{"id":21538,"date":"2023-10-05T11:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T09:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/?p=21538"},"modified":"2023-07-19T11:35:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T09:35:57","slug":"maintaining-wordpress-this-is-how-you-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/en\/maintaining-wordpress-this-is-how-you-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintaining WordPress this is how you do it!"},"content":{"rendered":"
WordPress<\/a> maintenance? Is that necessary?<\/p>\n It’s not a moped, after all.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n It doesn’t rust, since when do you need to maintain digital data?<\/p>\n In the article below, we will explain why you need to maintain your WordPress website and guide you through the process of updating your website in 5 steps.<\/p>\n Updating is 80% of the maintenance WordPress websites need.<\/strong><\/p>\n WordPress, especially the plugins, are constantly tested by hackers for vulnerabilities. And unfortunately, they succeed \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n Hackers have been making a living for years from the income generated through advertisements and products promoted via hacked websites.<\/strong> And cybercrime, as they call it, is still on the rise!<\/strong> Note: we are talking about automated hacks here. These are programmed once and then executed thousands of times a day by a computer.<\/span><\/p>\n First, make a backup<\/a> of your entire website.<\/p>\n You can easily do this with UpdraftPlus, with just a click of a button, you have a backup! The free version is sufficient, and the premium version offers even more features. Start by updating WordPress itself.<\/strong><\/p>\n This can usually be done within WordPress itself, but if it fails due to file permissions or other errors, you can manually replace WordPress<\/a> on the server using an FTP program like FileZilla<\/a>.<\/p>\n Update the plugins and check if your website is still working. Did you know that we can handle the updates for you monthly<\/a>?! That saves you a lot of effort. We also update more frequently when vulnerabilities in plugins are discovered.<\/p>\n Update the theme, but be aware that it may disrupt the appearance of your website.<\/p>\n PRO TIP: Check the release log of the theme first; it often happens that only updates with visual adjustments are released. You don’t have to apply those updates every time.<\/p>\n Update your theme only if there are security updates.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n For more information, you can also refer to the article Updating WordPress, the ultimate guide<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Not all plugins and themes are adequately maintained by developers. your website.<\/p>\n Free plugins<\/a> are sometimes not updated because the developer is too busy with other work. What you can do to prevent hacks<\/strong><\/p>\n Vulnerabilities in plugins and themes are inevitable. It is important to minimize the opportunities for hackers.<\/p>\nMaintaining WordPress against cybercrime<\/h2>\n
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\nThe advertising industry is worth millions, just look at the ads on YouTube, television, newspapers… they are everywhere!<\/p>\n
\nWhy is that? Because the internet has global reach, from the office to the couch with a smartphone. People of all ages can be reached and are primarily active online.<\/p>\n1) Maintaining WordPress: Backup<\/h2>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\n2) Maintaining WordPress: Update WordPress<\/h2>\n
3) Maintaining WordPress: Update Plugins<\/h2>\n
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\nIf you want to be extra cautious, update your plugins one by one. This may take longer, but it avoids a lot of trouble if there are issues with a new update of a plugin.<\/p>\n4) Maintaining WordPress: Update the Theme<\/h2>\n
5) Maintaining WordPress: Don’t Give Hackers a Chance<\/h2>\n
\nThis allows hackers to exploit vulnerabilities in plugins and inject unwanted advertisements and other viruses into<\/p>\n
\nPremium plugins<\/a> are not always updated on time because developers are not always aware of vulnerabilities in their plugins.<\/p>\n