How to create a full backup for your WordPress website
OK imagine this. You wake up one day, keep the coffee, open the laptop as usual ... and BAM! Your WordPress website has gone. Pooof. As if it never existed. Material, traffic, hard work - just disappeared in digital dust. Scary rights?
Now the case is here. Most people do not think they need backup. Until they really do. And until then? It's very late. So if you ask how to create a full backup for your WordPress website, congratulate. You are already more intelligent than more than half of the internet.
Let's break it. There is no inflation. Just real, raw, accessories you really want to read.
Why this backup also means something
Because websites break. They just do it. Plugins Clash, Theme Bug Out, found in hackers, or your host determines the bus ... crash. As for no reason.
If you do not support your site, you are really playing with your entire business or blog or what you made. A wrong click? Everything is over.
This post will show you how to return your site complete files and databases. The whole thing. As a security screen for your site.
Whatever is a WordPress security copy
Imagine the pizza on your site. Flour, sauce, topping - which are your files. Recipe? This is your database.
A full backup = whole dang pizza + recipe.
You need both. Berely backups is like storing pizza, but the instructions must be lost. Best wishes make him again.
So we want to talk about both here. Don't worry. You don't have to be stupid to do this.
Manual backup - an old old school but solid
Some people like to work in the way old -fashioned ways. If it is, then respect. You basically handle your backup as a craftsman.
- Why this is important: You are under control no shady plugins. No reliable robots.
What are you doing here
First, use FTP tools like Filezilla. Connect to your site. Download each file in Public_html or WWW folder. This is your pizza.
Next, jump from Hosting Cpanel to Phpmyadmin. Find your WordPress database. Click Export. Boom. The recipe saved.
But yes, it takes time. And a missing step? You bowls
Plugins - Lazy Genius Method (no shame)
Okay. Not everyone will mess with FTP. And honestly? You don't have to do
There are some dope plugins that all perform heavy lifting.
Raise
- Uptractplus
- Back
- Appendix
- Jetpack -security copy
- Why this is important: Let it be set. Let the machines work.
Install one of these from your WP dashboard. Connect it to Google Drive or Dropbox. Set a schedule. That's it. Weekly backup? Daily? This is a robotic buttocks for your site.
But don't be lazy. See your backup every time.
Cloud storage - secret hide for your site
Where you also hold your backup cases. Do not save it just to the same server. This is to hide your extra key under the door in front of you. Camon
Better option
- Dropbox
- Amazon S3
- A campaign
- Why this is important: Backup of the place = security. Even if your server melts, your files are safe in clouds.
Most plugins allow you to connect storage in 5 seconds. Just hit "authorized" and you are golden.
Automatic vs manual - who should you trust
sincere? Do both.
Automatic backups calm down until they fail and you don't even notice it. Manual backups are solid, but you may forget to do them.
- Why this is important: Having both is like the double lock door. Does a method fail? You still cover.
Put a plugin to run weekly. So, once a month, make a manual to feel like a technical God.
What will happen if something breaks? How to recover it
Okay, you say disaster strike. Your site has gone. Or maybe it's just a strange and small car. What now?
If you have a proper backup, there is no concern.
- Why this is important: A backup is only useful when you know how to actually use it when the fuck hits the fan.
With most plugins it is a "restoration" button. Click on it. Wait a few minutes. You are back in business.
If you have done it manually, you can upload your files via FTP, import database using PHPMYADMIN. Takes a little longer, but still works as an attraction.
Pro tips to be a full backup manager
Here you go from casual blogs to full-on pro:
- Test the backup once at a time. Only they don't work
- Save at least 2-3 versions. Never trust a copy
- Do not save backups to your server. Sometimes
- Use a strong password for storage accounts. Clearly but forgot
- Why this is important: Backup doesn't matter until you don't need contaminated or missing. Be angry now. Relax later.
Real talk: Don't wait until late
You probably think "I will do it later." Naah Nr.
Every other website is present without backup, which is like going on a test without the net. Not a joke. Second, are you finished reading it? Return to it.
For when (not) something is breaking, you want to thank yourself.
Final thoughts
Look, no one will support a website. But it's better than spending the week by trying to rebuild with a scratch. These things mean something. Very.
So now that you know how to create a complete backup for your WordPress website, there is no excuse. Go and do it. Like right now.
And hey, if this post stores your site one day ... buy me a virtual coffee or something.
You have this.
Common errors that can use you everything
See I get it. This item is easy to mess. But most people travel here - and how that person is not going to be
- Backup database. Yes it is important. But without your topic, upload and plug -files? Your site will look like it just came out from 2005
- Forget backup before major changes. Update WordPress Core? Change the theme? Install that sketch plugin? Backup first. Always
- Thinking your host handles it. Spoiler: Not most. Or they do ... and then you take a fortune when you really need backup
- Store backup on the same server. We had already said this. But it's worth saying again. Don't do
- Why this is important: These small inspections can be converted into large regrets. Proper support means you never have to say "what will happen"
What Google Want (Yes, SEO Talk Time)
You probably think ... Does my site help with SEO? A little, yes
Not direct. But if your site goes down and stays down? Don't wait for Google. Drop your ranking. Your traffic disappears. Good visibility
Also imagine losing a month's blog post. You have to write everything again. He is useless. So yes -backup = SEO Insurance
Why this is important: Protect your ranking. Google likes stable, reliable sites. Helps keep things slippery behind the backup curtain
Last Bonus: Backup Check List (this theft)
Before we wrap, here's a quick checklist for non-BS that you can screens or stick to your fridge
- ✅ Both files and backup of databases
- ✅ store backup outside site (Cloud King is)
- ✅ Use at least one reliable plugin
- ✅ Plan automatic backup
- ✅ Test your backup each month
- ✅ Backups a manual before major changes
- ✅ Store a lot of versions, just in case
Why this is important: A checklist keeps you on the field. No idea. There is no step to forget. Just copy, paste and protect your site as pro
That's it. No more excuses. Now you know how to create a complete backup for your WordPress website - without boring technical talk, without strange jargon, and without breaking anything.
Go now and lock your site down. Tonight better sleep.
If you want an exact plugin settings, or help automate all this, then hit me and I will hook you with a guide or drive you through it.
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