WordPress Virtual Assistant Australia — DotVA
Hire a WordPress developer + maintenance VA for your AU business. Theme customisation, plugin updates, security hardening, backups, performance tuning. From $22/hr AUD.
Reviewed by Jenn Yang · Director, DotVA · 48+ AU placements managed · Last checked 18 May 2026
What this specialist va does for you
- Theme customisation (PHP, CSS, Gutenberg blocks)
- Plugin selection, installation, + updates
- Security hardening (Wordfence, Sucuri, 2FA)
- Daily backup + restore testing (UpdraftPlus, BlogVault)
- Performance tuning (caching, image optimisation, CDN)
- WooCommerce setup + maintenance
- Content publishing workflow + editorial QA
- Page builder support (Elementor, Beaver, Divi)
WordPress is the single most under-maintained piece of software in AU small business. A site running on a 2-year-old theme with outdated plugins is a security incident waiting to happen. A part-time WordPress VA is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
What this placement covers
Every DotVA placement is dedicated — one VA, one client. The tasks above are the core scope, calibrated against 48+ DotVA placements. Add or remove items via the SOP in week 1.
Pricing + placement
This role sits in our specialist tier: AUD $22-$32/hr (excl GST). At a typical 10-25 hours/week placement, that’s approximately AUD $2,046/month all-in. A $500 refundable deposit covers our recruiting + placement work.
Placement time is 7-10 days from discovery call to your VA starting. We replace at no extra cost inside the 30-day satisfaction window.
What you bring
Two things: a 30-minute weekly check-in in week 1-2 (dropping to 20 minutes by week 4), and a willingness to write things down. SOPs, preferences, recurring decisions. Your VA reads them. Everything else — recruiting, vetting, onboarding, performance management, replacement coverage — sits with us.
Book a discovery call and we’ll confirm whether this is the right tier for your situation.
Tools your VA brings to the placement
- WordPress
- WooCommerce
- Elementor
- Wordfence
- BlogVault
- WP Rocket
- Cloudflare
Common questions about hiring a specialist va
Do you maintain old WordPress sites?
Yes — typically our most common WP placement. Inherited 5-year-old site with 30 plugins and zero docs is a standard week 1 challenge.
Can the VA fix a hacked site?
Yes. Cleanup + hardening + post-mortem is in scope. We charge hourly for the initial cleanup, then place ongoing maintenance.
Can the VA build a new WordPress site from scratch?
Yes for standard brochure + WooCommerce sites. For highly custom builds (complex membership, LMS, marketplaces) we may pair with a senior dev.
Book a free discovery call
30 minutes, no card, no obligation. We'll confirm the scope, show you matched candidates within 7-10 days, and you decide if it makes sense.
Thanks, we'll be in touch
We've got your details. Expect an email from us within 24 hours to lock in a time that works for you.