{"id":59383,"date":"2017-01-31T11:24:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T11:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/?p=59383"},"modified":"2021-05-26T11:35:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T10:35:26","slug":"give-wordpress-website-tlc-valentines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/tutorials\/give-wordpress-website-tlc-valentines\/","title":{"rendered":"Give your WordPress website some TLC this Valentine’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every WordPress website needs tender loving care, to keep up with the latest versions of software, new browsers & devices and the latest security patches.<\/p>\n

To give your users the best experience possible, make sure your website gets the TLC it deserves\u00a0with our checklist\u00a0below:<\/p>\n

The Silicon Dales WordPress TLC Checklist<\/h4>\n
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  1. Backup your website.<\/li>\n
  2. Update to the latest version of WordPress<\/a>*.<\/li>\n
  3. Update all plugins and extensions*.<\/li>\n
  4. Update the theme*.<\/li>\n
  5. Update your hosting environment to the latest versions of php<\/a> and MySQL<\/a>*.<\/li>\n
  6. Optimise your database<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  7. Serve your permalinks faster<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  8. Test your page load speeds<\/a> and consider optimising images, deleting plugins and upgrading your hosting, to get a faster loading website (full guide here<\/a>).<\/li>\n
  9. Get a security certificate<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  10. Add a security plugin to your WordPress install – we recommend Wordfence<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  11. Setup alerts on Pingdom<\/a> or Status Cake<\/a> to get a notification if your site become unavailable for any reason.<\/li>\n
  12. Add some new content & edit or refresh old pages.<\/li>\n
  13. Make sure inbound links you control are up to date i.e. business listings, social media profiles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    *For large, complex or critical websites you may need to test updates in a staging environment.<\/p>\n

    You’re all done – your website users will now start to feel the love, with a fast, secure, relevant and up-to-date experience. Search engines love this stuff too!<\/p>\n

    Want Some Help?<\/h4>\n

    If you don’t have the time to do all of the above, or you want some help, just let us know<\/a>. Silicon Dales can provide a quote for your WordPress website TLC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Every WordPress website needs tender loving care, to keep up with the latest versions of software, new browsers & devices and the latest security patches. To give your users the best experience possible, make sure your website gets the TLC it deserves\u00a0with our checklist\u00a0below: The Silicon Dales WordPress TLC Checklist Backup your website. Update to … <\/p>\n

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