I pay a small amount extra a month for my host to manage upgrades of my own WordPress sites and common plugins, I keep things simple on purpose to minimise the

I pay a small amount extra a month for my host to manage upgrades of my own WordPress sites and common plugins, I keep things simple on purpose to minimise the plugin hell you mention. As much as I can do this myself, I can't guarantee timely updates as a private individual. I've migrated 2 WP sites (one for work, one for a local club) to github pages to reduce the maintenance pain of WordPress.