Update periodically
Part of being a responsible website administrator is keeping your website up to date. In order to keep your website secure and functional, it’s important that your periodically run updates. It’s a good idea to set yourself reminders maybe in your digital calendar or to-do list to make sure to do this, perhaps at the beginning of each month. You will have plugins, themes, and WordPress itself updated. If you notice something hasn’t had an update in a long amount of time (typically 6 months+), it’s generally good to consider a new theme/plugin/resource at that point.
Backup before you update
Look at the backups on your site, and before you update consider creating a new backup in CPanel. Remember that backups take up storage so it’s a good idea to delete older backups you no longer need after the update.
Update WordPress first and then plugins/theme
Always update the core of WordPress first, and then your plugins and theme. More information about how to safely update a WordPress site can be found on wordpress.org: Updating WordPress .