Nepal
WordPress runs a huge share of small-business sites in Nepal because it is cheap to start on. Most of the ones that fail do so from skipped maintenance, not a bad build.
WordPress is a reasonable choice for content-driven sites in Nepal where the owner or a staff member needs to update pages, post updates, or run a blog without calling a developer every time, and it is cheaper to build on than a fully custom site. The real risk is after launch: unmaintained WordPress sites are a common hacking and slow-loading target in Nepal, because plugin and core updates get skipped. Arcetis builds WordPress sites and offers the maintenance plan most agencies here sell once and walk away from.
A large share of small-business websites in Nepal run on WordPress, for a simple reason: it is the cheapest way to get a site where the business owner, or a junior staff member, can log in and change text, add a service, or publish a blog post without paying a developer for every small edit. That is a real advantage for a clinic, a trekking agency, or a local manufacturer that updates content often but does not need custom software.
The problem shows up later. WordPress's popularity makes it the single most common target for automated hacking attempts worldwide, and a site left on old plugin versions for a year is a routine way for a Nepali business to lose its site to malware injections or get blacklisted by Google. We have taken over more than one client site in exactly this state. Arcetis builds WordPress sites with that lifecycle in mind: a build is not finished at launch, it needs updates, backups, and monitoring on a schedule.
We choose a lean set of plugins rather than stacking a dozen page-builder and "all in one" plugins that each add load time and attack surface, a known reason Nepali WordPress sites load slowly on the mid-range Android phones most local visitors use. Pages get tested against real mobile network conditions, not just a developer's fast office wifi, before launch.
For businesses that need more than content pages, such as a booking form that talks to a calendar, a quote request that routes to the right team, or custom post types for a product catalog, we build this as proper custom functionality rather than forcing it through a generic plugin that half-works. WordPress is the content layer; what sits around it gets built to fit the actual business process.
Most WordPress sites we are asked to fix in Nepal were built fine and then left alone for a year or more, no core updates, no plugin updates, no backups. That is how a working site turns into a hacked or broken one. We offer an ongoing maintenance arrangement that covers updates, backups, and uptime checks, priced separately from the build so it is optional, not bundled in a way that hides the real cost.
You keep full ownership regardless, your own hosting account, domain, and WordPress admin login from day one, whether or not you take the maintenance plan. If you later want to move hosts or hand the site to another developer, nothing is locked to us.
Mostly from skipped updates. WordPress's popularity makes it a frequent target for automated attacks, and a site running outdated plugins or core software for months is far more exposed. Regular updates and backups prevent most of what we see when we take over a hacked site.
For a content-driven site where someone on staff needs to make regular edits, yes, it is cheaper and easier to self-manage. For a business that needs custom logic like booking systems or CRM integration, a tailored build is usually the better fit. We will tell you honestly which one your business needs.
Yes, as a separate, optional arrangement covering updates, backups, and uptime monitoring. It is priced apart from the build so you can see exactly what you are paying for and skip it if you plan to manage updates yourself.
Yes. We regularly take over sites in this state, cleaning malware, updating outdated plugins, and trimming the plugin stack that is usually causing the slow load times, then setting up maintenance so it does not happen again.