The Repork blog
Practical guides to website reports, speed, accessibility, security and backups.
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WordPress Performance Tuning: How to Speed Up Your Site
A slow website loses visitors before they see what you offer, and speed is part of how Google ranks pages. The good…
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How to Update WordPress, Plugins, and Themes Safely
Keeping WordPress updated is the single most effective thing you can do for your site’s security. Most hacked WordPress sites were running…
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WordPress Maintenance Plan: A Checklist You Can Actually Follow
WordPress powers a huge share of the web, which also makes it a favorite target. A WordPress site that’s left alone gradually…
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Website Maintenance: What It Involves and Why It Matters
A website isn’t finished on launch day. Software ages, security threats change, content goes stale, and search engines raise their standards. Website…
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Monthly WordPress Security Checklist
Most hacked WordPress sites aren’t targeted. They’re found by automated tools looking for outdated plugins and weak passwords. A short security routine…
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How to Fix a Hacked WordPress Website
Finding out your website has been hacked is stressful, but most hacked WordPress sites can be cleaned and secured. Work through these…
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How to Install a Free SSL Certificate on Your Website
An SSL certificate (technically a TLS certificate today) encrypts the connection between your website and its visitors. It’s what puts https:// and…
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How to Set Up Daily Remote WordPress Backups with UpdraftPlus (Google Drive or Dropbox)
A backup stored on the same server as your website isn’t much of a backup. If the server fails, your hosting account…
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Why Website Accessibility Matters More Than Ever in 2025
Accessibility is no longer optional, it’s essential! Between inflation, economic uncertainty, and shifts in how customers interact with businesses online, having a…
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Why Web Hosting Reliability Matters: Your Site Deserves More Than Just a Place to Live
Your website isn’t just a marketing tool. It collects leads, takes payments, and books appointments, so it needs to be available, fast,…
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Is Your Website ADA & WCAG Compliant for Accessibility?
Is your website accessible to people who use screen readers, navigate by keyboard, or need larger text and stronger contrast? For a…
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Why Backing Up Your Website Is Important: Best Practices by Developers
Building a website can be tedious and eventful. For months, developers can easily invest countless hours each day creating a website which…