The Do's and Don'ts of Managing A WordPress Site

If you’ve finally decided to join the crowd of internet users that exhibit their content on online platforms built by the Content Management System giant, WordPress, you must be wondering what to expect from the biggest web building platform on the internet.

While the sales line that suggest you’re able to build a fully functioning website in a few minutes is indeed true, you must realise that it is not particularly easy to complete the whole design process of a website without basic knowledge of web design. Now, though some novices are able to use their intuitive skills with impressive effects, there are still many that struggle with the task of building and managing a WordPress website.

By following the guidelines explained below, you will be able to competently create and manage that WordPress platform of yours without experiencing a catastrophic result.

If you don’t know what you’re doing, hire a web designer
Many who rush to open WordPress sites without first evaluating their ability and proficiency in internet technology usually end up with sour tastes in their mouths due to flaws in their built sites that are not only glaring but also detrimental.

There is no shame in seeking the expertise of a web designer when you are about to commence a WordPress project simply because the process of designing the web platform can be difficult to discern especially if you lack the understanding of basic web mechanisms. Even those who aren’t novices in internet technology still struggle to carry out simple WordPress tasks like installing a plugin or modifying a web template.

No matter where you’re based in the UK, whether it’s in Leeds or somewhere else in the UK, you can always find a competent web designer that will be able to bring your WordPress project to life with awesome designs.

Never publish a page or post immediately
The importance of quality content and its pertinence to the ranking of a website is pretty clear for those who understand the intricacies of SEO (Search Engine Optimization), and that is why the pages and posts of a WordPress site are vital to the success of the site. Hence, you must never make the mistake of publishing a page or a post on your WordPress site without properly evaluating and proofreading every element in the publishing platform.   

The last thing you want is for a heavily flawed page or post in your website to be indexed by the search engine giant, Google; this may get your site penalised, which in turn is guaranteed to result to a very low ranking.

Always backup your WordPress site
When building and managing a WordPress site, you must always plan for worst-case scenarios so that you're never caught unawares when they happen. The worst, however, that could ever happen to your WordPress site is the abrupt removal of its content either due to technical defects or a malware attack.

It is important, therefore, that you back-up your WordPress site consistently in order to prevent the total loss of your site’s content when either of the triggering circumstances occurs.

Building and managing a WordPress site may look like a piece of cake; they, however, both require great competency levels before they can be carried out successfully.

Drop us a line, if you would like some assistance with building a WordPress website.