{"id":10574,"date":"2017-12-21T12:52:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T10:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=10574"},"modified":"2023-09-20T14:07:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:07:37","slug":"automate-wordpress-tasks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/automate-wordpress-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Ways to Automate WordPress Tasks and Waste Less Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even if your website is small, running and maintaining it can take a lot of work. You need to create content, communicate with your audience, keep an eye on security, and much more. But just because there&#8217;s work to be done, that doesn&#8217;t mean you need to be the one to do it. By learning how to automate WordPress tasks, you can put things on autopilot and lessen your own workload.<\/p>\n<p>Automation is likely <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Automation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a term you&#8217;re familiar with<\/a>. In this context, it simply means having software or some other tool perform a routine job automatically, without the need for your constant input. WordPress may not offer many automation options out of the box. However, there are many ways to make automation happen using plugins and other solutions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>In this post, we&#8217;ll talk about eight ways you can automate WordPress tasks to save time. Let&#8217;s take a look!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Check+out+8+%23WordPress+tasks+that+you+can+automate&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/automate-wordpress-tasks\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Check out 8 #WordPress tasks that you can automate<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Check+out+8+%23WordPress+tasks+that+you+can+automate&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/automate-wordpress-tasks\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>1. Plugin, theme, and platform updates<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1544768734  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=1925992\" alt=\"Easy Updates Manager\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Easy Updates Manager<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=1896941 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/davidanderson\/\">David Anderson \/ Team Updraft<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 9.0.20<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> December 9, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates.9.0.20.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t96%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates.9.0.20.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t300,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 5.1+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper--><link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css' href='https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/css\/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.8.5' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='wppic-style-css' href='https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/dist\/wppic-styles.css?ver=6.1.1' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1\" id=\"jquery-core-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1\" id=\"jquery-migrate-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"wppic-script-js-extra\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar wppicAjax = {\"ajaxurl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themeisle.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php\"};\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/assets\/js\/wppic-script.min.js?ver=6.1.1\" id=\"wppic-script-js\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Keeping your website updated is vital for ensuring that its performance and security are solid. At the same time, <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/update-wordpress-safely\/\">staying on top of updates<\/a> can take valuable time away from creating content and other tasks. Especially when you have a lot of themes and plugins, remembering to update them all promptly can be a chore. However, forgetting can lead to compatibility issues and security holes.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, WordPress already automates some updates for you. Plus, you can instruct your site to <a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perform various updates manually<\/a>, using WordPress&#8217; built-in systems and some coding. For even more control over your updates, you can use a plugin like Easy Updates Manager to automate WordPress tasks and manage them without any fuss.<\/p>\n<p>Just make sure to only automate updates for plugins and themes you trust!<\/p>\n<h2>2. Full site backups<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-updraftplus\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/updraftplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1008964744  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/updraftplus\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=1686200\" alt=\"UpdraftPlus: WP Backup &amp; Migration Plugin\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>UpdraftPlus: WP Backup &amp; Migration Plugin<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/updraftplus\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/updraftplus\/assets\/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=1686200 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/davidanderson\/\">David Anderson \/ Team Updraft<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 1.26.2<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> March 25, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/updraftplus.1.26.2.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/updraftplus\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t96%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/updraftplus.1.26.2.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/updraftplus\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 3.2+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>As with updates, <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/backup-a-wordpress-site-for-free\/\">backing up your site<\/a> on a regular basis is an essential security measure. A full backup <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-backup-tips\/\">stored in a safe, external location<\/a> means you&#8217;re always able to restore your site quickly if it&#8217;s hacked, information is accidentally deleted, or it develops a serious bug or other issue. It&#8217;s best to perform backups regularly and to keep multiple copies around. This means it can save you valuable time to automate WordPress tasks in this area.<\/p>\n<p>Plugins are your best bet for setting up a backup schedule and then never having to worry about it again. For a free solution, UpdraftPlus is a customizable and flexible option. For even more functionality and automation options, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemes.com\/purchase\/backupbuddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">premium BackupBuddy plugin<\/a> is an excellent tool.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Post scheduling<\/h2>\n<p><img data-opt-id=670392966  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10580\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Set-Schedule-Date.jpg\" alt=\"automate WordPress tasks by scheduling posts in advance\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you run a blog or a news site, you probably publish new posts on a daily basis. This is\u00a0particularly true if you&#8217;re in charge of a large, multi-author operation. You can&#8217;t fully automate the process of creating and posting content. However, you can make parts of it easier on yourself and your team. For example, you can schedule posts in advance, so you&#8217;ll always know what content is coming up and can stick to a consistent schedule without trouble.<\/p>\n<p>In most situations, <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/schedule-upcoming-posts-in-wordpress\/\">manually scheduling posts in advance<\/a> is probably your best bet. Yes &#8211; you still have to pick the date manually &#8211; but everything after that is automatic. If you have an especially high volume of posts, though, you can also turn to a plugin like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/auto-post-scheduler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Auto Post Scheduler<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Social media posting<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-tweet-old-post\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/tweet-old-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=321319744  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/tweet-old-post\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/tweet-old-post\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2526099\" alt=\"Revive Social \u2013 Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=321319744  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/tweet-old-post\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2526099\" alt=\"Revive Social \u2013 Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Revive Social \u2013 Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/tweet-old-post\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/tweet-old-post\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3127181 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/rsocial\/\">rsocial<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 9.3.4<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> December 10, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/tweet-old-post.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/tweet-old-post\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t80%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/tweet-old-post.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t20,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/tweet-old-post\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 4.7+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>No matter what type of site you&#8217;re running, a strong social media presence can bolster its success and help you build a community. To do this, you&#8217;ll need to develop <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/social-media-strategy-for-wordpress\/\">a social media strategy<\/a>. Then, you&#8217;ll want to automate as much of that strategy as you can, including sharing content to various platforms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/revive.social\/plugins\/revive-old-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revive Old Post<\/a> helps you automate your WordPress site&#8217;s social media by automatically sharing both new and old content to your various social network accounts. All you need to do is configure the plugin once and then it can essentially run on autopilot. For more information, check out our post on <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-share-old-blog-posts\/\">how to automatically share content on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Image optimization<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-shortpixel-image-optimiser\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/shortpixel-image-optimiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=838047489  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/shortpixel-image-optimiser\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/shortpixel-image-optimiser\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3400007\" alt=\"ShortPixel Image Optimizer &#8211; Optimize Images, Convert WebP &amp; AVIF\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=838047489  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/shortpixel-image-optimiser\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3400007\" alt=\"ShortPixel Image Optimizer &#8211; Optimize Images, Convert WebP &amp; AVIF\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>ShortPixel Image Optimizer &#8211; Optimize Images, Convert WebP &amp; AVIF<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/shortpixel-image-optimiser\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/shortpixel-image-optimiser\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3245715 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/shortpixel\/\">ShortPixel<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 6.4.4<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> March 24, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/shortpixel-image-optimiser.6.4.4.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/shortpixel-image-optimiser\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t90%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/shortpixel-image-optimiser.6.4.4.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t300,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/shortpixel-image-optimiser\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4.8.0<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>If your website has a lot of images and other media, <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-image-optimizer-plugins-compared\/\">optimizing them is a smart strategy<\/a>. This process typically makes the files smaller and easier to load, which results in faster page speeds and a better experience for your visitors. However, it can be time-consuming to manually optimize every single media file.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, you can tell your site what files to optimize and how to do so, then let it do the work for you. ShortPixel\u00a0is an excellent comprehensive image optimizer that enables you to optimize any uploads to your WordPress Media Library automatically.<\/p>\n<p>As an alternative, you could instead go with <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ewww-image-optimizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EWWW Image Optimizer<\/a>, which gives you a lot of flexibility over the process.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Blocking spam comments<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-akismet\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=216106518  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/akismet\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/akismet\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2900731\" alt=\"Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=216106518  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/akismet\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2900731\" alt=\"Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/akismet\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=2818463 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/automattic\/\">Automattic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 5.6<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> November 12, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/akismet.5.6.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/akismet\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t94%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/akismet.5.6.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t6,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 5.8+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>Your site&#8217;s comments sections are an important place for developing a strong community. You&#8217;ll want to make sure <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-comments-plugins\/\">this is a friendly place<\/a>, which means eliminating spam comments as much as possible. Getting rid of these comments means your real audience has the space they need for conversations and questions. Yet,\u00a0going through each post by hand is often not feasible.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Combating_Comment_Spam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">settings built into WordPress<\/a> that can help you combat spam, such as blacklisting certain words and restricting comment privileges to registered users. For stronger security, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/akismet\/\">use Akismet<\/a>, a free yet powerful plugin that&#8217;s included in many WordPress installations by default.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Cleaning up your database<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-wp-optimize\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-optimize\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=94615283  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wp-optimize\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wp-optimize\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2125385\" alt=\"WP-Optimize \u2013 Cache, Compress images, Minify &amp; Clean database to boost page speed &amp; performance\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=94615283  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wp-optimize\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2125385\" alt=\"WP-Optimize \u2013 Cache, Compress images, Minify &amp; Clean database to boost page speed &amp; performance\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>WP-Optimize \u2013 Cache, Compress images, Minify &amp; Clean database to boost page speed &amp; performance<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-optimize\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/wp-optimize\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=1552899 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/davidanderson\/\">David Anderson \/ Team Updraft<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 4.5.1<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> March 25, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/wp-optimize.4.5.1.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/wp-optimize\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t96%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/wp-optimize.4.5.1.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-optimize\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 4.9+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>Most of the time, you&#8217;ll automate WordPress tasks that affect the front end. However, it&#8217;s also worth paying attention to behind-the-scenes maintenance as well. For example, after a while your WordPress database can quickly become bloated with old information, slowing down your site. <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-database-maintenance-plugins\/\">Keeping your database maintained<\/a> avoids this problem, and can be easily automated.<\/p>\n<p>As with many automation tasks, the best approach here is to use a plugin. WP-Optimize removes unnecessary data, enables you to customize what it cleans up, and can be set to run at any frequency you&#8217;d like. To get rid of even more bloat, you can also check out <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/advanced-database-cleaner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advanced Database Cleaner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>8. Building an email list<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-optinmonster\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/optinmonster\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1885261400  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/optinmonster\/assets\/banner-772x250.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/optinmonster\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2311621\" alt=\"Popup Builder &amp; Popup Maker for WordPress \u2013 OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation\" \/><noscript><img data-opt-id=1885261400  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/optinmonster\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2311621\" alt=\"Popup Builder &amp; Popup Maker for WordPress \u2013 OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation\" \/></noscript>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Popup Builder &amp; Popup Maker for WordPress \u2013 OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/optinmonster\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/optinmonster\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=1145864 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/smub\/\">Syed Balkhi<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 2.16.22<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> November 19, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/optinmonster.2.16.22.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/optinmonster\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t86%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/optinmonster.2.16.22.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/optinmonster\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 5.0+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n<p>Finally, let&#8217;s discuss email marketing. This is <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-newsletter-campaign\/\">a useful promotion strategy<\/a> for many websites \u2013 you can gather up email addresses from your audience, then send out news, content, deals, and more. If you want to grow a large and successful email list, however, you&#8217;ll want to automate it rather than soliciting each address and sending every email by hand.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, you&#8217;ll want to integrate your WordPress site with an email marketing service that enables you to automate key tasks. There are a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/wpshout.com\/mailchimp-alternatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quality email marketing services for WordPress<\/a>. Once you choose one, you can use a service like <a href=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OptinMonster<\/a> to automatically build your email list on WordPress.<\/p>\n<h2>Automate WordPress tasks and start saving time!<\/h2>\n<p>As a website owner, your time is best spent focusing on the big picture. You should be communicating with your visitors, creating content, and performing research to improve your site, rather than spending all day maintaining your site. For that reason alone, it&#8217;s vital to find as many ways as you can to automate WordPress tasks you don&#8217;t need to have a hand in.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, we&#8217;ve looked at eight WordPress tasks you can automate to save some time. Whether it&#8217;s something mundane like WordPress updates or more user-facing like social media posting, you can find a tool to help you automate it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p><strong><em>What do you think about the idea to automate WordPress tasks? Are you excited to get some of those methods working on your site?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Save+time+managing+%23WordPress+by+automating+these+8+tasks&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/automate-wordpress-tasks\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Save time managing #WordPress by automating these 8 tasks<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Save+time+managing+%23WordPress+by+automating+these+8+tasks&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/automate-wordpress-tasks\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t   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