How often should my website be updated and backed up?

Last Updated: Nov 8, 20261 min read

Apply security updates as soon as they are released and review other updates at least monthly. Back up daily for sites that change often, such as stores and booking sites, and at least weekly for simple brochure sites.

Backups should be stored away from your main server and tested periodically to confirm they restore properly. A backup that has never been restored is only a hope.

Updates themselves carry risk, so important sites should test them on a staging copy before pushing them live.

Recommended routine:

  • Daily: automated backups and uptime checks
  • Weekly: security scans and update reviews
  • Monthly: performance, SEO and broken link checks
  • Quarterly: full audit, plugin review and content check
  • Yearly: design, UX and technology review
  • After changes: test key forms and pages every time something is updated

Our website development company in Dubai team follows a schedule like this for every client, with larger updates scoped through a SEO company in Dubai if needed.

Pro Tip

At Awrange, we test a full restore at least once a year. Knowing that recovery works is what turns backups into protection.

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