Sunlight Monthly Retainer

Ongoing care for websites that need to stay reliable, secure, and up to date.

After launch, your website isn’t finished, it’s in use. Content changes, systems update, and small issues can quietly turn into bigger problems without regular attention.

The Sunlight Monthly Retainer provides ongoing support to keep your website stable, optimized, and easy to manage, so your team can focus on the work that matters.

What’s Included

Core, plugin, and theme updates
Daily backups and uptime monitoring
Database optimization and performance tuning

Security monitoring and malware scans
SEO and accessibility improvements
Email deliverability verification
(SPF, DKIM, DMARC)

Cookie consent and privacy compliance
Ongoing content and design updates
Priority support

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Choose the Support Level That Fits Your Website

Flexible, ongoing care for evolving websites.

The Sunlight Monthly Retainers provide a reliable website support that adapts as your needs change, keeping your site secure, current, and performing without unnecessary complexity.

🌱 Seed Retainer

Foundational support to keep your website secure, updated, and running reliably.

Includes:

Core, plugin/module, and theme updates
Security monitoring and issue resolution
Daily or weekly backups
Uptime monitoring
Ongoing website health checks and fixes

Best for:

Organizations that need dependable website care and peace of mind, without ongoing changes.

🌿 Sprout Retainer

Ongoing improvements & visibility support.

Everything in Seed, plus hands-on updates to keep your site fresh, accessible, and discoverable.

Includes:

Up to 5 hours/month of content, design or functionality updates
Performance and speed improvements
SEO content enhancements
Accessibility (ADA/WCAG 2.1) support
Form and conversion improvements
Functionality fixes
Analytics snapshot with recommendations

Best for:

Organizations making regular updates and improvements to stay visible and effective online.

🌳 Growth Retainer

Strategic optimization & priority support.

Everything in Sprout, with proactive strategy and deeper optimization for websites that actively support programs, revenue, or engagement.

Includes:

Up to 10 hours/month of proactive improvements and enhancements
Monthly analytics & strategy review
UX improvements (navigation, layout, clarity)
Integration support (CRM, email, automation tools)
Priority turnaround

Best for:

Organizations relying on their website for donors, members, registrations, education, or ongoing programs.

🌸 Bloom Retainer

Fractional digital department.

Everything in Growth, with expanded capacity and strategic partnership for complex, evolving digital needs.

Includes

Up to 20 hours/month of design, development, and support
Priority access with expedited timelines
Dedicated communication channel (Slack/Discord/ClickUp)
Quarterly UX/UI enhancement review
Campaign + event landing pages
Conversion testing (A/B testing)
Monthly reporting with insights and recommendations

Best for:

Organizations that need continuous digital support, strategic oversight, and ongoing optimization across initiatives.

Join the Sunlight Monthly Retainer

No Wasted Hours,
No Surprises

Your monthly support adjusts to actual usage, so you only pay for the level of care your site needs.

Sunlight Monthly Retainer FAQs

Websites change over time. Regular care prevents small issues from becoming bigger problems and keeps your site reliable, secure, and easy to manage.

Ongoing support covers updates, monitoring, security checks, performance improvements, and content or design changes based on your plan level.

We monitor for vulnerabilities, apply updates safely, and address issues promptly to reduce risk and downtime.

Yes. Your site is backed up regularly so it can be restored quickly if something unexpected happens.

We’re alerted quickly and investigate the issue to restore your site as soon as possible.

You’ll submit requests through a simple, organized system so nothing gets lost and priorities are clear.

You’re billed based on actual usage. If your needs are lighter, your support level adjusts accordingly.

If usage increases, your plan scales naturally to match what your website needs that month, no surprises.

Yes. Ongoing care allows us to make steady improvements in these areas over time rather than treating them as one-time tasks.

You can update content like text or images yourself. Ongoing support is recommended for updates, security, and system-level changes that require care and coordination.

Support is designed to reduce risk, save time, and keep your website dependable as your organization grows.