Why are updates and backups in WordPress important? | 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://yoa.st/3sp. This course includes reading materials and quizzes. ► About this video Updates, everyone knows them and most of us find them annoying. The same goes for making backups. It's a hassle, and often an afterthought. But how sensible is that really? In this video, we explore three reasons why updates are essential: 1. security 2. bugfixes 3. new features We also tell you why and how to make backups of your WordPress site. 👍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 0:00:04 - Introduction 0:00:29 - The importance of updates 0:01:08 - Reason 1: Security 0:01:39 - Reason 2: Bugfixes 0:02:07 - Reason 3: New features 0:03:25 - The importance of backups 0:04:00 - How to make a backup of your WordPress site ► What should you watch next? Do you want to see how to update and backup your WordPress site in practice? Then check out this video: https://youtu.be/Am8fC6jOJj8 Or watch one of our videos about: ‣ WordPress security: https://youtu.be/KNNI96tBwEo ‣ How to write a post or page in WordPress: https://youtu.be/jEgJ0INpzXQ ► 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!