WordPress maintenance checklist
Check the website customers rely on before something breaks.
A useful maintenance routine covers recoverability, software, security, performance and the real actions customers take on the website.
Clear scope before work begins
Monthly WordPress checks.
Back up before changes, review update notes, test in a safe sequence and confirm that forms, payments and other key journeys still work.
01 / SCOPE
What the work covers
- Verify off-site backups and restoration access
- Apply core, theme and plugin updates safely
- Review security, users and uptime
- Test forms, links and key transactions
- Check speed, storage and Search Console warnings
02 / BOUNDARIES
Scope and evidence
The right schedule depends on site complexity, change frequency and commercial risk. High-traffic or transactional sites need closer monitoring.
Clear scope. Useful evidence. No inflated promises.
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READY / NEXT STEP
Talk through the current website and the next decision.
Share the business context, current URL and priority. WBYD will review the fit and explain the most sensible next step before any work is agreed.
Start the project brief