Why updates are important

If you use a computer you have probably seen it come along, updates for Windows.These are always installed when you restart your computer.With Hosting it works a little differently, here you are responsible for updates.
It is important that you always keep track of updates, but why is that so important?In this blog post we will discuss why it is important to keep everything up to date.

The security of your website

Your website and its visitors are of course very important, so it is important that your customer data is kept as safe as possible.An outdated version of WordPress, Joomla or loose PHP files can be very vulnerable.Fortunately, WordPress is very easy to update, you only need to press the update button.

It is also important to keep track of your PHP version, because it often contains security updates.In our control panel you can easily change this, first log into the control panel.Then click on 'website' and then on your domain, click on 'extensions' and then you can change the PHP version.Besides security reasons, new PHP versions are also much faster.

The speed of your website

Besides security, the speed of your Hosting is also very important.Research has shown that visitors decide after the first 10 seconds whether they stay on the website or not.It is therefore important that your website loads as quickly as possible.A useful tip for this is to activate Gzip. SSD Hosting is also highly recommended for a fast website.

Besides keeping the PHP version up to date, it is also important that all your plug-ins, themes and WordPress itself have the latest versions.We also offer the possibility to make use of Managed WordPress Hosting.This way everything is kept up to date for you and you can continue with important matters.