Site Health runs a set of checks on your WordPress site and tells you, in plain words, what is working and what needs your attention. It is the quickest way to catch a quiet problem before your visitors notice one.

## Prerequisites

- An administrator account — only administrators can open the Site Health screen.
- A few seconds to let the checks finish once the page loads.

## Steps

### Step 1: Open Site Health

In the left-hand menu, open **Tools** and choose **Site Health**. The number beside it tells you how many issues are already waiting for you.

![Open Site Health](https://wordpress.supportpages.io/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA5ODMsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--e32f5991378f54794f8348e0882b6bce02c0fa5e/block_open-site-health.png)

### Step 2: Read what the check found

The **Status** tab opens first. The circle at the top is the short version: it reads **Good** when everything is fine, and **Should be improved** when something needs a look. Underneath it, **critical issues** come first because they are the ones most likely to affect how your site runs or how safe it is, and **recommended improvements** follow.

![Read what the check found](https://wordpress.supportpages.io/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEwMDQsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--0784954d258b9ad5f235f64bb89eac30bfbea116/block_read-the-status.png)

### Step 3: Open a test for the details

Click the name of any test to unfold it. Inside you will see what the check actually found, and where there is something you can do about it, a link that takes you straight there.

![Open a test for the details](https://wordpress.supportpages.io/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEwMDgsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--a003991f35c02fccc822fef4b3e533e75d07b1f8/block_open-a-test.png)

### Step 4: See the tests your site passed

Click **Passed tests** at the bottom of the page to reveal every check that came back clean. It is a handy way to confirm the parts of your site you do not need to think about.

## Tips

- Work through the critical issues first — they are ranked ahead of everything else for a reason.
- The results are refreshed every time you load the page, so come back after you have made a fix to see it clear.
- The **Info** tab holds the full technical picture of your site, ready to copy and hand to your host if you ever need help.

## Summary

Site Health gives you a plain-language read on your site in a couple of clicks: open **Tools**, then **Site Health**, deal with anything marked critical, and skim the recommended improvements. A few minutes here beats finding out the hard way.