What Health Points Mean & How to Improve Them in WordPress

Website health is like a regular check-up at the doctor. If your WordPress site is running into problems — outdated software, slow performance, or security gaps — you want to catch those early. That’s exactly what Health Points measure.

What Are Health Points?

Health Points are a score that reflects the overall condition of your WordPress site. Behind the scenes, WordPress has a built-in feature called Site Health (found in your WP admin under Tools → Site Health). It runs a series of automated checks and gives your site a rating.

In WPMissionControl, these results are simplified into a clear Health Points score:

• Good → Things are running smoothly.
• Recommended → Not critical, but you should fix these soon.
• Critical → Issues that can harm your site’s stability, performance, or security.

Think of Health Points as a quick “traffic light system” for your website:

• Green (Good): You’re on track.
• Yellow (Recommended): Pay attention before it becomes a bigger issue.
• Red (Critical): Immediate action required.

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Why Health Points Matter

• Security: Outdated plugins or weak settings can expose you to hackers.
• Performance: Slow websites lose visitors and search rankings.
• Reliability: Technical misconfigurations can cause downtime or broken functionality.

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How to View Your Site’s Health in WordPress

1. Log into your WordPress admin.
2. Go to Tools → Site Health.
3. Review the status tab to see your critical and recommended issues.
4. Switch to the Info tab for technical details.

💡 Tip: WPMissionControl automatically tracks and displays these points in your dashboard, so you can see your site’s health alongside uptime, SSL, and security checks.

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Common Health Issues & How to Fix Them

1. Keep Software Updated

• Update WordPress core, plugins, and themes regularly.
• Remove any inactive plugins or themes you don’t use.

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2. Use HTTPS

• Install an SSL certificate (Let’s Encrypt or via your host).
• Make sure all links redirect to https://.

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3. Enable Background Updates

• Automatic updates protect you from vulnerabilities faster.
• Check that WP-Cron is working and not blocked.

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4. Check PHP & Database Versions

• Upgrade to a supported PHP version (recommended: latest stable).
• Ensure your MySQL/MariaDB version is also current.

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5. Improve Performance

• Install a caching plugin.
• Use a CDN for static files.
• Optimize images.

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6. Secure Your Site

• Use strong admin passwords and two-factor authentication.
• Limit login attempts or use a security plugin.
• Regularly back up your site.

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How WPMissionControl Helps

Instead of logging into each website individually, WPMissionControl collects these Health Points for you and shows them in the Host Details page. From there, you can:

• See at a glance if a site has critical issues.
• Drill down into recommended fixes.
• Follow a link (this article!) to learn how to address each issue.

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✅ Next Step: Open Tools → Site Health in your WordPress admin and review any recommended or critical issues. Fixing even a few will immediately improve your Health Points.