Forms and enquiries
Contact forms, quote requests and email delivery need a real submission test, not only a visual check.
WordPress website rescue
Your WordPress site should not feel risky to touch.
If updates break the site, plugins conflict or every change needs a developer, we first record what works. Then we repair, simplify or rebuild from that record.
Repair WordPress, update and simplify it, or rebuild on Astro. We recommend a route after the inspection.
A familiar problem
A slow site, an overdue update and a long plugin list often share the same cause: the site has no written record of what each part does.
A WordPress site can look normal while important parts are failing.
We check the parts that bring customers and keep the business running before changing themes, plugins or hosting.
Pages found in Google
URLs, titles, redirects, canonicals, language versions and downloadable files need a written record.
Plugins and updates
Every active plugin needs an owner, a purpose and a decision: keep, replace, remove or investigate.
Backups and access
A usable backup, domain control, hosting access and a rollback path must exist before risky work starts.
Finiki Safe Rescue Method
First we make the site understandable. Then we change it.
After the assessment, you receive a written plan with checks, owners and a safe order of work.
- 01
Crawl the public site
Pages, media, titles, redirects, languages and files that customers or Google can reach.
- 02
Test customer journeys
Forms, email delivery, search, checkout, accounts, analytics and consent.
- 03
Inspect WordPress
Core version, theme, plugins, custom code, database, users, cron jobs and hosting.
- 04
Make a recovery point
Verified files and database backup, staging copy and a documented rollback route.
- 05
Choose the smallest safe change
Repair in place, update and simplify WordPress, or rebuild the public site on Astro.
- 06
Test and observe
Verify URLs, forms, metadata, speed and accessibility before launch, then monitor enquiries and crawling.
Three practical routes
Keep what is useful. Remove the part that causes the risk.
We recommend the smallest route that solves the problem found during inspection.
01
The site works but has specific faults
Repair the current WordPress site
Fix broken forms, update delivery, security issues, slow queries and visible errors without replacing the whole site.
Keeps the current design, editor and working content.
02
The site needs supported software
Update and simplify WordPress
Rehearse updates on staging, replace abandoned plugins and reduce unnecessary dependencies before launch.
Keeps WordPress while making future maintenance safer.
03
The site is mainly public content
Rebuild the public site on Astro
Move pages and search signals to a lean code-based site when complex WordPress features are no longer needed.
Keeps the content and URLs while reducing runtime maintenance.
Change ledger
Every page, plugin and form gets a decision.
The ledger connects the old site to the repaired or rebuilt version. It also records the final test, so important items cannot quietly disappear.
/old-urldecision/new-url
/service-1Keep/services/1
/service-2Repair/services/2
/service-3Replace/services/3
/service-4Remove410
/service-5Investigate/services/5
Optional editing layer
Update the rebuilt site in ordinary language.
For suitable Astro projects, we can add a controlled assistant. Your team describes the change, reviews the exact result and approves publication.
- Preview and exact diff
- Role and page restrictions
- Version history and rollback
- Approval before publication
What you receive from the assessment
- Website and SEO inventory
- Plugin, theme and hosting risk register
- Backup and recovery check
- Recommended rescue route with reasons
- Phased scope and estimate
- List of missing access and ownership
Questions before changing WordPress
Can you update WordPress without rebuilding it?
Often, yes. We first reproduce the site on staging, verify backups and check whether the theme, plugins and custom code support the target versions.
Will the site go offline during the work?
Most work happens on a staging copy. We plan a short deployment window and keep a rollback route ready if a critical check fails.
Do we have to move to Astro?
No. WordPress is a sensible choice when the team needs its editor, WooCommerce or plugin-based workflows. Astro is an option for a simpler public site.
Can you remove all plugins?
Not responsibly without inspection. Some plugins provide essential forms, commerce, language or SEO behaviour. Each one needs a recorded decision and replacement test.
Will we keep our Google positions?
No provider can promise unchanged rankings. We reduce avoidable loss by preserving useful URLs and metadata, mapping redirects and monitoring the site after launch.
Start with the current site
Find the safest way to fix WordPress before paying for a rebuild.
Send the domain and tell us what you are afraid to update or what is already failing. We will reply with the access needed for an assessment.