Website Administration Guide for Wicked Pixel Clients (And WordPress users in general)
Introduction
Administering your WordPress website may seem daunting, but with the right tools and processes, it can be a doddle, if a little time consuming.
One thing for sure is that keeping your website maintained and optimised is incredibly important for staying safe and maximising profits.
Neglecting to keep your website maintained can result in hacks, broken functionality, poor SEO, poor PPC performance, low conversion rates and more.
While we do offer a maintenance service that takes care of all this hassle for you, this guide is for the DIY’ers who don’t mind putting a little elbow grease into their website.
This guide will walk you through the essential steps for maintaining your website built using WordPress, Bricks Builder, and several premium plugins. Whether it’s creating backups, updating plugins, checking for visual changes, restoring from backups, or compressing images, we’ve got you covered.
Creating Backups
Before you do any updating, make sure you’re keeping backups, separately from your hosting provider, just in case the worst should happen. Keeping regular backups means that if the maintenance procedure causes issues, you can always roll back to an earlier version before your changes, and try again. They’re also safeguards against any other kinds of problems – With regular backups; if anything happens, you can just roll back to a time before then , identify the issue, and make appropriate choices.
Here’s a step-by-step guide to creating backups, using WPVivid’s free option. We use their Pro offering with our Maintenance service, but you’re fine to use free.
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Updating Plugins
Keeping your plugins updated is essential for security and performance. Follow these steps to update your plugins safely.
Here’s a step by step guide to updating your plugins safely.
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Restoring from Backups
In case something goes wrong, restoring from a backup can save the day. Here’s how to do it, using the WPVivid plugin.
Compressing Images Before Upload
Optimizing images before uploading them can significantly improve your website’s performance.
Step-by-Step Guide
- Choose an Image Compression Tool: Use tools like TinyPNG, JPEGmini, or an image optimization plugin.
- Resize Images: Adjust the dimensions of your images to the required size before uploading.
- Compress Images: Use the chosen tool or plugin to compress the images without losing quality.
- Upload to WordPress: Upload the compressed images to your WordPress media library.
- Use Responsively: Ensure that images are used in a responsive manner on your site.
Conclusion
By following these steps, you can efficiently manage your WordPress website built with Bricks Builder and premium plugins. Regular backups, timely updates, visual checks, and optimized images will ensure your site remains secure, functional, and performant. Feel free to reach out to us at Wicked Pixel for any further assistance or questions you may have.