Client Notes Listing

From Brandon Downs on Thursday, March 13, 2025

• + Connected Contact button in header to the contact page, and removed the duplicate link from the menu nav
• + Cleaned up responsive header styles, ensuring a better user experience on all screen sizes
• + View your Analytics Report
• + Added Caching plugin for faster page load times
• + Enabled auto updates on available plugins. This helps to stay on top of any bug fixes or security updates released by the plugin developer
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated WordPress to 6.7.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 450 MB out of 2 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Monday, February 10, 2025

• + View your Analytics reports here
• + Optimized database
• + Removed unused theme and plugin to clear up space and improve website speed and security
• + Removed old and spam email and form submission logs to clear up database size and improve website loading speed
• + Created a social share image for shared links and link previews
• + Added Alt text to media files to help boost SEO ranking
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.7.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 503 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Saturday, August 31, 2024

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p341085362/reports/reportinghub?params=_u..nav%3Dmaui%26_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Removed old email and form submission logs to clear up database size and improve website loading speed
• + Removed plugin that is no longer available on Wordpress and posed a security vulnerability
• + Hide twitter icon with missing link in the footer
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.6.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 459 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Friday, April 12, 2024

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p341085362/reports/reportinghub?params=_u..nav%3Dmaui%26_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Updated PHP to 8.3
• + Updated theme code to be compatible with plugin security updates
• + Adjusted appearance of submenu when menu item is hovered over to give it a smoother transition
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.5.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 454 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Sunday, February 18, 2024

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p341085362/reports/reportinghub?params=_u..nav%3Dmaui%26_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Added background image to first post featured on the home page
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.4.3
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 763 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Friday, December 22, 2023

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p341085362/reports/reportinghub?params=_u..nav%3Dmaui%26_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Removed unused theme to clear up space and improve website speed
• + Updated PHP to 8.1
• + Made the header in the contact section smaller to better fit mobile screens
• + Changed position of reCaptcha badge to avoid overlapping
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.4.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 675 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Thursday, January 16, 2025

• + View your Analytics Report
• + Enabled auto updates on available plugins. This helps to stay on top of any bug fixes or security updates released by the plugin developer
• + Fixed broken Contact form shortcode
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Added site cache plugin to improve page load times
• + Enabled Anti-spam to reduce the amount of spam form entries
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated WordPress to 6.7.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Ariel Egle on Wednesday, November 27, 2024

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/?authuser=1#/p468804189/reports/reportinghub?params=_u..nav%3Dmaui%26_u.dateOption%3Dlast12Months%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Removed unused themes to clear up space and improve website speed and security
• + Removed unused plugins
• + Added a note to the dashboard with tips on how to make changes to your website
• + Updated PHP to 8.3
• + Optimized database
• + Set up Google Analytics tracking and reports
• + Added Sitemap to Google Search Console, this helps search engines like Google crawl the websites pages more effectively and that will help to boost SEO
• + Created a custom login page
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.7.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 458 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Wednesday, April 6, 2022

• + Installed Updraft backup plugin to backup your website and keep it safe
• + Installed Wordfence, a security plugin to keep your website protected
• + Installed Yoast plugin to optimize your website’s SEO and improve search results
• + Installed cache plugin to improve website speed and loading time
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.9.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 446 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Thursday, October 31, 2024

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/?authuser=3#/p428067168/reports/reportinghub?params=_u..nav%3Dmaui%26_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Added a note to the dashboard with tips on how to make changes to your website
• + Installed Yoast plugin to optimize the website for better search engine results
• + Updated meta title and description to help improve search engine result ranking
• + Added Sitemap to Google Search Console, this helps search engines like Google crawl the websites pages more effectively and that will help to boost SEO
• + Tested payment checkout and user login experience to ensure everything is functioning properly
• + Updated theme code to prevent page from loading unused code and help to increase page loading speed
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.6.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.22 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Monday, February 19, 2024

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p428067168/reports/reportinghub?params=_u..nav%3Dmaui%26_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Added website to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every minute and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if the website has a problem
• + Removed unused plugins to clear up space and improve website speed and security
• + Updated PHP to 8.1
• + Added a plugin to decrease image file sizes and increase website loading speed
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Created a Google Analytics Property to collect helpful statistics about the website
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.4.3
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.17 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Thursday, August 29, 2024

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/?authuser=0#/p342923351/reports/reportinghub?params=_u..nav%3Dmaui%26_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Removed plugin that posed a security vulnerability
• + Updated the twitter icon in the header
• + Adjusted the menu items on-hover appearance of submenu to give it a smoother transition
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.6.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 413 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Wednesday, March 27, 2024

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/?authuser=0#/p342923351/reports/reportinghub?params=_u..nav%3Dmaui%26_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Removed unused theme and plugins to clear up space and improve website speed
• + Updated PHP to 8.3
• + Updated theme code to comply with PHP update
• + Removed spam users
• + Added reCaptcha to the login and registration form to reduce spam users
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.4.3
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 550 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Wednesday, August 2, 2023

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/?authuser=0#/p342923351/reports/reportinghub?params=_u..nav%3Dmaui%26_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Removed unused themes to clear up space and improve website speed
• + Updated PHP to 8.1
• + Made phone number at the top of the page clickable
• + Adjusted the home page title and inner page title links to better fit mobile screens
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.2.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.06 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Monday, February 13, 2023

• + Made phone number on the inspection request received page clickable
• + Fixed Email relay problem
• + Made phone number in the footer clickable
• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/?authuser=0#/p342923351/reports/reportinghub?params=_u..nav%3Dmaui%26_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.1.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.06 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Monday, November 21, 2022

• + Added website to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every minute and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if the website has a problem
• + Updated Gravity forms and implemented version 3 invisible reCaptcha to reduce spam
• + Created a new Google Analytics 4 property due to Google no longer using Universal Analytics
• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p342923351/reports/reportinghub?params=_u..nav%3Dmaui%26_u.dateOption%3Dlast30Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.1.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.06 GB out of 2 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Tuesday, February 20, 2024

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p365484896/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Removed unused plugins to clear up space and improve website speed and security
• + Updated reCaptcha on “leave a comment” forms to version 3 to help prevent spam
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.4.3
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 534 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Tuesday, December 26, 2023

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p365484896/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Removed spam comments
• + Minimized file sizes to help decrease loading time and improve website speed
• + Updated theme files to avoid potential conflicts
• + Made phone number, email and address on the “Location” page clickable
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.4.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Ariel Egle on Sunday, September 17, 2023

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p365484896/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Updated PHP to 8.1
• + Made facebook and Linkedin links in the header open in a new tab when clicked so that viewers will not navigate away from or lose their place in the Alfa Computer website
• + Removed dates from blog posts to prevent posts from looking outdated
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.3.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 432 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Saturday, July 29, 2023

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p365484896/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Removed old themes to clear up space and improve website speed
• + Removed unused plugins to clear up space and improve website speed
• + Updated Gravity forms and implemented V3 invisible reCaptcha to reduce spam
• + Made phone number on “Contact” page clickable
• + Updated PHP to 7.4
• + Created a custom login page
• + Added a note to the dashboard with tips on using your website
• + Migrated the Custom build computers, Tech Support Inquiry and Position Application forms to Gravity forms to avoid submission problems and ensure all form submissions are delivered to your email
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.2.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 434 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Wednesday, January 5, 2022

• + Installed WP Fastest Cache to improve website speed
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Updated to PHP 7.3
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.8.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 369 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Tuesday, January 30, 2024

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p347448700/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Updated PHP to 8.1
• + Removed unused plugins to improve website speed and security
• + Removed spam users
• + Removed extra space on bottom of Call to Action on the “Wedding Cakes” and “Other Sweets” pages
• + Added Call to Action section to the different types of cakes gallery pages to make the design cohesive
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.4.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 5.34 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Monday, August 21, 2023

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p347448700/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Removed unused themes to clear up space and improve website speed
• + Added V3 invisible reCaptcha to the comment forms to help prevent spam
• + Updated logo on the custom login page
• + Updated the copyright year in the footer (bottom of the page)
• + Made the Call to action phone number clickable
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.3
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 4.65 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Monday, December 26, 2022

• + Updated PHP to 8.0
• + Removed the “by stelladmin” from the “As Seen On” posts
• + Made email on home page clickable to make it easier for clients to contact the bakery
• + Made phone number and address in the footer(bottom of the page) clickable
• + Created a new Google Analytics 4 property due to Google no longer using Universal Analytics
• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p347448700/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.1.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 2.69 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Thursday, June 30, 2022

• + Adjusted the spacing of the testimonial section on the home page for mobile screens to better utilize space
• + Center aligned main image on the “about us > as seen on” posts
• + Set up monthly Analytics report
• + Added a note to the dashboard with tips on how to make changes to your website
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.0
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 7.3 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Tuesday, January 4, 2022

• + Installed WordFence security plugin
• + Adjusted heading size for better readability for mobile devices
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.8.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 10.8 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Wednesday, November 15, 2023

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p400820646/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast180Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Upgraded contact form to use version 3 invisible reCaptcha to help reduce spam
• + Created a custom login page
• + Made the “Book Appointment” button at the top of the page open in a new tab when clicked to avoid navigating away from the website
• + Added more space between text in the “Questions you may be asking” section on the home page
• + Added on-hover color change to menu items
• + Added on-hover color change to “Book appointment” buttons
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.4.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Ariel Egle on Wednesday, August 2, 2023

• + Added website to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every minute and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if the website has a problem
• + Installed Wordfence, a security plugin to keep your website protected from malware and brute force attacks
• + Adjusted the search result title and description to improve search engine ranking
• + Installed WP Fastest Cache, a plugin that adds a caching system and minimizes files sizes which will help to decrease loading time and improve website speed
• + Installed a plugin to optimize image files sizes and improve website speed
• + Created and set up a Google Analytics property
• + Added Google tracking code to website to collect information like user engagement and amount of visitors to the website
• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p400820646/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast180Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Ariel Egle on Tuesday, October 31, 2023

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p270485797/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast180Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Removed unused themes to clear up space and improve website speed
• + Updated PHP to 8.1
• + Updated theme files to avoid potential conflicts and function properly with the new version of PHP
• + Made website logo in the footer (bottom section of the page) clickable to make it easier for users to navigate back to the home page
• + Made phone number on contact page clickable
• + Adjusted on-hover color change for submit button for a smoother transition
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.3.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 510 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Tuesday, October 11, 2022

• + Added website to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every 5 minutes and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if the website has a problem
• + Added a note to the dashboard with tips on how to make changes to your website
• + Updated to PHP 7.4
• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p270485797/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Adjusted header image for services page on mobile and tablet screens
• + Adjusted spacing and alignment of items in footer
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.0.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 492 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Monday, March 28, 2022

• + Adjusted image in the footer for tablet and mobile screens
• + Fixed link in the top menu
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.9.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 435 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Monday, October 11, 2021

• + Renamed Post SMTP’s menu item in WordPress to "Emails" - you can review this to check form submissions and be aware of any errors with emails being sent out from the website
• + Activated Caching plugin for increased site speed
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.8.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 342 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Friday, September 15, 2023

• + Removed unused themes to clear up space and improve website speed
• + Deactivated unused plugins that are used for the same purpose to avoid potential problems
• + Added website to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every minute and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if the website has a problem
• + Updated PHP to 8.1
• + Adjusted the search result title and description of the home page to improve search engine ranking
• + Added version 3 reCaptcha to the contact form to help reduce spam
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Added website favicon, the small image that appears on the tab of the browser window
• + Added image to “Tween bedroom reveal” under Latests projects section on the home page
• + Made post text information on the “Before and After” page visible on mobile
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.3.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Ariel Egle on Monday, September 11, 2023

• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p371474915/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Updated PHP to 8.1
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Fixed news post issue, now all the news posts are visible on the news page
• + Added more pages to the news page, now when there are more than 15 news posts, page number buttons will appear on the bottom of the page giving the viewer the option to view all news posts
• + Made the “News & Events” link in the navigation menu visible
• + Removed image titles from the gallery on the “Programs & Services” and “Approach & Solution” pages
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.3.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.18 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Sunday, July 30, 2023

• + A Google Analytics 4 property was created due to Google no longer using Universal Analytics. The new Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p371474915/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Added website to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every minute and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if the website has a problem
• + Removed unused theme and plugins to clear up space and improve website speed
• + Updated PHP to 8.0
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Added on hover color change effect to the buttons on the donate page to match the buttons on the other pages
• + Tested donation check out credit card transaction
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.2.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.16 GB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Monday, March 13, 2023

• + Added WooCommerce ReCaptcha plugin to reduce spam orders
• + Manually blocked several IP addresses that looked to have suspicious behavior
• + Replace ACF plugin with Pro version and activated license for updates
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.1.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.12GB out of 2GB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Tuesday, September 6, 2022

• + Fixed Donate Now button link
• + Updated to PHP 7.4
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.0.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 855 MB out of 2 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Monday, June 6, 2022

• + Adjusted the X closing icon on the navbar to be more symmetrical
• + Adjusted arrow for “see all” on the latest news section on the home page to be center aligned
• + Fixed a spelling error on the “we rely on your donations” section of the home page
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.0
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 977 MB out of 3 GB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Tuesday, March 14, 2023

• + Added site to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every 5 minutes and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if a site has a problem
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.1.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 2.2GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Friday, February 10, 2023

• + Added website to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every minute and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if the website has a problem
• + Updated Gravity forms and implemented Version 3 invisible reCaptcha to reduce spam
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Added a note to the dashboard with tips on how to make changes to your website
• + Fixed map error on “browse on map” page https://shop978.org/map-2/
• + Fixed form submission errors
• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/?authuser=0#/p274308444/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast12Months%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.03 GB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Wednesday, February 2, 2022

• + Installed and activated Wordfence security plugin to increase the security of the website
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Installed Yoast plugin to optimize the website for better search engine results
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.9
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Ariel Egle on Monday, December 19, 2022

• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Updated PHP to 7.4
• + Adjusted the social icons at the top of the pages to make them evenly spaced
• + Made address, phone number and email icons on the home page clickable to make it easier for clients to contact the spa
• + Created a new Google Analytics 4 property due to Google no longer using Universal Analytics
• + Your Analytics reports can be viewed at https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p346963519/reports/reportinghub?params=_u.dateOption%3Dlast90Days%26_u.comparisonOption%3Ddisabled
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.1.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 839 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Wednesday, June 15, 2022

• + Adjusted alignment on contact page for mobile
• + Center aligned the text on the “Make a payment” page to make it more cohesive
• + Added a note to the dashboard with tips on how to make changes to your website
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Set up monthly Analytics reports
• + Updated Gravity forms and implemented V3 invisible reCaptcha to reduce spam
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.0
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 742 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Sunday, January 2, 2022

• + Updated Gravity Forms to use v3 reCaptcha
• + Installed WordFence security plugin
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.8.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 861 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Thursday, July 8, 2021

• + Set up monthly Analytics Report
• + Updated to PHP 7.3
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.7.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 543 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Wednesday, December 30, 2020

• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Renamed Post SMTP admin menu item to Emails and moved below admin menu item Forms
• + Set up Fallback email for Post SMTP plugin
• + Tested Gravity Forms submission
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.6
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 446 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Tuesday, September 6, 2022

• + Fixed active Sponsor tab Icon
• + Updated Subscribe menu link to open in new tab
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.0.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Brandon Downs on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

• + Added site to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every 5 minutes and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if a site has a problem
• + Reorganized WP Admin menu to group similar menu items together, placing most used towards the top of menu
• + Installed, activated and configured Stellar Web Studios preferred security plugins
• + Activated JetPack stats, and Akismet Anti Spam
• + Scan and verify website is malware-free
• + Back up database & full website before update
• + Update to WordPress 5.8.2
• + Update all plugins
• + Back up theme & database after upgrade

From Ariel Egle on Thursday, June 30, 2022

• + Added a note to the dashboard with tips on how to make changes to your website
• + Added space to blog text for the “Balance your body program” post
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Updated Gravity forms and implemented V3 invisible reCaptcha to reduce spam
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.0
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.02 GB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

• + Set up Analytics Tracking and Verified site with Google Search Console
• + Set up monthly Analytics report
• + Added site to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every 5 minutes and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if a site has a problem
• + Replaced all security plugins with Stellar Web preferred security plugins
• + Updated to Gravity Forms 2.5 and set up V3 Google reCaptcha
• + Optimize images for faster loading
• + Scan and verify website is malware-free
• + Back up database & full website before update
• + Update to WordPress 5.8.2
• + Update all plugins
• + Back up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 615 MB of disk space

From Ariel Egle on Thursday, June 30, 2022

• + Set up monthly Analytics report
• + Updated Gravity forms and implemented V3 invisible reCaptcha to reduce spam
• + Updated to PHP 7.4
• + Adjusted the website search result description to improve search engine ranking
• + Added a note to the dashboard with tips on how to make changes to your website
• + Removed deprecated Toolset Types plugin which can no longer update and is no longer compatible with WordPress and converted post types to new format
• + Installed and activated Wordfence security plugin to increase the security of the website
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 6.0
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 617 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Tuesday, May 12, 2020

• + You are using 570 MB out of 3 GB of disk space
• + Scanned and verified website is free of any traceable malware
• + Updated to WordPress 5.4.1
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Brandon Downs on Wednesday, January 22, 2020

• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.3.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Updated to PHP 7.2
• + Checked website for Malware
• + Did full maintenance checklist
• + Replaced deprecated Google Analytics plugin
• + Replaced deprecated security plugins with WP All In One plugin
• + Set up monthly Analytics Report
• + Activated SSL Certificate
• + Configured custom login page
• + Added reCaptcha to contact form to control spam
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Andrey on Friday, July 20, 2018

• + Backed up DB & full website before update
• + Updated WordPress to 4.9.7
• + Updated all plugins
• + Scanned website for Malware and Viruses
• + Did full checklist in Wrike for Maintenance
• + Backed up theme and DB after upgrade

From Andrey on Sunday, December 24, 2017

• + Backed up DB & full website before update
• + Updated WordPress to 4.9.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Scanned website for Malware and Viruses
• + Did full checklist in Wrike for Maintenance
• + Backed up theme and DB after upgrade

From Ariel Egle on Thursday, March 10, 2022

• + Shortened the website credit to Stellar
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Set up recurring Monthly Analytics Report
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.9.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 978 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Wednesday, December 1, 2021

• + Added site to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every 5 minutes and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if a site has a problem
• + Replaced deprecated Toolset Types plugin with CPT UI plugin, and migrated Custom Post Types
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.8.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 642 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Monday, September 20, 2021

• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.8.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 604 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Wednesday, June 9, 2021

• + Cleaned up theme code to improve compatibility and help to avoid potential plugin conflicts
• + Removed obsolete code and deprecated internet explorer instructions
• + Improved database usage by limiting revisions to 6
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.7.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 669 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Wednesday, May 27, 2020

• + You are using 911 MB of disk space
• + Scanned and verified website is free of any traceable malware
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Updated to WordPress 5.4.1
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Ariel Egle on Monday, January 31, 2022

• + Fixed broken links for contact buttons
• + Fixed oversized page view on mobile devices
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.9
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.48 GB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Wednesday, December 1, 2021

• + Added site to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every 5 minutes and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if a site has a problem
• + Set up monthly Analytics Report
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.8.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.12 GB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Wednesday, September 22, 2021

• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.8.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.15 GB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Wednesday, May 12, 2021

• + Cleaned up theme code to improve compatibility and help to avoid potential plugin conflicts
• + Removed obsolete code and deprecated internet explorer instructions
• + Improved database usage by limiting revisions to 6
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.7.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 2 GB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Thursday, January 28, 2021

• + Replaced depreciated Toolset Types plugin with CPT UI plugin and migrated all custom post types
• + Fixed search result snippet title and meta description displayed when performing Google or Bing search
• + Tested form submission
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.6
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 992 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Tuesday, January 18, 2022

• + Added site to UptimeRobot, a monitoring system that checks every 5 minutes and alerts us immediately if the site is down. Decreasing amount of potential downtime if a site has a problem
• + Set up monthly Analytics report
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scan and verify website is malware-free
• + Back up database & full website before update
• + Update to WordPress 5.8.3
• + Update all plugins
• + Back up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.17 GB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Monday, October 11, 2021

• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.8.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.6 GB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Monday, July 12, 2021

• + Updated to PHP 7.3
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.7.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.48 GB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Thursday, April 15, 2021

• + Cleaned up theme code to improve compatibility and help to avoid potential plugin conflicts
• + Removed obsolete code and deprecated internet explorer instructions
• + Improved database usage by limiting revisions to 6
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.7
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using of 1.5 GB disk space

From Brandon Downs on Wednesday, December 30, 2020

• + Set up fallback email for Post SMTP plugin
• + Renamed Post SMTP Admin menu item to Emails and moved below Admin menu item Contact Forms
• + Set up monthly Analytics report
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.6
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 1.7 GB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Tuesday, November 16, 2021

• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.8.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 312 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Thursday, April 15, 2021

• + Cleaned up theme code to improve compatibility and help to avoid potential plugin conflicts
• + Removed obsolete code and deprecated internet explorer instructions
• + Improved database usage by limiting revisions to 6
• + Fixed search result snippet title and meta description displayed when performing Google or Bing search
• + Customized login screen
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.7
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 269 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Friday, October 19, 2018

• Checked Smart Google Code for malicious code
• Backed up database & full website before update
• Updated all plugins and WordPress
• Scanned website for Malware and Viruses
• Did full maintenance checklist
• Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• Configured custom-branded login screen
• Optimized images for faster loading
• Fixed two errors from W3C Validator

From Andrey on Monday, May 21, 2018

• + Backed up DB & full website before update
• + Updated WordPress to 4.9.6
• + Updated all plugins
• + Scanned website for Malware and Viruses
• + Did full checklist in Wrike for Maintenance
• + Backed up theme and DB after upgrade

From Andrey on Sunday, October 8, 2017

• + Backed up DB & full website before update
• + Updated WordPress to 4.8.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Scanned website for Malware and Viruses
• + Did full checklist in Wrike for Maintenance
• + Backed up theme and DB after upgrade

From Brandon Downs on Monday, October 11, 2021

• + Set up monthly Analytics Report
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.8.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 751 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Monday, July 5, 2021

• + Updated to PHP 7.3
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.7.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using 766 MB of disk space

From Brandon Downs on Monday, April 12, 2021

• + Cleaned up theme code to improve compatibility and help to avoid potential plugin conflicts
• + Removed obsolete code and deprecated internet explorer instructions
• + Improved database usage by limiting revisions to 6
• + Set up monthly Analytics Report
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.7
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade
• + Your site is using of 728 MB disk space

From Brandon Downs on Thursday, September 17, 2020

• + Your site is using 833 MB of disk space
• + Tested form submission
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Updated to WordPress 5.5.1
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Brandon Downs on Thursday, June 11, 2020

• + You are using 825 MB out of 3 GB of disk space
• + Fixed link to Anti-Fraud Publications from Resources parent page
• + Scanned and verified website is free of any traceable malware
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.4.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Brandon Downs on Monday, September 20, 2021

• + Update to PHP 7.3
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.8.1
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Brandon Downs on Tuesday, March 2, 2021

• + Cleaned up theme code to improve compatibility and help to avoid potential plugin conflicts
• + Removed obsolete code and deprecated internet explorer instructions
• + Improved database usage by limiting revisions to 6
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.6.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Brandon Downs on Monday, August 17, 2020

• + Updated to WordPress 5.5
• + Optimized images for faster loading
• + Scanned and verified website is malware-free
• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated all plugins
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Brandon Downs on Friday, February 14, 2020

• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.3.2
• + Updated all plugins
• + Did full maintenance checklist
• + Checked website for Malware
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade

From Brandon Downs on Thursday, September 19, 2019

• + Backed up database & full website before update
• + Updated to WordPress 5.2.3
• + Updated all plugins
• + Updated to PHP 7.2
• + Did full maintenance checklist
• + Replaced deprecated security plugins with WP All In One Security plugin
• + Replaced deprecated login screen customizer plugin, reconfigured login screen
• + Backed up theme & database after upgrade