{"id":50882,"date":"2019-12-20T17:25:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T22:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=50882"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:43:00","slug":"maintaining-your-wordpress-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/maintaining-your-wordpress-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintaining Your WordPress Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Maintaining-Your-WordPress-Site-Hero-Image--1024x538.png\" alt=\"Maintaining Your WordPress Site - Hero Image \" class=\"wp-image-101256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Maintaining-Your-WordPress-Site-Hero-Image--1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Maintaining-Your-WordPress-Site-Hero-Image--300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Maintaining-Your-WordPress-Site-Hero-Image--768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Maintaining-Your-WordPress-Site-Hero-Image-.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Maintaining your WordPress site is similar to owning a business in the real world. Like a brick-and-mortar store, it\u2019s important to do some maintenance to keep your website running. It\u2019s also worth doing a bit of cleaning to keep the site welcoming to visitors. There is no need to worry, though, cleaning and maintaining a website is a lot easier than home and office repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#checklist\">WordPress Maintenance Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#daily\">The Daily Site Check<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#weekly\">Weekly Maintenance<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Backups\">Backups<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Server-Checks\">Server Checks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#monthly\">Monthly Housekeeping<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Performance-Tests\">Performance Tests<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#General-Cleanup\">General Cleanup<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#adapt\">Adapt to your circumstances<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"checklist\">WordPress Site Maintenance Checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/website-maintenance-checklist\/\">Maintaining your website<\/a> on WordPress is easy once you break down your tasks into daily, weekly, and monthly checklists.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WordPress-Maintenance-Checklist-791x1024.png\" alt=\"WordPress Maintenance Checklist by InMotion Hosting\" class=\"wp-image-127844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WordPress-Maintenance-Checklist-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WordPress-Maintenance-Checklist-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WordPress-Maintenance-Checklist-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WordPress-Maintenance-Checklist-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WordPress-Maintenance-Checklist.png 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Use our checklist and keep reading as we dive into why this method is the best way to maintain your WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"daily\">The Daily Site Check<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s always a good idea to work a daily site check into your routine. Just open the site and check that everything looks normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An easy way to do this is by making your website your browser\u2019s homepage. If anything unusual happens, you\u2019ll know about it right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a good idea to check-in even if you have monitoring software installed. Certain malware can trick monitoring software. Checking the website yourself lets you confirm it\u2019s working fine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re running a site that allows visitors to comment and leave messages, it\u2019s a good idea to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-get-rid-of-spam-comments-on-your-wordpress-blog\/\">check for comment spam<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress sites have many plugins available to prevent comment spam. Still, spammers are always trying to find their way around security plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wordpress-comment-spam\/\">Keep an eye on new posts<\/a> and make sure no one has \u2018broken through and begun posting spam or malicious links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"weekly\">Weekly Maintenance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to have one day of your week to spend some minutes checking your website and server stats, as well as creating backups to ensure you are prepared should anything happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Backups\">Backups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The most important thing to do every week is to make sure you are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-backups\/\">backing up your website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/backups-and-restorations\/\">automated backups<\/a>, make sure they\u2019re running. If you\u2019re taking manual backups, be sure you\u2019re taking them often enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Take the stress out of backing up your WordPress site with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/backup-manager-set-it-and-forget-it\/\">InMotion Hosting\u2019s Automated Backup Manager<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a great idea to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/update-wordpress-plugin\/\">update your WordPress<\/a> plugins every week or two if you are not updating them automatically. Keeping your WordPress plugins up to date is important for your site security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Updating-Your-Plugins.png\" alt=\"WordPress Plugin Update Areas \" class=\"wp-image-101380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Updating-Your-Plugins.png 842w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Updating-Your-Plugins-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Updating-Your-Plugins-768x434.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Areas to Check for Plugin Updates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If a Plugin vulnerability is discovered, the only way to secure your site is by updating the plugin. Plus, you can choose to update your plugins at a time when site traffic is low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a plugin update breaks your site, you can resolve it during maintenance. You won\u2019t be stuck trying to solve an unexpected problem in the middle of your work during the week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Server-Checks\">Server Checks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are on a hosting plan with a limited amount of disk space, be sure to take a glance at how much you have available. Running out of disk space on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/is-mysql-available\/\">VPS can cause SQL failures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These failures cause all your sites to become unresponsive. It\u2019s important to keep an eye on how much free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/whm\/view-bandwidth-and-disk-usage\/\">disk space you have<\/a>. If you are close to running out, you can either upgrade your plan or clear out some space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s worth checking your site metrics on a regular basis. If you have a cPanel account for your site, use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/awstats-review-website-stats\/\">AWStats<\/a> to take a look at your visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/awstats-days-of-week.png\" alt=\"Example of Days of the Week AWStats\" class=\"wp-image-101373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/awstats-days-of-week.png 678w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/awstats-days-of-week-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is a great way to find out if you are wasting bandwidth on bot traffic or the target of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/ddos-attack-is-my-vps-protected\/\">malicious DDOS<\/a>. Keep an eye out for what sites and URLs people are visiting the most. You can even tell which URLs and files are causing the most traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"monthly\">Monthly Housekeeping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s an old saying in technology\u2013 if you don\u2019t test your backups, you don\u2019t have backups. Every so often, you need to try out your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-backups\/\">backup system<\/a>. Make sure that it works as you expect. Make sure that you are able to <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-backups\/#restore\">restore your sites from a backup without issue<\/a>. It\u2019s a good idea to save one or two \u2018in case of emergency\u2019 backups that you know work. You don\u2019t want to learn that there is a problem with your backups when you most need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress sites are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/wordpress-hosting\/user-access\/\">only supposed to have users you authorized<\/a>. There are forms of malicious attack that create new users as a form of spam. Advanced hacks can even create fake administrator users! Take a look at your list of user accounts and make sure that there aren\u2019t any spam accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Performance-Tests\">Performance Tests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re doing a monthly check, it\u2019s a good time to use sites like <a href=\"https:\/\/gtmetrix.com\/\">GTMetrix<\/a> to analyze your site performance. Take a look at what you can do to improve your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to watch out for huge files and un-optimized images. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/smush-image-compression-optimization\/\">A couple of un-optimized images can dramatically slow down a site\u2019s loading speed<\/a>. Be sure that you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/how-to-enable-gzip-moddeflate\/\">enabled GZIP compression<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/whm-mod_deflate-1024x455.png\" alt=\"Enabling GZIP Compression with mod_deflate\" class=\"wp-image-101378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/whm-mod_deflate-1024x455.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/whm-mod_deflate-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/whm-mod_deflate-768x341.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/whm-mod_deflate.png 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>GZIP is essential to getting the most out of your WordPress site. This is especially true if you\u2019re running on our optimized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress hosting<\/a> plans!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"General-Cleanup\">General Cleanup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are lots of other small things you can do every month or two to keep your site secure. Remove any WordPress themes you aren\u2019t using\u2013 even unused themes can slow down your site and be a security issue. It\u2019s a great idea to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/resetting-your-wordpress-admin-password\/\">change your passwords<\/a> during your monthly checkup as well. Remember to use a new and secure password!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"adapt\">Adapt to Your Circumstances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Always remember that maintaining your WordPress site is all about your routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you been having trouble with fake accounts and hacking attempts? 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