What Is WordPress Maintenance and How Often Should You Do It?

What Is WordPress Maintenance and How Often Should You Do It?

WordPress maintenance includes updating core, plugins, and themes; backing up; and monitoring security. I perform weekly maintenance on all managed sites.

What Weekly Tasks Are Essential?

Update plugins and themes, verify backups completed, check for broken links, review user accounts, and monitor 404 errors. I spend 15 minutes per week on each site.

What Monthly Tasks Prevent Major Issues?

Test backup restore, audit user roles, optimize database if over 500MB, and run full security scan. I schedule database optimization monthly. Read WordPress Security guide.

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