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Websites & WordPress
Keep your WordPress site fast, stable and easy to manage, without needing to be a developer.
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The WordPress essentials
Get these right and most website headaches never happen.
1. Keep everything updated
Core, themes and plugins. Most hacked sites were running something out of date. Update weekly, and always after a backup.
2. Use fewer, better plugins
Every plugin is code you’re trusting. Remove anything inactive or unused, and favor well-supported plugins with recent updates.
3. Pick a lightweight theme
A fast, well-coded theme (this site runs Kadence) beats a bloated multipurpose theme loaded with features you’ll never use.
4. Use a staging site for big changes
Test theme switches, major updates and redesigns on a copy first, then push them live.
5. Mind your speed
Compress images, use caching, and check your pages with Google PageSpeed Insights. Slow sites lose visitors and rankings.
6. Protect your admin login
Strong unique passwords, two-factor authentication, and no account named ‘admin’.
7. Clean up users regularly
Remove old contractors and anyone who no longer needs access, and give people the lowest role that works.
8. Know who to call
Keep your hosting, domain and site logins documented in one safe place so help can get in fast when you need it.
Guides
In-depth walkthroughs, with more being added. Join the list on the homepage to hear when new ones go live.
Checklist
The Monthly WordPress Maintenance Checklist
The routine I run on client sites to catch problems early.
Guide
Choosing the Right Theme
What to look for, and the warning signs of a theme that will slow you down.
Want my tool picks?
The specific products I use and recommend, with honest notes on why.
Rather hand it off?
If you’d rather have it done for you, that’s what I do every day for clients.