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Website Maintenance
How Do I Back Up a WordPress Website?
To back up a WordPress website, save both parts of it, the files and the database, on a schedule, and store the copies outside your hosting account. You can use your host's backup tool, a backup plugin, or a maintenance plan.
Updated November 11, 2026
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SEO and AI Visibility
How Do I Find My Google Analytics Tracking ID?
Your Google Analytics tracking ID is the Measurement ID, which starts with "G-" followed by letters and numbers. To find it, open Google Analytics, go to Admin, then Data collection and modification, then Data streams, and click your website's stream.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Security
How Do I Fix "Not Secure" on My Website?
To fix "Not Secure" on your website, install an SSL certificate (most hosts offer a free one), change your WordPress Address and Site Address to https, redirect every http page to https, and replace any images or scripts that still load over http. The warning usually disappears once all four are done.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Fixes and Errors
How Do I Fix a 403 Forbidden Error on My Website?
A 403 Forbidden error means the server understood the request but refuses to show the page. On WordPress the usual causes are wrong file permissions, a broken .htaccess file, or a security plugin or firewall blocking the visitor.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Security
How Do I Know If My Website Has Been Hacked?
Your website has probably been hacked if browsers show a warning, visitors get redirected to other sites, Google lists spam pages you did not create, or WordPress has admin users you do not recognize. Google Search Console's Security issues report also confirms hacks it has found.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Speed and Performance
How Do I Make My WordPress Site Faster?
To make your WordPress site faster, turn on page caching, compress and resize images, remove plugins you do not use, and cut heavy sliders and scripts. If the site is still slow, check your hosting: a slow server makes every other fix less effective.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Costs and Plans
How Much Does It Cost to Update a Website?
The cost to update a website depends on what changes. Small content edits cost little or are included in a maintenance plan, new pages and redesigns cost more, and software updates are ongoing.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Website Maintenance
How Often Should I Update WordPress Plugins?
Install plugin updates that fix security problems as soon as you have tested them, and other plugin updates once a month. Always take a backup first and, for a business site, test updates on a staging copy, because an untested update is the most common way a working WordPress site breaks.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Fixes and Errors
My Website Is Down. How Do I Fix It?
When your website is down, first check whether it is down for everyone or only for you, then check that your domain and hosting have not expired. Next, read the exact error message and undo the last change: a plugin update, theme change, or hosting setting.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Fixes and Errors
What Does "Briefly Unavailable for Scheduled Maintenance" Mean?
WordPress shows "Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute." while it installs updates.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Speed and Performance
What Is a Good Google PageSpeed Score?
A good Google PageSpeed score is 90 to 100. Scores from 50 to 89 need improvement, and anything below 50 is poor, according to Google's Lighthouse scoring.
Updated November 11, 2026
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SEO and AI Visibility
What Is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)?
GEO, or generative engine optimization, is the work of making your content easy for AI tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews to find, trust, and cite in their answers. The term comes from a 2023 research paper, which found these methods can raise visibility in AI answers by up to 40%.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Website Maintenance
What Is Included in Website Maintenance?
Website maintenance includes software updates for WordPress, plugins, and themes, daily backups, security and uptime monitoring, fixes when something breaks, small content edits, speed checks, and a monthly report. Good maintenance also tests updates on a staging copy first and checks that backups can actually be restored.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Costs and Plans
What Is the Website Maintenance Cost?
Website maintenance cost has two parts. Running costs for hosting, domain, and premium plugins come to about $347 a year for a typical small WordPress site.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Fixes and Errors
Who Can Fix My WordPress Site?
Your WordPress site can be fixed by your web host (for server problems), a freelance developer, or a WordPress support agency. Hosts handle server issues only, freelancers suit one-off fixes, and an agency suits urgent problems and ongoing care.
Updated November 11, 2026
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Fixes and Errors
Why Is My Contact Form Not Sending Emails?
A WordPress contact form usually stops sending emails because the site uses the server's default mail function, which many hosts limit and many inboxes treat as spam. The fix is to send through a proper email service using an SMTP plugin, and to add SPF and DKIM records for your domain.
Updated November 11, 2026
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