Taking over an existing website
A handover checklist for ownership, access, backups, custom code and the first maintenance priorities.
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We review and maintain existing websites, online stores and applications, including systems developed elsewhere. The initial review identifies the first priorities and what ongoing support can cover.
Your website has custom code or integrations, but no clear maintenance responsibility.
Updates, failed imports, performance problems or small changes are accumulating without a plan.

An inventory of the code, hosting, dependencies, access, integrations and available documentation, with a prioritised list of issues.
A process for applying updates and checking the affected pages, purchasing flows or application tasks before changes reach the live system.
A record of what is backed up, where copies are stored and who controls access. Restore testing can be included to check the recovery process.
Defined contact and review arrangements, the systems covered, and a record of fixes and further changes. Monitoring can be included for selected failures or services.
Example workflow
The first maintenance work establishes how the system operates and how changes can be recovered.
Confirm ownership, accounts and available documentation.
Inspect dependencies, current failures and important user journeys.
Review backups and the process for restoring the system.
Apply the planned changes, verify the affected tasks and log the work.
Yes, following an initial review. Available access, the code and dependencies, documentation and the condition of the system determine what can be taken on and what needs attention first.
Fixes, routine updates and further development are identified separately in the support arrangement. New features can be estimated and scheduled alongside the maintenance work.
The support arrangement records the contact method, availability, priorities and response expectations. These are agreed for the work being covered rather than assumed to be continuous or immediate.
Practical notes on the decisions behind this work.
A handover checklist for ownership, access, backups, custom code and the first maintenance priorities.
A checkout test plan covering purchasing rules, payment outcomes, order records and connected services.
Share the current website or tools, what needs to work differently and any deadline you already have.