WordPress maintenance and security can be a pain, but it doesn’t have to be. With the right tools and the right mindset, you can easily keep your WordPress site up-to-date, safe, and secure. Here are 5 tips for keeping your website maintained and secure:
Tip 1: Keep It Updated
Some people shy away from updating WordPress because they’re afraid of what might happen—their themes could break or their plugins might no longer work. But the best way to ensure that your site will always work is to keep everything updated. Don’t be afraid! Just do it!
Tip 2: Back It Up
Back up your site regularly so that if something bad happens, you have a safety net. This means keeping backups of all of your files, including the database. There are many backup plugins available for WordPress that can help you automate this process, like UpdraftPlus, which makes backing up your site simple; Duplicator , which is an incredibly easy-to-use solution for backing up both files and databases; and BackWPup, which helps you back up your files securely on Amazon’s S3 servers.
Tip 3: Use Security Plugins
There are some great security plugins out there that can help you harden the security around your WordPress site to prevent malicious attacks and hacks
Tip 4: Use a reliable hosting service
Having a great host will save you time and stress. For shared hosting I recommend Bluehost and for managed WordPress hosting, Flywheel is my go-to favorite.
Tip 5: Change the default admin username
The first thing any hacker will try to do when they hack into your site is log in using the default username: “Admin.” Don’t give them easy access! Change the default username when you set up the site (and if you haven’t already, change it now : ).
Conclusion
If you want your site to run well over the long haul, you need to do regular maintenance on it.
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