After you’ve set up your website, there are a few things required to keep your website running smoothly.
Domain Registration:
As explained here, your registration should always stay current, whether you have this registered separately or bundled together with your hosting.
Hosting:
Support & updates to your hosting account is automatically included in your purchase. This includes things you want to do ON your server. Such as turn your http to https, update your MySQL, Php compatibility, and such like.
Website Back End:
Like cars need regular tune ups, the vehicle of your choice also needs to be constantly kept up to date and maintained lest hackers find a way in. This is the responsibility of whoever’s running your car – your website developer usually.
All these these things and more need to be kept constantly up to date:
- WordPress Core CMS files
- WordPress Theme
- Plugins
- Site security
- Contact form security
Updates are constantly being released, and if they are not kept up with, your website may break. . . when it gets out of compliance and outdated; and worse, your site becomes much more susceptible to hacking and phishing attempts.
All Together:
I take care of the techy stuff so you don’t have to. I am happy when I see you focused on your business and your actual web content.
When you purchase hosting with us, and are using WordPress; all of the above routine backend tasks are bundled together as one low price in your yearly Hosting & Maintenance renewal.
Or not:
However, if you prefer to purchase hosting only, and deal with your website’s backups, updates, maintenance, security, etc on your own- you may. I’m happy to teach you (or your designated web person) how to keep up with all of this.
