Get your site up to speed

Updating WordPress Sites

If you already have a WordPress or WooCommerce site that is central to your day-to-day operations, it is likely integral to your business.

By updating WordPress, you can take advantage of new functionality, improve performance, and reduce maintenance costs.

Don’t let your site become obsolete.

Over time, software ages. old WordPress software can have core infrastructure with security flaws, or, without an upgrade path, it has become obsolete. Before you know it, you need new features to match new business objectives, but you’re stuck and can’t move forward.

Updating Your WordPress Site

Modernizing WordPress, with minimal disruption, can be a touchy process. We take the responsibility of modernizing your site very seriously, because we understand it is central to your operations.

To get your site up to speed, we first make sure to audit all source code including your theme, plugins, any custom code and your server platform. Concurrently, we review your ongoing requirements, business processes, and data management.

Finally, we may suggest modifications to your processes to align your modernized application with current business practices.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common signs include slow loading times, security warnings, plugins that are no longer compatible, an outdated PHP version, or visual elements that look broken on modern browsers and mobile devices. Inspry offers a comprehensive site audit that identifies exactly what needs to be updated and prioritizes the work based on risk and business impact.

Updating an outdated WordPress site without proper planning can break functionality, especially if plugins or themes have not been maintained. Inspry mitigates this risk by first auditing all source code, themes, and plugins, then performing updates on a staging environment before applying changes to your live site.

The cost depends on how outdated the site is and what needs to change. A basic update to bring WordPress core, plugins, and PHP current may be a few hours of work, while a full modernization with a new theme and restructured functionality is a larger project. Inspry provides a detailed scope and estimate after our initial audit.

Yes. Preserving your existing content, URL structure, and search rankings is a core part of our update process. Inspry maps your current URLs, verifies metadata, and sets up proper redirects where needed so your SEO investment is not lost during the modernization.

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