WordPress upgrades include these three elements:
Keeping these three aspects of your site up to date is extremely important to ensure a smooth-running website and avoid hacks or malicious code insertion that can damage your site visitors’ computers. With Website Care, we check your website weekly, do all required upgrades, and test your site each time to ensure it functions well after the upgrades have been applied.
Why are WordPress upgrades necessary? Here are some links that explain why!
http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/why-you-should-always-use-the-latest-version-of-wordpress/
https://www.webstix.com/help-with-wordpress-updates-upgrades.html
Can you do the upgrades yourself? The short answer is, “Yes, you can.” However, you will need to do something weekly, which can be time-consuming; if there are any errors or issues, you might still need our help to repair the site if things go wrong.
When you host with Webstix, you have full access to your hosting space, and we don’t discourage anyone from trying it.
We included 6 months of Website Care for free with each new website, and after that, you can sign up for an entire year or go month-to-month. If you want to change your hosting, you can do so anytime.
Here is the host of features you get with Website Care:
Website maintenance is crucial because it allows you to maintain your search engine rankings, and it essentially keeps your website functioning and as secure as it can possibly be.