Why Keeping Your WordPress Website Upto Date Is So Important!
Reasons why you should keep your WordPress Website up to date with the latest releases and versions.
Kelly Pierduta (Posted 13 hours ago)
Did you know that keeping your WordPress website up to date is one of the most important things you can do for your business? Just like any other piece of software, WordPress is regularly updated with security patches and new features. If you don't keep your site up to date, you could be leaving yourself vulnerable to attacks from hackers, or missing out on valuable new features.
Security
Any website is only as secure as it is up to date. WordPress websites are no exception, in fact, WordPress websites may be even more vulnerable to security threats because they are so popular. Because WordPress powers so many websites, it is a prime target for attacks. However, there are easy ways to boost the security of your WordPress website by keeping it up to date.
By running the latest version of WordPress, you can help to protect yourself against known security vulnerabilities.
In addition, WordPress regularly releases security updates for older versions of the software, so it is important to apply these updates as well.
Speed & Efficiency
One of the downsides of WordPress is that it can start to become slow and sluggish if it's not kept up to date. WordPress releases new updates regularly, and it's important to install those updates as soon as possible.
Not only do they add new features and improve security, but they also help to keep your website running smoothly and quickly and also fix any existing bugs or issues on your site.
If you neglect to update WordPress, you'll eventually start to notice a decline in speed and efficiency. So if you want to keep your WordPress website running efficiently, be sure to keep it up to date!
Backup before updating
If you have a WordPress website, it's always a good idea to backup your site before you update any of your plugins or themes. That way, if anything goes wrong during the update process, you can always revert back to a previous version of your site and keep downtime to a minimum.
These are the most important reasons for updating and maintaining a WordPress website, there are so many more to be added, such as being able to take advantage of new and improved features that are released and integrations with new plugins that are constantly being added to the WordPress plugin library.
Accentuate can help you to keep your WordPress website upto date and secure. Please get in touch with us today to see how we can help by calling on 0121 7295113 or hello@accentuate.agency.
