WordPress Maintenance Routine and Update Checklist
Create a safe routine for updates, backups and checks.
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[VERIFY] is an editorial flag, not a blank to fill. Wherever the prompt shows [VERIFY], check that item against a reliable source before you use it.
Create a maintenance routine for a WordPress site, defensive only. Site type and importance: [SITE_TYPE]. Hosting and who has access: [HOSTING_AND_ACCESS]. Plugins and theme in use (names or categories): [PLUGINS_AND_THEME]. Time available each month: [TIME]. Write weekly, monthly and quarterly tasks: backups and a restore test, core, theme and plugin updates with a staging check where possible, security checks (users, passwords, two-step sign-in), broken links, forms, speed, uptime, and removing unused plugins. Order: back up, update one thing at a time, test the key pages, record changes. Time estimate: 15 minutes weekly and 60 monthly is about 2 hours a month. Incident checklist for a hacked or broken site: take it offline if needed, restore from a clean backup, change all passwords, update everything, and find the cause with the host. Defaults and menu names shift over time; mark whatever you cannot confirm [VERIFY] so I can check it in my own account.
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