Who should be responsible for the club website?

One named person with a fixed reminder beats a whole committee without one. The task takes minutes, not hours, once it's a habit.

What should happen to past events?

Move them to an archive instead of deleting them, so the history stays available without cluttering the current page.

How often should the committee list be checked?

Right after every election, and again a few weeks later once new contact details have settled in.

Is it worth checking after a handover to a new volunteer?

Yes — that is the single most common moment for the site to start drifting, since the new person often doesn't know what's out of date yet.

Website upkeep for clubs and associations: what goes stale first

On club and association websites, past events go stale first, followed by committee lists after an election and training or meeting times from the previous season. Membership fees also lag behind decisions made at meetings. The events page matters most and should be tidied after every event, not once a year.

August 5, 2026

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Where a volunteer-run site collects dust

Nobody runs a club website full-time, and that is exactly why certain pages fall behind — the person who knew the current schedule may no longer be the one with the login.

Events and meetings that have already taken place
Committee lists left over from before the last election
Training or meeting times from the previous season
Membership fees that a general meeting has since changed
Write-ups still labelled as "news" long after the fact

Why it hits clubs harder than businesses

A club site is usually run part-time, often by whoever holds a particular role that year. Every handover creates a gap before the new person learns where everything lives, and the site keeps ageing while that gap exists.

Someone thinking of joining usually has one question: when do you meet? If the newest date on the page is from last spring, the honest answer — that the club is very much active — never reaches them.

What actually helps

The events page matters most. Clear it out right after each event, not once a year — decide immediately whether to remove it, archive it, or let the next date take its place.

A short handover note also goes a long way: which pages exist, where events get updated, and who currently has access. One page is enough, and it saves the next volunteer a half-day of searching.

When there's nothing to announce

If no events are currently scheduled, an honest line like "next dates will be posted in spring" reads better than an empty or outdated list. It signals that someone is paying attention, even when there's nothing new to say yet.

Häufige Fragen

Who should be responsible for the club website?: One named person with a fixed reminder beats a whole committee without one. The task takes minutes, not hours, once it's a habit.
What should happen to past events?: Move them to an archive instead of deleting them, so the history stays available without cluttering the current page.
How often should the committee list be checked?: Right after every election, and again a few weeks later once new contact details have settled in.
Is it worth checking after a handover to a new volunteer?: Yes — that is the single most common moment for the site to start drifting, since the new person often doesn't know what's out of date yet.