A website needs regular care to stay fast, secure and useful. Use this weekly, monthly and yearly checklist.
A website is not finished on launch day. Without regular care, forms stop working, software goes out of date, pages slow down and information becomes wrong. This checklist shows what to check and how often. You can do much of it yourself or ask your web developer to handle it.
Every week
- Test your enquiry form. Send a test message and confirm it arrives. A broken form silently loses customers.
- Click your phone and WhatsApp buttons on a mobile phone to make sure they work.
- Check that backups ran, if your site has automatic backups.
- Reply to enquiries and reviews quickly.
Every month
- Install updates for your CMS, plugins and themes, after taking a backup.
- Check speed on mobile using a tool such as PageSpeed Insights. Large new images are the most common cause of slow pages.
- Look for broken links and pages that show errors.
- Review Google Search Console for crawl errors, security issues and the searches people use to find you.
- Update offers, prices and photos so visitors see current information.
Every three months
- Restore a backup to test it. A backup you cannot restore is not a backup.
- Review user accounts and remove access for people who no longer need it.
- Check your contact details match your Google Business Profile and social media exactly.
- Read your main pages as a customer would and fix anything unclear or outdated.
Every year
- Renew your domain and hosting before they expire, and turn on auto-renewal where possible.
- Check your SSL certificate so the site always opens with https.
- Review your privacy policy and terms if your forms or services have changed.
- Plan improvements based on what customers ask most often.
Signs your website needs attention now
- The browser shows a “Not secure” warning
- Enquiries suddenly stop
- Pages take several seconds to load on a phone
- The site shows old phone numbers, prices or opening hours
Need help maintaining your site?
Creva Solutions provides website maintenance for businesses in Sankarapuram, Kallakurichi and nearby towns, including updates, backups, fixes and small changes. See our web development service or contact us. Keeping the site fast also helps your digital marketing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often should a website be updated?
Check forms and backups weekly, install software updates and review speed monthly, and review content, access and renewals every few months and yearly.
What happens if I do not maintain my website?
Outdated software can be hacked, forms can stop working, pages can slow down and information can become wrong, all of which cost you customers.
Do static websites need maintenance?
Less than dynamic ones, but they still need domain and hosting renewals, content updates, form checks and occasional speed and link checks.