How to keep your WordPress site up to date?

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WordPress uses a file called .maintenance to display a message that says “Unavailable for a short period due to scheduled maintenance. Please try again later.”

This message is a bit sparse, on a blank page, though reassuring. But it would be nice if it told visitors more, and if it had the branding to go with their site.

This is why it is a good idea to use a maintenance mode plugin to put your site into maintenance mode when you are working on it and provide visitors with more information.

The Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode plugin will allow you to create a maintenance mode page that reflects your brand and gives visitors more information about what’s going on. You can also use it when you’re developing your site to create a “coming soon” page and collect email addresses to notify people when the site goes live.

Maintenance Mode Plugin
Maintenance Mode Plugin
If you're doing any maintenance work on your site (including running an update), I recommend turning on maintenance mode first so your site doesn't appear to be broken. And if your site ever breaks, put it into maintenance mode so the outside world can't see what you're doing while you're trying to fix it.

Keeping your WordPress site backed up?
One of the most important aspects of maintaining your WordPress site will be having a backup.

If you're with Kinsta, your site will be automatically backed up for you on a regular basis, and you can easily reinstall an older version of your site if there's a problem.

If you don't have access to this, you will need to install and belgium phone number data configure a backup plugin to have regular automated backups.

So if your WordPress site gets hacked or goes down, you know you can easily restore to a version that you know worked. The peace of mind this gives you is significant.

If you’re doing maintenance work on your site – running an update, editing your theme , installing plugins, or anything else – it’s safest to do a manual backup before you begin, either through the MyKinsta dashboard or by using their backup plugin. Then if the work you do breaks your site, you can undo it.

Another essential aspect of your WordPress site is keeping it up to date. This includes regularly updating themes and plugins, as well as WordPress itself.

Why are updates important?
There are three reasons to upgrade:

Most updates include security patches . Your site will be more secure if you have them installed.
Updating your theme or plugins ensures you have access to the latest features.
Some theme and plugin updates are to ensure compatibility with the latest version, so updating ensures that your site will not have any issues.