Partner Program

Agency Partner Pricing

50% off retail pricing on all services

Including maintenance plans, hosting, and development

We partner with agencies to deliver enterprise-grade WordPress solutions to your clients. Our wholesale pricing allows you to offer premium services while maintaining healthy margins.

Wholesale Pricing

Consistent 50% discount on all retail services allows for predictable margins and competitive client pricing.

White-Label Ready

Present our services under your agency brand. We work behind the scenes to support your client relationships.

Partner Support

Dedicated partner support to help you scope projects, handle technical questions, and deliver exceptional results.

Next-Gen Web Builds

Astro Site Builds

Offer your clients next-gen performance with Shadowtek-built Astro sites — blazing fast, zero plugin vulnerabilities, hosted on Cloudflare's global edge. Two build paths available.

Pure Astro

Pure Astro Build

Partner Pricing
50% off quoted rate
from $400 partner rate
Custom projects quoted individually

Includes

  • Astro static build — zero JS by default
  • Deployed to Cloudflare Pages (global edge CDN)
  • DDoS protection built in
  • Git-based deploys — no plugin attack surface
  • Core Web Vitals optimised from day one

Hosting: Cloudflare Pages hosting from $5/month partner pricing — includes WAF configuration and ongoing Cloudflare plan management.

Best For

  • Clients whose content is managed by your agency or Shadowtek
  • Brochure sites, landing pages, and portfolios
  • Businesses prioritising speed and security above all else
  • Sites that don't need a client-facing CMS
Headless WordPress + Astro

Headless WP + Astro

Partner Pricing
50% off quoted rate
from $2,500 partner rate
Custom projects quoted individually

Includes

  • WordPress backend — familiar CMS for your client's team
  • Astro frontend via WPGraphQL
  • Decoupled architecture — frontend/backend independent
  • Deployed to Cloudflare Pages
  • WordPress admin isolated from public traffic
  • Core Web Vitals optimised from day one

Hosting: WordPress backend on Shadowtek hosting (partner rate applies) + Cloudflare Pages from $5/month — includes WAF configuration and plan management.

Best For

  • Clients who need to manage their own content
  • Businesses already familiar with WordPress
  • Sites needing a CMS without sacrificing frontend performance
  • Brands wanting next-gen speed with zero content workflow disruption

Why offer Astro builds to your clients?

Sell performance

Perfect Lighthouse scores are a compelling differentiator. Clients notice fast sites — and so does Google.

Reduce support overhead

No plugins to break, no PHP vulnerabilities, no hacked site calls at 2am. Less support burden for you and us.

Hosting that scales free

Cloudflare Pages' free tier handles most client sites — no hosting cost to pass on for standard builds.

Ongoing Management

Astro Site Management

Keep your clients' Astro sites monitored, managed, and up to date. Hosting included in both plans.

Starter

$40/moretail
$20/month
partner pricing

Includes

  • Cloudflare Pages hosting included
  • Cloudflare WAF, DNS & SSL management
  • Uptime monitoring
  • Performance monitoring
  • Astro & dependency updates
  • Content changes at $90/hr as needed

Best For

  • Set-and-forget brochure sites
  • Sites with infrequent content changes
  • Clients who want the basics covered
Recommended

Managed

$120/moretail
$60/month
partner pricing

Includes

  • Cloudflare Pages hosting included
  • Cloudflare WAF, DNS & SSL management
  • Uptime monitoring
  • Performance monitoring
  • Astro & dependency updates
  • 30 mins content changes included/mo
  • Priority support

Best For

  • Active sites with regular content updates
  • Clients who request changes monthly
  • Businesses where content stays fresh

Don't need a plan? Cloudflare Pages hosting is available standalone at $5/month partner rate.

Custom Development

Bespoke WordPress Development

Partner Pricing
50% off quoted rate
Custom projects quoted individually

Includes

  • Custom WordPress theme architecture in Elementor Pro
  • Core SEO and on-page optimization
  • Performance-first coding standards
  • Security-hardened setup with WAF
  • Optional n8n automations and API integrations

Best For

  • Clients needing new or redesigned WordPress sites
  • Businesses scaling beyond DIY or template builds
  • Brands valuing speed, clarity, and technical stability
  • Custom functionality and unique design requirements
Required Service

WordPress Health Check

$375retail
$187.50
partner one-time fee

Required for all non-Shadowtek sites before maintenance can begin

Audit Includes

  • Comprehensive security audit
  • Performance analysis and optimization
  • Database health and cleanup
  • Vulnerability assessment
  • Code quality review
  • Plugin and theme compatibility check
  • Detailed report with recommendations

Why Required

Before taking on maintenance of sites we didn't build, we need to understand the current state, identify any security risks, technical debt, or performance issues that could impact ongoing support.

WordPress Care Plans

Maintenance Plan Pricing

Ongoing WordPress maintenance, security, and support plans to keep your clients' sites healthy and protected.

Essential

$70/moretail
$35/month
partner pricing

Includes

  • Monthly WordPress updates
  • Monthly offsite backups
  • Weekly security monitoring
  • Uptime monitoring every 30 mins
  • Monthly vulnerability updates
  • Patchstack Protection ($5/month)

Best For

  • Small business websites and blogs
  • Sites with minimal traffic and simple functionality
  • Clients with tight budgets needing basic protection
Most Popular

Professional

$150/moretail
$75/month
partner pricing

Includes

  • Weekly WordPress updates
  • Weekly offsite backups
  • Daily security monitoring
  • Uptime monitoring every 15 mins
  • Weekly vulnerability updates
  • Performance monitoring
  • Manual review after updates
  • Outage & hacked site support
  • 30 mins included support time
  • Patchstack Protection (included)

Best For

  • Growing businesses with active websites
  • E-commerce sites needing reliable uptime
  • Clients who depend on their site for revenue
  • Businesses requiring professional support

Executive

$230/moretail
$115/month
partner pricing

Includes

  • Daily WordPress updates
  • Daily offsite backups
  • Real-time security monitoring
  • Uptime monitoring every 2 mins
  • Daily vulnerability updates
  • Performance monitoring & optimization
  • Manual review after updates
  • Outage & hacked site support
  • Domain & SSL monitoring
  • Care plan reports
  • 60 mins included support time
  • Patchstack Protection (included)

Best For

  • Mission-critical business websites
  • High-traffic e-commerce platforms
  • Sites requiring maximum uptime and security
  • Enterprise clients with zero-tolerance for downtime

All plans include LiteSpeed cache optimization, Cloudflare integration, Imunify360 security, and discounted hourly rates for additional work.

Patchstack

Patchstack is the frontline defense your WordPress site deserves. It continuously scans your themes and plugins for known vulnerabilities and provides real-time virtual patches — closing security holes before hackers can exploit them. Think of it as a 24/7 security analyst built into your site: it tracks vulnerabilities across the entire WordPress ecosystem, automatically applies protection, and alerts you the moment something becomes risky. Without it, even one outdated plugin can become a gateway for malware or data breaches. With Patchstack, your clients' sites stay protected, your reputation stays intact, and your maintenance workload drops — because prevention is always cheaper and easier than cleanup.

Emergency & Scheduled Remediation

Malware Cleanup Service

Emergency and scheduled malware removal for compromised WordPress sites. Available for existing maintenance clients and one-off engagements.

Maintenance Plan Clients

Covered by Plan

Executive Plan
Included

Priority 1-hour response

Professional Plan
Included

Priority 2-hour response

Essential Plan
$150/incident$75/incident

4-hour response

Covers infections not caused by client negligence (e.g., rogue plugins). See our Hosting & Security Policy for full terms.

One-Off Emergency Cleanup

Emergency Cleanup

Standard Cleanup
$450retail
$225partner

Single infection point, no major file damage

Advanced Cleanup
$750retail
$375partner

Multiple backdoors, database compromise, or reinfection

Critical Recovery
$1,000+retail
$500+partner

Full site compromise, data exfiltration, or blacklisting

Best-effort response for non-plan clients.

Every Cleanup Includes

Full malware scan and identification
Complete removal of malicious code and backdoors
Database cleanup and integrity check
Security hardening post-cleanup
WordPress core file verification
Detailed incident report with root cause analysis

Post-Cleanup Protection: Every cleanup includes 30 days of monitoring to ensure the infection doesn't return.

Infrastructure

Managed Hosting Plans

High-performance NVMe hosting with enterprise security. Even better pricing when bundled with maintenance.

Business Hosting

$20/moretail
$10/month
partner pricing

Features

  • NVMe storage + LiteSpeed server
  • cPanel access
  • Daily backups
  • Imunify360 malware protection
  • Email hosting included

Best For

  • Small business websites and blogs
  • New businesses starting online
  • Sites with standard traffic volumes
  • Clients needing reliable, affordable hosting

Business Plus Hosting

$40/moretail
$20/month
partner pricing

Features

  • Enhanced CPU/RAM allocation
  • Redis object caching
  • NVMe storage + LiteSpeed
  • Imunify360 + cPanel
  • Daily backups & uptime monitoring

Best For

  • Growing websites with increasing traffic
  • Small to medium e-commerce stores
  • Sites using resource-intensive plugins
  • Businesses scaling their online presence

Elastic Scalable Hosting

Custom/moretail
50% Off
partner pricing

Features

  • Application-specific, managed by xcloud
  • Elastic scaling (CPU, RAM, storage)
  • NVMe + Redis + LiteSpeed stack
  • 24/7 performance monitoring
  • Ideal for SaaS and mission-critical apps

Best For

  • Resource-intensive applications
  • SaaS platforms requiring scalability
  • High-traffic sites with variable load
  • Mission-critical deployments
  • Custom enterprise solutions
Additional Services

Optional Add-Ons

Premium services available to clients with active maintenance plans. All add-ons priced at 50% partner discount.

Cloudflare Enterprise Configuration

Advanced WAF rules and performance tuning

n8n Workflow Automations

Custom business process automation

Custom Security & Firewall Tuning

Tailored security hardening

Performance Deep-Audits

Comprehensive speed optimization

Migration & Cleanup Services

Site transfers and technical debt resolution

AI Agents & Intelligent Automation

Custom AI-powered solutions

All add-on services are custom-quoted based on scope and complexity. Partner pricing applies at 50% off retail rates.

Hourly Rates

General Hourly Rate Structure

Flexible hourly billing for ongoing support, maintenance tasks, and custom development work beyond your plan inclusions.

Standard Rate

$180/hrretail
$90/hour
partner rate

Includes

  • WordPress updates and patches
  • Plugin configuration and troubleshooting
  • Content updates and modifications
  • Performance optimization
  • Security hardening tasks
  • General maintenance work
  • Email and DNS support

Perfect for routine maintenance tasks, updates, and general support work that falls outside your plan's included time.

Complex Development

$360/hrretail
$180/hour
partner rate

Includes

  • Custom plugin development
  • Advanced API integrations
  • Custom WordPress functionality
  • Complex database work
  • Third-party system integrations
  • Custom automation workflows
  • Advanced troubleshooting

For specialized development work requiring custom coding, complex integrations, and advanced technical expertise.

After-Hours & Emergency Rates

Work requested outside standard business hours (9 AM – 5 PM AEST, Monday–Friday) or requiring emergency response may attract a 2x rate multiplier. This applies to both Standard and Complex Development rates. Executive plan clients receive after-hours support as part of their plan.

Billing & Time Tracking

All hourly work is tracked in 15-minute increments and billed monthly. Work is pre-approved and quoted before starting. Clients with active maintenance plans receive priority scheduling and discounted rates on all hourly work.

Ready to Partner With Us?

Let's discuss how we can support your agency and deliver exceptional web solutions to your clients.

Partnership Terms

  • 50% discount applies to all services for verified agency partners
  • White-label delivery available - we work behind the scenes
  • Monthly billing for recurring services (maintenance & hosting)
  • Project-based billing for bespoke development work
  • Dedicated partner support for technical questions and project scoping