Why should you upgrade your WordPress website?

As you may know, I am a huge proponent of WordPress. Not only do my clients love it and find it easy to use, it is almost limitless in functionality. With the right skills or custom templates, you can do almost anything.

I’m not the only one who thinks this. WordPress is one of the most popular open source systems around today. The dark side of using an open source system and one as popular as wordpress is that there are new security issues arising every day. It becomes a target. Hackers are developing new methods to bypass security and use your blog or website to serve up spam ware. This spam ware can wreck havoc on your web server, your computer as well as disrupt or ruin your website. If left unchecked, your website may be wrecked beyond repair.

WordPress’s security team is working around the clock to serve up fixes and block these constant attacks. But…you have to update to get them! Spammers specifically look for websites that haven’t been updated as they are easier to hack as well as they are more likely to be unattended.

Because of this, I always recommend regular updates to your WordPress site. For recent versions, this can be done with one click right from your dashboard. Or you could have a WordPress pro do it for you to ensure that nothing goes wrong and there are no incompatibilities. Either way, it’s crucial that you keep your website secure and WordPress updated.

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