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Site Usage Confirmation

A stylized screenshot of the site usage confirmation screen, asking users to confirm yes or no if they would like to keep their site for another year. A yellow, stuffed WordPress mascot pokes his head up from the bottom.

Website Lifecycle Management for WordPress

Web Development Services (WDS) is rolling out a feature on April 14, 2025, that will automatically email website owners when their websites no longer meet our criteria for continuing support. The criteria include no edits for one year. The email will ask the website owner to affirm whether they want to keep the website, and it will prompt them to log in. This effort ensures that we are not running websites that are no longer in use and helps prompt people to keep their content up to date.

Screenshot of Site Usage Confirmation page with no confirmations recorded and explanation that the confirmation option will appear after one year of inactivity. The Site Usage menu is highlighted on the left.
Screenshot of Site Usage Confirmation page with yes/no option form controls for the question, Is this website still needed? The Site Usage menu is highlighted on the left.
Screenshot of Site Usage Confirmation page with explanation of the annual website review process and a message that a particular user confirmed yes on March 21. The Site Usage menu is highlighted on the left.
Screenshot of Site Usage Confirmation page with explanation of the annual website review process and a message that a particular user confirmed no on March 21. The Site Usage menu is highlighted on the left.
Variations of the Site Usage Confirmation page. Site admins with a regularly updated site will only see the "no confirmations needed" page.

If a site has had one year of inactivity, a site admin may see the yes/no dialog on the Site Confirmation page in the WordPress admin dashboard. They might also see that they or another site admin has already confirmed “yes or no” as to whether they would like to keep their site for another year. A “yes” confirmation will reset after an additional year of inactivity.

Site admins can contact webservices@princeton.edu if they would like to amend a previous confirmation.