A WordPress website is not finished at launch. A short, regular maintenance routine prevents most problems before they affect visitors.
Weekly
- Check that backups completed successfully
- Review and reply to form enquiries
- Update plugins with security fixes
Monthly
- Update WordPress core, theme and remaining plugins
- Test the contact form and key pages
- Review site speed and broken links
Quarterly
- Remove plugins and themes you no longer use
- Review user accounts and passwords
- Restore a backup to a test site to confirm it works
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