{"id":61585,"date":"2021-03-25T12:34:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T12:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=61585"},"modified":"2025-12-02T19:32:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:32:38","slug":"wordpress-website-maintenance-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-website-maintenance-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Website Maintenance: A 16-Step Checklist of Crucial Tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"61585\" class=\"elementor elementor-61585\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d9e6152 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d9e6152\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54a2b522\" data-id=\"54a2b522\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3cd79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da3cd79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many reasons for <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/create-website-with-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">building a website<\/a>, and its success depends on many factors. But one aspect of a website&#8217;s success relies on an often-overlooked factor \u2014\u00a0 proper maintenance.\u00a0<\/p><p>All WordPress sites require at least some level of maintenance to keep them secure and well-functioning. And, while you do need to put in some work, it <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/is-wordpress-hard-to-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doesn&#8217;t have to be complicated<\/a> if you know exactly what you need to do and when to do it.<\/p><p>To help you in this endeavor we\u2019ve compiled a WordPress maintenance checklist that will guide you and help you ensure that your <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/what-is-wordpress\/\"   title=\"What is WordPress? Build a Website, Sell, Start a Blog &amp; More (2025)\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25325\">WordPress website<\/a> is updated, secure, and running smoothly.\u00a0<\/p><p>While this may seem like a daunting task, don&#8217;t despair! We&#8217;ve divided these tasks by the frequency that you should perform them, ranging from weekly tasks to monthly and yearly ones.\u00a0<\/p><p>So, let&#8217;s get started with keeping your website well maintained.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bab17f1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1bab17f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-gac=\"CTA_Elements\" data-gaa=\"Link\" data-gal=\"Position_Text_CTA\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-maintenance-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover What a WordPress Maintenance Mode Is<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28f9e8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f28f9e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-gac=\"CTA_Elements\" data-gaa=\"Button\" data-gal=\"Position_Download_Template\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/WordPress-Maintenance-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-download\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M216 0h80c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24v168h87.7c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L269.7 378.3c-7.5 7.5-19.8 7.5-27.3 0L90.1 226.1c-12.6-12.6-3.7-34.1 14.1-34.1H192V24c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24zm296 376v112c0 13.3-10.7 24-24 24H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24V376c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h146.7l49 49c20.1 20.1 52.5 20.1 72.6 0l49-49H488c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24zm-124 88c0-11-9-20-20-20s-20 9-20 20 9 20 20 20 20-9 20-20zm64 0c0-11-9-20-20-20s-20 9-20 20 9 20 20 20 20-9 20-20z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Our Website Maintenance Checklist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be581e blog-toc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0be581e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table Of Contents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e677e79 blog-toc elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e677e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#why-you-need-to-maintain-your-wordpress-site\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Why You Need To Maintain Your WordPress Site<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#wordpress-website-maintenance-checklist\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">WordPress Website Maintenance Checklist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#weekly-wordpress-maintenance-tasks\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Weekly WordPress Maintenance Tasks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#monthly-wordpress-maintenance-tasks\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Monthly WordPress Maintenance Tasks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#yearly-wordpress-maintenance-tasks\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Yearly WordPress Maintenance Tasks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a445765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a445765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"why-you-need-to-maintain-your-wordpress-site\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a0133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1a0133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why You Need To Maintain Your WordPress Site\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d0815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62d0815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your WordPress website is kind of like a car. If you treat it well, it will work for you for years to come. But if you forgo maintenance, issues can start to pile up and, if you really put things off, your website might even stop working.<\/p><p>WordPress is constantly changing. The core team is always adding new features, fixing bugs, patching newly-discovered security issues, etc. The same holds true for all the plugins you&#8217;re using, and the web as a whole.<\/p><p>Your website itself is also always changing. You might be publishing new content, switching up the design, adding new features, and more.<\/p><p>Put all those changes together, and there is a high risk of something going amiss and your website not working.<\/p><p>This sounds a bit intimidating, but it doesn&#8217;t have to be. Most of the time, all those changes go off without a hitch. But to avoid the rare situations in which something does go wrong and stay on top of trends at your site, it&#8217;s important to put in a little maintenance work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2dd36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fb2dd36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wordpress-website-maintenance-checklist\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c73fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5c73fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WordPress Website Maintenance Checklist\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6da28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d6da28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"weekly-wordpress-maintenance-tasks\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c799bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c799bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WordPress maintenance is an ongoing process. There are certain tasks that need to be performed on a weekly basis, while others can be done once a year.\u00a0<\/p><p>Below, we&#8217;ve outlined the crucial maintenance tasks that will ensure your WordPress site remains in perfect working order. We&#8217;ve broken them down into 3 categories:<\/p><ul><li>Weekly<\/li><li>Monthly<\/li><li>Yearly<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be247fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be247fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Weekly WordPress Maintenance Tasks\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ff9f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25ff9f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Visit Your Site\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278618a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"278618a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This one seems simple &#8211; but just visiting your site&#8217;s front-end and clicking around to a few key pages is a great way to catch any potential issues. With that being said, it&#8217;s easy to forget about this and spend all your time in the WordPress dashboard. So, once a week, just head to your site and browse a few of the key pages to make sure everything is still working as you expect it to.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f196059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f196059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Moderate Comments\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93844b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93844b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you allow comments on your site, you&#8217;ll need to spend some time moderating them each week to make sure you approve real comments and flag\/delete spam comments.<\/p><p>To help you save time on comment moderation, you can consider using an anti-spam plugin such as <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/\">Akismet<\/a>. That way, you just need to check in once per week to approve human comments and see if Akismet accidentally flagged a real comment as spam.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f935df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f935df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Back up Your Site\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589f1cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"589f1cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having a recent backup is essential to secure your site&#8217;s data. So, if your WordPress host isn&#8217;t already taking care of backups for you, you need to back up your site yourself. For most sites, weekly backups are a good frequency.<\/p><p>If you have a static brochure website that never changes (i.e. no blog posts or comments), then you might be fine with monthly backups. Your site&#8217;s optimal backup frequency really depends on how often you&#8217;re making changes and adding content to the database.<\/p><p>For more in-depth thoughts and a tutorial, check out our full guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/backup-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to back up WordPress<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc44007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc44007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Apply Updates (Core, Plugins, and Theme)\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9edf86f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9edf86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you want to secure your website and keep it functioning, promptly applying updates is essential. Every week, you should check in to see if there are any updates for the WordPress core, plugins, or <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">themes<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b348194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b348194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=635\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wordpress-updates.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-61594\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wordpress-updates.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wordpress-updates-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc3d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cc3d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If there are updates, you should promptly apply them. If you&#8217;re worried about compatibility issues, you can test updates on <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-staging-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a staging site<\/a> before applying them to your live website. Or, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-maintenance-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">put your site into maintenance mode<\/a> while you apply updates.<\/p><p>For some additional tips, check out our guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/update-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to properly update WordPress<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c20c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5c20c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Test Key Forms and Features\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473ce08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"473ce08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have important forms or features (like a checkout process), it&#8217;s important to regularly test them. There&#8217;s nothing worse than wondering why you didn&#8217;t get any leads\/sales over the past 10 days only to discover it was because your form stopped working.<\/p><p>For some sites, you might want to perform this monthly instead of weekly. It really depends on how essential the forms\/features are to your business. For mission-critical forms where any issues mean lost revenue or clients, it&#8217;s always a good idea to test weekly.<\/p><p>And for really mission-critical features, you might want to set up some type of automated monitoring system. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pingdom.com\/product\/transaction-monitoring\/\">Pingdom<\/a> offers transaction monitoring to test key features on a daily or hourly schedule.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681d3af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"681d3af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Check Google Search Console<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f92fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f92fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If Google encounters any issues with your site&#8217;s SEO or mobile optimization, it will share alerts in Google Search Console. For that reason, it&#8217;s important to frequently check-in to see if Google has flagged any issues with your site.<\/p><p>You can quickly see all issues by clicking the notification bell in the top-right corner:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d767a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d767a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=409\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/search-console.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-61595\" alt=\"search-console\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/search-console.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/search-console-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e186391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e186391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can also browse the other reports to see any changes and trends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa4ddbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"aa4ddbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"monthly-wordpress-maintenance-tasks\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e6a76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60e6a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monthly WordPress Maintenance Tasks\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1275bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1275bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Run Performance Tests\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea02ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea02ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How quickly your site loads plays a key role in user experience and conversion rates and even has a small positive effect on SEO.\u00a0<\/p><p>When you created your site, you probably optimized it for performance. However, that doesn&#8217;t automatically mean your site will stay optimized, so it&#8217;s important to still periodically assess your site&#8217;s performance to catch any potential issues.\u00a0<\/p><p>Once a month is a good frequency for most websites, though you might want to perform this weekly for mission-critical sites.<\/p><p>To learn how to analyze your site&#8217;s performance, check out our guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/test-website-speed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to run a website speed test<\/a>. If you hit any issues, we also have some tips on <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/how-to-speed-up-wordpress-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to speed up WordPress<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d1810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9d1810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Analyze Your Site's Traffic\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284c2f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"284c2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To understand what&#8217;s happening on your site, you should be using some type of web analytics tool such as <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/google-analytics-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Analytics<\/a>.<\/p><p>If digital marketing is a serious part of your strategy, you&#8217;re probably checking into your web analytics every day already. Most webmasters don&#8217;t need to check that often, but it is still useful to check in once a month or so to <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/webinar-andy-crestodina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep track of what&#8217;s happening<\/a> and notice any trends.<\/p><p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/elementor-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEO is an important part of your strategy<\/a>, you also might want to set up keyword monitoring to track your site&#8217;s rankings in Google and check in every month.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e79b5a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e79b5a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. Run a Security Scan\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d03c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d03c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because WordPress is so popular, it&#8217;s an attractive target for malicious actors. To make sure your site doesn&#8217;t become a victim, it&#8217;s good to run regular security scans to catch potential issues.\u00a0<\/p><p>Most <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-security-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress security plugins<\/a> include automatic security scanning features.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1173d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1173d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. Optimize Your Site's Database\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d73438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d73438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your site&#8217;s database is what stores all of your content, theme settings, plugin settings, etc. Over time, it can generate a lot of clutter via things like post revisions, transients, spam comments, etc.<\/p><p>For that reason, it&#8217;s a good idea to periodically optimize your site&#8217;s database to remove all of this junk.<\/p><p>You can do so using some <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/best-wordpress-caching-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">performance plugins<\/a> including <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/\">WP Rocket<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wp-rocket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tutorial here<\/a>). These plugins also let you schedule your database optimization to run automatically.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e6262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92e6262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11.Check for Broken Links or 404 Errors\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc6e6a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc6e6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Broken links or <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/404-not-found\/\"   title=\"How To Fix \u201c404 Not Found On Your Site\u201d Error\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25324\">404<\/a> errors are horrible for user experience on your site because they get in the way of visitors finding what they&#8217;re looking for.<\/p><p>While broken links and 404 errors are separate things, they go hand-in-hand because a broken link will usually lead directly to a 404 error. If you&#8217;re not familiar with what a 404 error is, it&#8217;s the error that your website displays when a visitor goes to a URL that doesn&#8217;t exist.<\/p><p>To check your site for broken links, you can use a broken link checking plugin.<\/p><p>To find pages visitors tried to access that led to 404 errors, you can search for something like &#8220;Not Found&#8221; in Google Analytics and then click on the listing (marked by the arrow in the screenshot below) to find the specific URLs that triggered 404 errors:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3f44f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e3f44f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=450\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/404-errors.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-61596\" alt=\"404-errors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/404-errors.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/404-errors-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae91bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aae91bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to fixing your site&#8217;s 404 errors, you can also use Elementor to <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/create-custom-wordpress-404-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create a custom 404 page<\/a> that can help guide visitors to what they&#8217;re looking for &#8211; check out <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/404-page-inspiration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some great 404 page examples<\/a> for inspiration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb1e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eb1e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">12. Verify Your Site's Backups\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961c6c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"961c6c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A backup is only good if it works. So while you should take backups of your site weekly, it&#8217;s also important to periodically verify that those backups actually work. You can do this by restoring the backup of your site to a staging site or using <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-development-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a local WordPress development environment<\/a> via a tool like <a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/\">Local<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.com\/devkinsta\/\">DevKinsta<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34be66d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"34be66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"yearly-wordpress-maintenance-tasks\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fccc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fccc30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yearly WordPress Maintenance Tasks\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83045b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83045b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">13. Consider Whether You Need New Hosting\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe857d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fe857d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As your site grows, it&#8217;s easy to grow so much that you outgrow your current hosting. This is a good problem to have, but it might necessitate upgrading to a higher-tier plan at your host or maybe even moving to a better host.<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re already bumping up against your host&#8217;s limits, they&#8217;ll probably reach out to you proactively. But if they haven&#8217;t, it&#8217;s still a good idea to check in once a year or so to see if your host is still meeting your needs when it comes to performance, reliability, and features.<\/p><p>For some tips here, you can follow <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-hosting-elementor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our guide on how to choose WordPress hosting<\/a>. We also have <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wordpress-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some recommended hosts to consider<\/a> if you decide that your site needs a new home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669eb39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"669eb39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">14. Change Your WordPress Password\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197504c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"197504c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress security tips<\/a> in the world don&#8217;t matter if a malicious actor gets their hands on your username and password. For that reason, it&#8217;s a good idea to follow good password principles and change your WordPress admin password once per year or so.<\/p><p>This, combined with other tactics like limiting login attempts, should protect you from brute force attacks and other login-based threats.<\/p><p>Make sure to use a strong, unique password. Password managers like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastpass.com\/\">LastPass<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bitwarden.com\/\">Bitwarden<\/a> make it easy to safely store a unique password for each WordPress site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63cd6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63cd6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15. 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