How Do You Back Up a Website Properly? What, Where, and How Often
A backup that actually saves you: what must be in it (not just files), where never to store it, how often by site type - and how to know it works at all.
6 min readMaintenance and ownership: keeping the site yours, and working
A website isn't a shelf product you place on the table and forget. It also shouldn't be a hostage of whoever built it. The guides here deal with both: keeping the site working, and keeping it registered to you - domain, hosting, backups and access.
Most disasters in this field are quiet and preventable: a backup nobody tested, a forgotten domain renewal, a plugin never updated. An hour of order now saves a week of rescue later.
Related:Website fixes & maintenance
Why Does the Browser Say My Website Is "Not Secure"? Five Causes, Five Fixes
"Not secure" doesn't mean you were hacked. A one-minute check that shows what's broken, five causes from expired certificate to mixed content, and each fix.
8 min readWhat Does Website Maintenance Include, and Do You Really Need It?
Updates, backups, security and monitoring - what monthly website maintenance really covers, why WordPress needs more than a static site, and what to DIY.
7 min readWho Actually Holds Your Website? The Domain, Hosting and Access Checklist
Domain in the developer's name? Passwords with someone who no longer answers? The checklist that proves your site is really yours - and what to do if it isn't.
6 min readWordPress Site Hacked? The Order of Operations for the First Hour
A hacked WordPress site: what to do in the first hour, how to clean it without deleting the site, what to check in Google, and why it happened.
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