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    "version": "1.5.0",
    "item": {
        "id": "blog_v10",
        "title": "Website Maintenance Checklist: Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly",
        "url": "https://www.dbeta.co.uk/blog/website-maintenance-checklist-digital-platforms.html",
        "summary": "Maintaining a modern digital platform covers more than software updates: infrastructure governance, content updates, security hardening, backup architecture, Core Web Vitals monitoring, and keeping the machine-readable data that AI discovery systems rely on accurate.",
        "category": "Technical Infrastructure",
        "image": "https://dbeta.b-cdn.net/blog/tips-for-website-maintenance.jpg",
        "author": {
            "name": "Donatas Tranauskis",
            "url": "https://www.donatastranauskis.com"
        },
        "published_at": "2024-09-27T20:46:00+01:00",
        "updated_at": "2026-11-03T00:00:00+00:00",
        "faqs": [
            {
                "question": "Why is website maintenance important?",
                "answer": "Websites operate as digital platforms that support customer acquisition, search visibility, and internal processes. Without maintenance, performance degrades, security risks increase, and discovery in search engines and AI systems becomes less reliable."
            },
            {
                "question": "How often should a website be maintained?",
                "answer": "Critical checks such as security monitoring and backups should run weekly. Performance checks, broken link scans, and content audits should be done monthly. A full infrastructure audit should take place annually."
            },
            {
                "question": "What does a modern website maintenance checklist include?",
                "answer": "A complete checklist includes security updates, backup monitoring, performance optimisation, Core Web Vitals tracking, structured data validation, broken link checks, and analytics monitoring."
            },
            {
                "question": "Do AI systems rely on website structure?",
                "answer": "Yes. AI discovery systems interpret websites through structured data, entity relationships, and content clarity. Maintaining these elements improves the chances of appearing in AI-generated answers."
            },
            {
                "question": "How does a structured framework reduce maintenance?",
                "answer": "Structured frameworks minimise reliance on external plugins and poorly integrated components. This reduces vulnerabilities, simplifies updates, and improves long-term platform stability."
            }
        ],
        "sources": [
            {
                "label": "NCSC – Small organisations guide to cyber security",
                "url": "https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/small-organisations-guide-to-cyber-security"
            },
            {
                "label": "Broken Link Checker",
                "url": "https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/"
            },
            {
                "label": "Screaming Frog SEO Spider",
                "url": "https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/"
            }
        ]
    }
}