Repair or rebuild my site?
Is your WordPress at the end of the road, or does it just need a tune-up? One rule: repair when it's enough, rebuild only when it's justified.
A site that lags, breaks on every update or no longer evolves quickly tempts a full rebuild. Yet rebuilding isn't always the right answer: it's expensive and sacrifices your SEO equity. Before deciding, separate a one-off problem from a real technical end of life.
The possible paths
Repair
A targeted problem (bug, plugin, outage) on a still-healthy base: a short fix is enough.
Optimize
The site holds but is piling up debt: performance, security and plugins to clean up before deciding.
Rebuild
Several end-of-life signals: a clean base pays off more than endless patching.
What actually tips the decision
Look at the base, not the symptoms
A slow or buggy site isn't doomed. What dooms it is a frozen base: WordPress and PHP impossible to update, abandoned plugins.
Repeated breakage costs more than a rebuild
If the site breaks on every update, patching becomes a money pit. That's the real tipping point.
The need to evolve often decides it
As long as the site does the job, repairing is enough. The day it blocks your plans, a rebuild serves the future — not just looks.
A dated design alone isn't a reason to rebuild
A targeted refresh is often enough. A full rebuild is only justified if the tech must follow too.
The content is enough to understand. A call or audit applies it to your real case before you spend — the tools qualify, the advice decides.
Get a decision on your case
WordPress support
A targeted, identified problem? I fix it, no rebuild.
Tech decision call
Torn between repair and rebuild? We settle your case on a call, credited if you start a project.
Free audit
Not sure yet? I look at your site and point you to the right next step.