Why It Matters
WordPress powers over a third of the web. That popularity makes it a target.
Every month, new vulnerabilities ship in plugins, themes, and WordPress core. Most get patched quickly — but only if someone applies the update. Sites that fall behind get hacked. Sites that get hacked lose customer trust, search rankings, and revenue. Recovery costs more than prevention ever would.
Beyond security, there’s the slow decay. A plugin update that quietly slows a page by half a second. A database table that bloats over three years. A mobile layout that breaks on the newest iPhone and nobody notices for months. These aren’t emergencies — they’re erosion. And they add up.