Keeping Your Domain Healthy

Owning a domain gives you more control over your web presence, but it also means taking some responsibility for basic maintenance. Like any website, your domain may need occasional updates, cleanup, and attention to keep it secure, functional, and available. Most maintenance tasks are simple: checking that WordPress, themes, and plugins are up to date; making sure your site is using a current version of PHP; reviewing your files and storage use; and removing old material you no longer need. You do not need to become a web administrator, but a few regular habits can prevent common problems and help your site remain a useful, sustainable part of your academic work. Here you will find links to the most common maintenance tasks.

• Making sure your site loads securely using HTTPS
• Keeping WordPress up to date
• Keeping PHP up to date
• Using the File Manager to monitor storage and manage files