{"id":3083,"date":"2019-05-21T08:45:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T08:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/?p=3083"},"modified":"2025-12-17T19:46:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:46:36","slug":"site-health-score-in-wordpress-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/site-health-score-in-wordpress-5-2","title":{"rendered":"Best Tips for 100% Site Health Score in WordPress 5.2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following our blog post about the release of WordPress 5.2<\/a>, we decided to pay some well-deserved special attention to the new Site Health tool, and especially the Site Health Score. The percentage score can be seen at the top of the page, which makes it something easily noticeable. It\u2019s based on the number of tests your WordPress website passes successfully. If you pass all of them, your score would be 100%. As it focuses on ensuring that your site is up to date, healthy, and secure, the Site Health Score is, undoubtedly, something that will help make the web better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Update:<\/strong>
With the release of WordPress 5.3<\/a>, the Site Health Tool received some changes. The indicator that used to show a percentage and how many tests have been passed now shows your site health condition as Good<\/strong> or Should Be Improved<\/strong>. This change does not affect the importance of your site health, it just makes sure people don’t prioritize it over their site functionality.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Is this Score Percentage Actually Important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Majority of the tests that your Site Health Score depends are performance and security related. Most people would like their website to run smoothly and be as likable as possible. Seeing a 100% score will give you the reassurance that your WordPress website is performing exceptionally well. So, the short answer to the question above would be: Yes, the Site Health Score is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are aware that people are naturally highly competitive and will strive for the precious 100% score. Because of that, we decided to share some tips on how to get that perfect score on your website. In fact, this goal is not as hard to accomplish, as some may expect. So, let\u2019s get on with the guide!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Update to WordPress Version 5.2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The first thing that you need to do, if you haven\u2019t already gone through with it, is to update your WordPress version to the most current one<\/a>, which at the moment of writing is 5.2. Prior to performing the actual update of your WordPress platform, it is important that you ensure a full backup of the current website is performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To proceed with the actual upgrade, you will have to log into the WordPress Dashboard, go to Update (Dashboard \u2192 Update<\/strong>), and then click on the \u201cUpdate Now<\/strong>\u201d button. After doing that, make sure you don\u2019t click back or try reloading the page. Usually, you would only need to wait a few seconds. Also, keep note that your website will be in maintenance mode during the time your WordPress version is being updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the installation of WordPress 5.2, go to Tools \u2192 Site Health<\/strong> to check your score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you go there, you will see that this tool holds your hand and helps you a lot in your way to the perfect score. You will be able to see not only your current score but also all the recommended improvements. Additionally, you can check out every test that your website has already passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019ve managed to get these awesome 100% score, and we will help you accomplish it for your website. It\u2019s fairly easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Make Sure to Have Only One Default Theme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our Advice for you is to keep only the latest of the default themes, which currently is \u201cTwenty Nineteen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Follow that by cleaning up all unused themes and plugins. To remove a theme, your path to go would be Dashboard \u2192 Appearance \u2192 Themes<\/strong>. Continue with finding the theme for deletion and hovering over it. You will see a \u201cTheme Details<\/strong>\u201d button. Click on that button and a window with info and options about that particular theme will be opened. At the bottom right corner is the \u201cDelete<\/strong>\u201d button. You know what to do from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keep note that when a theme is currently active, there won\u2019t be a button for its removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Keep all Remaining Plugins and Themes Up To Date<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The main reason to keep every theme and plugin up to date is to avoid hacker attacks. Ultimately, those would lead to your website going down. Also, Google would begin warning all potential visitors, saying that your website could be hacked. Since you don\u2019t want downtimes and you want visits on your site, we recommend that you take the time (which will not be long) and update all active plugins and themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Use The Latest PHP Version<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By the time of writing this guide, PHP 7.3 is the highest level available one<\/a>. However, we strongly recommend that you always use PHP\u2019s most current version. There are some things that also need to be mentioned on the matter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n