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#15ntc
● Updates to WordPress
core
● Security: scans and
protection
● Daily backups
● Restore from backup
WordPress managed hosting
#15ntc
● Updates to WordPress
core, plugins, themes
● Security: scans and
protection
● Backups
● Restore from backup
DIY website maintenance
#15ntc
Update on a staging site.
or
Update behind a “Coming Soon”
screen
or
Update in a low-traffic period.
Update Precautions
#15ntc
Restore files from backup
or
Or get last known working version
of plugin from Repository and
reinstall via FTP
Then get help from a pro.
If an update goes wrong
#15ntc
● Updates
● Login security
● Get security
notifications
● Delete what you don’t
need
How not to get hacked
#15ntc
● Use strong usernames:
Don’t use “admin”, don’t
use your domain name.
● Use strong passwords.
Login security
#15ntc
Use a plugin:
● Brute Force Login
Protection
● iThemes Security
● WordFence
Limit login attempts
#15ntc
Track who’s trying to log
in, what users are doing.
● WP Audit Security Log
● WP Security Log
Track user activity
#15ntc
● UpdraftPlus
● WordPress Backup to
DropBox
● BackWPup Free
● BackUpWordPress
Free backup plugins
#15ntc
● Database: your content
and settings
● Files: Theme, plugins,
and media
Make your own backups
#15ntc
Database daily + files
weekly
or
Database + files daily
or
Database + files weekly
Schedule your backups
#15ntc
● Click to restore:
UpdraftPlus database
● Others: download from
remote, unzip, ftp to
your server
Restore from backup