How to back up and upgrade your WordPress site using GoDaddy

How to back up and upgrade your WordPress site using GoDaddy

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It’s actually super important to back up your WordPress site or blog.. If you haven’t read the news lately, WordPress sites are becoming compromised and have been targeted by hackers because of easy-to-guess passwords or security flaws in outdated WordPress builds. WordPress pushes out a few updates a year, to ensure your site is pretty darn secure and you should definitely keep an eye on your Dashboard every couple of months…

So, after you’ve changed your password to include a CAPs and a # or a few of both, and notate it somewhere private, you can work to update and back up your WP build. You should not be logged into your site while you’re updating it. If anybody could possibly be working on your site at the time you’d like to update, please tell them to log out.

back up wordpress site before upgrading with godaddyLog into your GoDaddy and click to your Hosting Connection Installed Applications that need updates.

Here’s a shortcut!

Click on “Update Now”

back up wp site before updating godaddy

Then, you’ll be taken to a page where you can Install the new update… where you should click “Install Now.”

The next screen is simply going to walk you through the patch install update… Pretty much if you want it done without thinking so much, just keep clicking “Next” for the next two screens.. but this will explain them a little more…

Step 1: Patch install details

1) Backup the database,
2) Install the patch, and
3) Confirm the installation is successful

Step 2: Schedule patch

This will let you choose a time (the default is usually 5 minutes from now) where GoDaddy will back up your WordPress and upgrade your database. Click Next.

Now your installation request for WordPress has been submitted.  The administrative email will receive a confirmation that the patch is complete.

**KEEP IN MIND***

IF you happen to be working with a custom-built theme, it may not play nicely with the newest version of WordPress.. you should contact us if you feel that your site is more complex so we may professionally assist you.

WordPress Rocks.. and Twitter too

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I just migrated my old Blogger posts to this WordPress Blog b/c a little birdie told me it can be used to generate some great SEO 🙂

Also~Have you heard of Twitter yet?  I’m sure you have but have you utilized it for your business?  In 140 characters up to 1000 times a day, you can sell your product, hotel, mani/pedi, venue, band, mortgage etc. and hit your target market.  Or just anybody.

Think about it:  however many people who follow you and are good followers can be however many little billboards of your brand throughout this wide Twitterverse (and ultimately the whole internet).  If you have something re-tweetable, then you’ll get yourself noticed.  If you have something fun and viral to talk about, you’re golden.

Just remember:  video can be viral if you do it correctly.

Case Study:  look @ Gansett Beer on Twitter @gansettbeer.  They’re interactive with their fans, giving away prizes and offering to let you become a pin up girl via Twitter.  Check out their YouTube page.  Short and sweet, concise and funny videos.  Perfect viral advertising..  now all they have to do is get their 1144+ followers to talk about them.  They’re well on their way.