One of the first things you do when you set up a WordPress site is work on the colours. It's time to add text and information. But what about WordPress security? Don't let the fun of setting a new site up distract you you're putting online.
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Backup plug-ins is also significant. You want to backup all the files and database you can bring back your site like nothing happened.
Fortunately, keeping your WordPress website up-to-date is one of the simplest things you can do. For the past couple of versions, WordPress has included the ability to install updates. A new update becomes available.
Note that this last step for new installations should only try. You have to change of the table names inside the database if you might like try this to get it done for existing installations.
The plugin should be updated play nice to remain current with the latest WordPress release and have WordPress cloning and restore capabilities. The ability to clone your website (along with regular copies ) can be useful if you ever want to do an offline website redesign, among other things.