SERVICES / WEBSITE RESCUECHARLOTTE, NC · EST. 1998
Website rescue and takeover · Charlotte, NC

Your developer disappeared. We take it from here.

A freelancer who stopped answering. An agency that closed. A half-finished build with no documentation. Four Eyes takes over existing websites, gets the logins into your hands, stabilizes what is there, and tells you plainly what it needs next.

What we take on28 yrs
Abandoned buildsHalf-finished sites picked up and completed or restarted
AccessDomain, hosting, DNS, and admin logins moved into accounts you own
Inherited WordPressSites other developers built, understood and documented
StabilizingUpdates, backups, security, and monitoring put in place
Urgent fixesBroken forms, errors, slow pages, failed updates
Ongoing careA maintenance plan so it does not happen again
28
Years in practice, since 1998
1000's
Sites built and maintained
Expert-led
The person on the first call does the work
5.0
Google rating from 17 public reviews
Why this happens

A website with one person who understands it has a single point of failure.

We do not recommend a rebuild to win a bigger project.

It is the most common call we get. The site was built by someone who is no longer around, and nobody knows where the logins are or how it works.

A large share of our work is taking over sites other people built. It is not a judgement on the person who built it. Freelancers take full-time jobs. Agencies merge or close. People move on. The problem is that the knowledge left with them.

First, control. Before any fixing, we establish who holds the domain registration, the hosting account, DNS, and the WordPress admin. Where those sit in someone else's name, we help you move them into accounts your organization owns. That single step prevents most future emergencies.

Then, stability. A full backup before anything is touched. Updates applied in a safe order. Security tightened. Monitoring switched on. The faults that are hurting you now, fixed.

Then, an honest read. Some inherited sites are sound and only need looking after. Some need targeted repairs. Some were built in a way that will keep costing you, and a rebuild is cheaper over three years. We tell you which, in writing, with the reasoning. We do not recommend a rebuild to win a bigger project.

If the site has been hacked, redirects visitors, or shows a Google warning, that is a different first step: hacked WordPress site repair, where containment comes before anything else.

Logins in your nameBackup before changesInherited code documentedUrgent faults fixedHonest keep-or-rebuild adviceMaintenance after
How a takeover runs

Control, stability, then a decision.

Day 1

Triage

What is broken, what is at risk, and who holds which login. Backups taken before anything is touched.

Days 1 to 3

Regain control

Domain, hosting, DNS, and admin access moved into accounts you own. Old access removed.

Week 1

Stabilize

Updates, security, backups, and monitoring in place. The urgent faults fixed.

After

Decide the next step

A plain written recommendation: keep and maintain, targeted fixes, or rebuild. Your call, with the reasoning shown.

Case in point · Marriage Rescue Associates

A new manager, a set of websites to run, and a guide for what to do and when.

Marriage Rescue Associates came under new management. Four Eyes manages the sites and guided the handover.

Read the case study
Outcome
Guided handover, ongoing care.
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Questions

What people ask when a developer has gone.

Find out who controls the domain name, the hosting account, and the WordPress admin login. If you can log in to any of them, do not change anything yet. Then call us. We help you secure access and take a full backup before anything else.

Yes. A large share of our work is taking over existing WordPress sites. We review the code, document how it works, stabilize it, and maintain it.

It is usually recoverable. Domain registrars and hosting companies have ownership verification processes, and WordPress access can be restored through the hosting account. We walk you through it.

Only if that is the honest answer. Many inherited sites are sound and only need care. We give a written recommendation with the reasoning, and the decision is yours.

We reply within one business day. For a site that is down or compromised, call (704) 557-0033.

Start here

Tell us what happened and what you can still log in to.

The short form is enough to start. An expert reads it and replies within one business day with concrete next steps.

Response window

Brief reviewed by an expert within one business day. Thirty-minute call. Written scope within five days.

★★★★★
“I can't say enough how thrilled I am to partner with Four Eyes Productions. Michael Sammut has been nothing short of extraordinary when it comes to managing websites. I am newly transitioning into taking over as the manager of my company and…”
Dennis Welch · Marriage Rescue Associates Read the full review

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