How to update and backup your WordPress site | WordPress for beginners

This video about updates and backups is part of the free online WordPress for beginners training. Learn more about creating and maintaining a WordPress website in our free online course at https://academy.yoast.com/courses/wordpress-for-beginners/. This course includes reading materials and quizzes. ► About this video Updates and backups are very important to keep your WordPress site safe. In this video, we will explore some of the ways you can backup your data and perform updates in WordPress. More precisely, we will show you: - how to backup your site using plugins; - how to update your WordPress version; - how to update your themes and plugins. 👍Did you enjoy this video? Don’t forget to click the like button! #updates #backups #WordPress #WordPressTutorial #Yoast #YoastSEOacademy #WordPressForBeginners ► Items discussed in this video 0:00:03 - Introduction 0:01:04 - How to backup your site with UpdraftPlus 0:05:49 - How to backup your site with BlogVault 0:07:22 - How to update your WordPress core version, themes, and plugins ► What should you watch next? Do you want to know more about why updates and backups are important? Check out this video: https://youtu.be/jUNkIt33bjY Or watch one of our videos about: ‣ How to secure your WordPress site: https://youtu.be/KNNI96tBwEo ‣ WordPress themes: https://youtu.be/0pC3p-EcMec ► About the WordPress for beginners training Whether you want to create your own personal blog, an online store, or a business website – with WordPress, creating your own website is easy as pie. If you know what you’re doing, of course. In this free online WordPress for beginners course, we’ll guide you through every step of setting up, creating, and maintaining your own WordPress website. All content for this course is created by the SEO and WordPress experts at Yoast. They’re the creators of the #1 SEO plugin for WordPress worldwide. Combined, they have over a 100 years of WordPress experience! ► Yoast The mission of Yoast is 'SEO for