Typical price range
Focused Technical Audit
From $750 USD
$750–1,500 USD
3–7 working days
One bounded question or a focused set of modules.
WordPress Technical Audit
Find out what is technically wrong, why it matters and what can be remediated.
A WordPress Technical Audit is an evidence-backed technical assessment—not an automatic Decision Roadmap or implementation commitment.
The question this service answers
What is technically happening?
Identify likely root causes, risk, dependencies, what can be remediated and which limitations remain unresolved.
Technical Audit price ranges
Available access, selected modules, estate complexity and the agreed test scope determine the final quote. Review an illustrative Technical Audit finding.
Typical price range
Full Technical Audit
$1,500–3,500 USD
1–2 weeks
A broader assessment across the agreed platform and business-critical workflows.
Custom scoped
Complex, multisite or portfolio Audit
From $5,000 USD or custom scoped
2–3+ weeks
Several sites, environments, stakeholders or unusually complex dependencies.
Audit modules
WordPress platform
Architecture, PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor), custom code, themes, plugins, dependencies and technical debt.
Editors and page builders
Templates, reusable components, custom modules, editorial workflows, compatibility, performance constraints and migration risk.
Quality and reliability
Performance, security posture, accessibility, testing, maintainability and operational risk.
Hosting and release systems
Linux / Server Administration, Development and Operations (DevOps), Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and environments.
Data and integrations
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), business-system integrations, data flows and platform constraints.
Measurement infrastructure
Customer Data Platform (CDP), Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Google Tag Manager (GTM), Google Ads and other campaign tracking implementations.
Focused module price orientation
| Module | Price range | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress Performance Audit | $750–1,500 USD | Focused technical evidence and remediation priorities; delivery is separate. |
| WordPress Security Audit | From $750 USD; typical $1,000–2,500 USD | Scope depends on access, application surface and required evidence; it is not a guarantee of security. |
| PathToProject Accessibility Readiness Check (opens in a new tab) | Free | Automated public first look; not a complete accessibility audit or compliance certification. |
| Manual WordPress Accessibility Audit | $1,250–2,750 USD | Human review of an agreed page, template and workflow sample; remediation is separate. |
These are module-level price ranges. Combined, multisite or portfolio work may require the Full or Complex Technical Audit range.
What the client receives
- Evidence-backed findings and likely root causes.
- Risk levels, dependencies and known limitations.
- A prioritized remediation backlog with effort bands.
- Clear separation between what was confirmed, what still needs validation and why it matters.
Audit, Roadmap and Delivery are different
The Audit does not require the client to purchase a Roadmap or use PathToProject for implementation.
| Service | Primary question | Commercial boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Audit | What is wrong and why? | Scoped after the technical question, modules and access boundary are reviewed. |
| Decision Roadmap | What should the business do next? | A separate decision deliverable with published price ranges. |
| Modernization Delivery | How will the agreed outcome be implemented? | A separate proposal, scope and acceptance criteria. |
Request a WordPress Technical Audit
Discuss a Technical Audit
A Technical Audit is a paid manual engagement. Share the technical question, available access and timing so the review scope can be agreed.
Do you need an Audit, a Roadmap—or both?
Start with the smallest service that can answer the current question.
Technical Audit only
Choose this when the technical cause, dependency or remediation boundary is unclear, but the business direction is already understood.
Decision Roadmap only
Choose this when enough evidence already exists and the unresolved question is what to preserve, change, sequence or defer.
Technical Audit, then Decision Roadmap
Use a sequential route when technical uncertainty must be resolved before realistic investment options can be compared. This is not a bundled fixed-price package.
Technical diagnosis and prioritization experience
These projects show how PathToProject has diagnosed technical constraints, prioritized remediation and supported complex platform decisions.
WordPress project
Gisoo Salon
An initial assessment of the WordPress and Elementor site identified business-critical booking failures, shared-template dependencies, measurement-ownership risk, dependency and administrative-hygiene issues, and fragile production-only change practices. The findings became a bounded stabilization and modernization backlog.
WordPress project
SunAuto
A portfolio-level assessment mapped fragmentation, shared-content opportunities, integration risk, performance constraints, and infrastructure and release requirements before more than 55 sites were consolidated into a governed WordPress multisite.
Migration experience involving WordPress
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Published delivery identified and removed risky embedded PHP, normalized legacy WordPress content and used iterative validation during a mixed-platform migration.
Cross-platform experience
Copernicus Marine Service
Published delivery consolidated WordPress and Drupal estates, replaced unsafe content-level PHP and integrated search, identity, data feeds and measurement.
Cross-platform experience
Deprexis
Published delivery covers production stabilization, performance work, secure payment workflow and automated regression gates on a complex content platform.
Relevant professional recommendation
Andrei Melis
Technical Lead at Eau de Web
A true full-stack developer: the ideal mix of DevOps expertise, deep front-end knowledge, and structured senior back-end thinking. He understands what needs to be done before being asked.
LinkedIn recommendation, used with permission (opens in a new tab)
Frequently asked questions
When do I need a Technical Audit, a Decision Roadmap or both?
Use an Audit when the technical cause is unclear. Use a Roadmap when enough evidence exists but the investment path is unclear. Use them sequentially when technical uncertainty must be resolved before realistic business options can be compared.
What access does a WordPress Technical Audit require?
Access depends on the modules and question. Read-only access is preferred where practical, and credentials are arranged through a separate secure process after scope and authorization are agreed.
Does the Technical Audit include fixes or production changes?
No by default. It produces findings, risk, likely causes and a prioritized remediation backlog. Any production remediation is a separately approved Delivery scope.
Free public WordPress assessment
Not sure whether you need a Technical Audit yet?
Start with the free WordPress Scan. It reviews publicly observable WordPress, response, delivery, maintenance and search signals, then gives you a bounded modernization assessment and a clearer next step. No admin access is required.
The Scan does not confirm private technical root causes. If the report surfaces a signal that matters and you are unsure what to do next, ask us to help interpret the evidence.