Database Back Ups & WP Updates.
Word Press is a dynamic software application that calls your page information from the database as needed in order to load a page. As such it has inherent security vulnerabilities that must be protected against. Databases should be backed-up at regular intervals (depending on the rate at which you post new content to the site) in case the worst should happen such as a server hard drive crash or an aggressive hacker intrusion.
The Word Press software itself is a free open source project with a large community of developers working to improve functionality, find and fix bugs, and increase security. Therefore the software updates as new functions added, bugs are fixed, and security holes found and closed. Your admin panel will notify you of new updates to the software.
WordPress Database Backups
Wordpress Upgrades
The instructions on these pages use 2 plugins that help to automate the process of backing up your data and installing new updates of the Word Press software to your server. These are;
