{"id":4960,"date":"2026-10-28T00:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T00:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsolutions.ee\/?p=4960"},"modified":"2026-10-28T00:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T00:38:22","slug":"website-maintenance-what-to-do-every-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsolutions.ee\/en\/blog\/website-maintenance-what-to-do-every-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Website Maintenance: What Needs Doing Every Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A website runs on software that is constantly updated: WordPress, plugins, the theme, PHP on the server. The recent PHP2Shell vulnerability showed clearly that an unpatched site is a risk. Here is a simple checklist of what proper maintenance includes.<\/p>\n<h2>Every week<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Security updates.<\/strong> Critical fixes go in immediately, not once a month.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Backups.<\/strong> Automatic backups at least daily for a store and weekly for a regular site, stored on a separate server.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uptime monitoring.<\/strong> If the site goes down, someone should know before your customers do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Every month<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>WordPress, plugin and theme updates, first on a test copy and then on the live site.<\/li>\n<li>Testing contact forms and checkout: do the emails arrive?<\/li>\n<li>Speed checks in Google PageSpeed and image optimisation.<\/li>\n<li>Checking broken links and 404 errors in Search Console.<\/li>\n<li>Removing unused plugins and old user accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Every quarter<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A test restore from backup.<\/li>\n<li>Checking the PHP version and hosting.<\/li>\n<li>Reviewing access and passwords.<\/li>\n<li>A short report: what was done, what the issues are, what we recommend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What happens without maintenance?<\/h2>\n<p>Usually nothing in the first year. Then a form stops working, the site slows down or strange content appears in search results. Fixing a hacked site usually costs several times more than a year of maintenance.<\/p>\n<h2>How to choose a maintenance partner<\/h2>\n<p>Ask exactly what the monthly fee covers, how fast they respond to problems and whether you get a monthly report. A good partner shows the work done, not just the invoice.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/itsolutions.ee\/en\/services\/\">WordPress maintenance<\/a> includes everything above, with a monthly report in English, Estonian or Russian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A website needs maintenance just like a car. 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