Just like anything, your WordPress blog also needs some maintenance, servicing and cleaning every now and then to keep it running smoothly, speedily and effectively. Some of the basic things like updating WordPress and plugins, and changing the passwords etc can be done manually and some advanced things can be done using plugins. The plugins in this list would allow maintaining your WordPress blog by checking, scanning and backing up many aspects of WordPress. it's always wise to take down your blog for some time to avoid any unwanted changes or errors going out to the public. This is where this little plugin can help you out as it allows your visitors know that your site is currently under maintenance process and will be back soon.. Repairing the damage done and restoring all the lost content can be really irksome and time consuming, so it's best to take precautions before. As the name suggests, XCloner Backup and Restore is really cool tool for regularly backing up your complete WordPress data, including the themes, plugins and and uploaded files and content. The comments in the database mostly takes lot of space and can be problem during backing up as it takes lot of time. Post revisions can take up lot of space of WordPress database, so getting rid of the old useless drafts can really help you keep the database bloat free. then performing all these maintenance tasks on each site can be very irksome and time consuming.
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