May 2026

Created 1 May 2026

POST DONE

Step 1 Done

Before Snapshot

Capture screenshots & HTTP checks before applying updates.

Step 2

Apply Updates in ManageWP

Run your plugin / theme / core updates via ManageWP, then come back here.

Open ManageWP →

Step 3 Done

After Snapshot + Diff

Capture post-update screenshots, run visual diff, check HTTP health.

QA Results per Site

UDIA VIC

https://udiavic.com.au

FAIL

HTTP Health

URL	Status	Response
https://udiavic.com.au/	200	1051 ms
https://udiavic.com.au/	200	859 ms
https://udiavic.com.au/membership-enquiry/	200	723 ms
https://udiavic.com.au/membership-application/	200	577 ms
https://udiavic.com.au/wp-login.php	200	2259 ms
https://udiavic.com.au/sitemap.xml	200	2709 ms
https://udiavic.com.au/robots.txt	200	77 ms

Visual Comparison

https://udiavic.com.au/ FAIL [desktop] 12.38% changed pixels

Before

After

Diff (changes highlighted)

https://udiavic.com.au/ FAIL [mobile] 13.72% changed pixels

Before

After

Diff (changes highlighted)

Manual QA Checklist

Compare before and after screenshots which are taken during the ManageWP Safe Update.

Check every page to ensure that nothing is broken, missing or moved

Ensure the backend of WordPress looks fine - CPTs are still in place, Pages, Categories, Posts, ACF fields.

Click all menu and footer links to ensure they are working and there are no 404 pages

Check search function is working correctly

Check all plugins are functioning as they should

Check that all forms are working, do a test of all forms, let the client know: “I have safely updated your website, as part of this I have tested the forms, can you please let me know if you received the form entries in your email address *insert the email address/s associated with the forms*

Do a Wordfence security scan to double check security, fix any issues that come up

Use the Link Checker in ManageWP to ensure all the links are working, if there are any broken links that are part of the client’s content, please notify the client: “During our maintenance and security updates we found the following broken links, we recommend you replace these with an updated source that is currently live”

Generate Report

Creates a self-contained HTML file with before/after screenshots, HTTP health, diff results, and checklist. Ready to email to the client.