I have a sneaking suspicion I know what you’re going to say! Either:
- you didn’t know you had a Dashboard…what is it anyway?
(FYI – it’s the back end of your site, the behind-the-scenes part that isn’t visible to the public; the place your WordPress functions such as plugins, themes, spam, comments and the core itself reside) - you check it every once in a while, when it crosses your mind, so consequently you never really know if and when updates are available
- you noticed the updates in your Dashboard, but are never sure if it’s safe to go ahead and update so you don’t bother because you don’t want to risk your site being offline
- when you’re busy running your business, logging into the back end of your site to check for updates is the last thing on your mind
If any of the above apply to you, you may want to continue reading!
For the record, it’s super important to use the latest version of WordPress and keep your Dashboard updated. When you don’t update your WordPress site you are risking your website security and missing out on all the most recent improvements the open source developers have added. With each new WordPress release, new features are added, performance is improved, bugs are fixed, and existing features are enhanced to stay up to date with industry standards.
WordPress comes with a built-in update notification system and whenever there is a new update, it highlights the number of available updates when you log into your WordPress Dashboard. I know, I hear you, constant monitoring and staying up to date can be tedious and time consuming.
If you’d rather spend your time running your business and attracting new clients rather than spending your time on site maintenance, we can help! We’ll update your Dashboard for you on a consistent basis to ensure your website is running on the latest version of WordPress so that you can benefit from all the latest features, fixes and improvements that WordPress has to offer.
For more information give us a shout at 403-257-7047 today.