Glossary

WordPress Maintenance Glossary

Plain-language definitions of the terms that matter most when evaluating or managing a WordPress site.

WordPress Care Plan

A managed monthly service covering updates, backups, security monitoring, and emergency support for a WordPress site.

Staged Updates

The practice of testing plugin and theme updates on a private staging copy before applying them to a live site — the most effective way to prevent update-related downtime.

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Core Web Vitals

Google's three page experience metrics — LCP, INP, and CLS — that measure loading speed, interactivity, and visual stability, used as a ranking signal in Search.

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