Backups & Updates

Trello Task List for Managing WordPress Backups & Updates with ManageWP

Trello Board Name: WordPress Backup, Updates & Security (ManageWP)

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⿡ List: Daily Backup & Testing Tasks

Tasks:
✅ Log into ManageWP Dashboard
✅ Verify latest daily backup status for all connected websites
✅ Check backup integrity (ensure no failed or incomplete backups)
✅ Perform a test restore on a staging site (at least once a week)
✅ Review error logs for any backup failures or warnings
✅ Ensure backups are stored in offsite/cloud storage (Google Drive, Amazon S3, Dropbox, etc.)
✅ Manually trigger an on-demand backup before major updates

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⿢ List: WordPress Core, Plugin & Theme Updates

Tasks:
✅ Check for available WordPress core updates
✅ Check for available plugin updates
✅ Check for available theme updates
✅ Update plugins/themes one at a time (to prevent conflicts)
✅ Monitor website functionality after updates (load pages, test forms, etc.)
✅ Roll back updates if issues arise (using ManageWP safe updates)
✅ Delete unused or outdated plugins & themes

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⿣ List: Security & Performance Monitoring

Tasks:
✅ Review security scans in ManageWP (check for malware, vulnerabilities)
✅ Check uptime monitoring logs (ensure all sites are online)
✅ Monitor performance reports (PageSpeed scores, loading times)
✅ Identify and resolve slow-loading sites
✅ Set up Google Analytics & Search Console integration for tracking traffic

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⿤ List: Monthly Maintenance Tasks

Tasks:
✅ Test full site restoration using ManageWP backups
✅ Review storage usage for backups and clean up old backups
✅ Optimize database (remove spam comments, post revisions, transients)
✅ Conduct manual security audit (passwords, user roles, file permissions)
✅ Verify SSL certificates are active and not expiring soon
✅ Check & update site documentation (log changes made)

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⿥ List: Emergency Recovery Plan

Tasks:
✅ Ensure a recent backup is always available for recovery
✅ Create a step-by-step guide for disaster recovery
✅ Assign a team member responsible for handling emergency restores
✅ Set up notifications for critical issues (site downtime, security threats)
✅ Maintain login credentials securely (LastPass, Bitwarden, or another password manager)

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This Trello task list helps streamline WordPress maintenance using ManageWP while ensuring backup reliability, security, and performance monitoring.

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