Service
Drupal maintenance and support for established sites
Keep an important Drupal site secure, stable and moving forward, or bring an inherited site back under control.
The problem
Maintenance becomes difficult when updates have fallen behind, releases are risky or the developer who understood the site has moved on. We begin with the current condition of the codebase and turn that into a practical backlog.
Work covered
Review the codebase, hosting, update status and release process before changing production.
Apply Drupal core, contributed-project and dependency updates in tested releases.
Fix bugs and deliver smaller pieces of custom development as the site evolves.
Investigate performance and reliability problems using evidence from the running system.
Improve automated tests, deployment steps and documentation where they reduce release risk.
Document inherited systems so knowledge no longer sits with one unavailable developer.
Typical deliverables
The exact deliverables follow the scope. These are the usual outputs.
How the work is organized
The sequence changes by service. Scope and timing are agreed before each phase begins.
Phase 1 · first
Takeover review
We learn how the site is built, how it is released and where the immediate risks sit.
Phase 2 · based on the backlog
Stabilization
Overdue updates, recurring faults and release blockers are handled in a sensible order.
Phase 3 · monthly or project-based
Ongoing work
Maintenance, improvements and new development continue under an arrangement that fits the actual workload.
Common questions
Can you take over a site built by someone else?
Yes. The first step is a takeover review so we understand the code, hosting, release process and open risks before promising dates.
What can ongoing maintenance include?
Core and dependency updates, security work, bug fixes, performance improvements, release support and an agreed development backlog.
Do you provide 24/7 emergency support?
Not as a standard service. If a project needs a particular response window, we will discuss what can realistically be supported before agreeing the arrangement.
Tell us about the project.
A 30-minute call is usually enough for Elaman to understand the site, the work and whether imash can help.