

- Check a slack channel and email account for alerts + respond if needed
- Reconnect any disconnected sites in MainWP (Automated process)
- Bulk Update plugins in MainWP (Automated process)
- Bulk update Database update in Main WP (Automated process)
- Check a mailbox for any critical updates and apply

The daily checks are to be completed between 5AM and 7AM GMT. Monday to Friday.

Report/Comment on any issues found on the daily check and be available to respond/resolve them after 9AM GMT if needed.

This takes around 15 to 30 minutes per day 5 days a week. 10 hours per month

-- Monthly Tasks (Fixed Rate)

- Bulk Update WordPress Cores (From MainWP)
- Bulk update of Themes (From MainWP)
- Manual update of premium themes and plugins (Login to site manually)
- Check for last database backup date
- Check core plugins are installed (Automated process)
- Check for abandoned Themes and Plugins (Automated process)

There are 100 hundred sites to update the themes and dependent plugins.
This usually takes about 5 or 6 minutes per site to backup, run the theme updater and update any dependent plugins, purge the cache and quick check of the site.

This takes our current assistant between 8 to 10 hours a month.

To be carried out between 11PM and 6AM GMT on any day of the week.

-- Annual tasks (Adhoc Rate)

There's currently one task to check around 350 sites to ensure they work on the latest php version.

This takes around 1 week.

-- Adhoc tasks (Adhoc Rate)

This is usually admin related tasks and varies through the year.

Adding new sites to our system which takes about 10 minutes per site and there's usually 2 to 4 sites a month to add.

***** Availability *****

Daily Tasks - 5AM and 7AM GMT. Monday to Friday. (+ some availability after 9AM GMT)

Monthly Tasks - 11PM and 6AM GMT on any day of the week.

Annual Tasks - 11PM and 6AM GMT on any day of the week.

Adhoc Tasks - As required but usuall within your working day time zone.

***** Rates and pay*****

Fixed Rate: $200 per month retainer to cover all daily and monthly tasks

Adhoc Rate: $10ph to be applied to adhoc tasks and annual tasks.