One of the downsides of doing business in today’s digital economy is that we are continuously under the potential threat of becoming a victim of electronic crime, having our digital files hacked into and our business and personal data stolen and manipulated.
If you own or manage anything where information can be viewed online like a website or blog, then you need to pay careful attention to digital security and the importance of having an online security and site recovery plan.
In addition to implementing an internet security and site recovery plan for your business, you will also want to protect your files from accidental errors that can result in loss of data and cause significant damage or disruption to your business. Having a way to completely restore your site, files or data in extreme situations is something that can only be appreciated after it’s too late.
You may also just want to save time. If you need to clone a number of websites or blogs, having an automated way of cloning website data from one website to another would be very convenient.
As the adage goes, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Backing up your website’s files, therefore, is not just important, it is imperative. The truth, however, is that left to their own devices, very few site owners ever do it, or don’t do it as often as these things should be done.
Let’s face it … getting hacked, losing data, and doing things that permanently damage your site is all part of the reality of doing business online. If disaster ever strikes, then you will need a quick and easy way to recover lost files, restore your site to an earlier version, or complete reinstall your site and data.
Fortunately, if your website or blog is powered by WordPress, then it’s easy to create backups of your WP database and web site files, clone your site to another location and restore your old site and information.
Backup Creator – Backup, Clone & Protect Your WordPress Web Site
(Backup Creator – Backup, Clone & Keep Your WordPress Web Sites Protected)
Plugin Description
Backup Creator is a “one-click” solution for scheduling and automating your site and data backups, copying your websites and blogs and keeping your WordPress web sites protected.
After installing and activating the plugin on your website or blog, your plugin settings can be quickly and easily configured. Backup Creator lets you set up automatic backups, email backups, FTP backups, backups to the cloud, and even remote backups using hosting storage tools such as Amazon S3, Google Drive, and Dropbox.
To learn more about the plugin go here: Backup Creator
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using Backup Creator to schedule and automate WordPress backups on your site:
Installation Is Easy, Fast And Simple
Backup Creator is really easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
After entering a license key, the plugin unlocks and the software is ready to use.
Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes the entire process of creating backups as well as restoring and protecting your blogs and WP websites really simple. All tasks can be completed in a few simple mouse clicks. No programming experience is required.
Time-Saving Plugin
As well as saving time and the peace of mind you will feel knowing that your website data can be instantly restored if anything happens, Backup Creator is an especially useful and time-saving tool for anyone who needs to set up multiple WordPress sites with similar configurations.
Once you’ve set up your master site, you can then create as many duplicates as you need. That’s a lot of valuable time saved setting up new websites.
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Perform Large Backups: Quite often, owners of very large websites can experience problems with backups. Many customers report being able to easily perform backups of large sites. Note: the plugin’s ability to back up sites containing large amounts of data may depend on your webhost and how your server is configured.
- Peace Of Mind: We’ve mentioned this point already, but it’s worth repeating again. Knowing that your information can be restored should anything happen to your site is vital to the success of your business, especially if your business depends on having your information available online.
Features
Backup Creator provides many great features to website owners. Here are just a few:
- Create Site Backups Instantly. Click 1 button to backup your site. Once your site is backed up, you can then send it securely to the destination of your choice. You can download your backup to your hard drive, send it to yourself via email, or even FTP the backup offsite.
- Restore Backups To Any WP Site. Instantly restore your WP website data and files to any destination you like. You can clone files directly from another site, upload via your browser or even transfer remotely using FTP, Amazon S3, or Dropbox.
- Server-to-Server Technology. Backup Creator’s proprietary “Server-to-Server” technology allows fast deployment of unlimited pre-configured client sites in only seconds, without requiring FTP.
Additional features include:
- Set Up Automatic Back Up Schedules: Set up your backup schedule one time and Backup Creator does the rest. There are no cron jobs to set up or files to upload and no FTP is required. Simply select your schedule and you are done.
- Choose From Remote FTP & Cloud Storage Solutions Like Dropbox, Google Drive, And Amazon S3. Store, manage, and restore all of your site backups in one single offsite location and from any place in the world using remote FTP, Amazon S3, Google Drive, or Dropbox.
(Backup offsite to Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, or all of the above.)
Once BackUp creator has been installed, you can perform instant backups with just one click …
The plugin backs up your blog in seconds …
You can fully restore your data any time you want using different restore methods …
You can also store your backup files in different locations …
Feedback From Customers
Here are some of the testimonials that plugin users have written about Backup Creator:
”You saved me 30 minutes just by using it once, as I get paid $50 an hour, this product is definitely worth it.” Martin Capodici, SydneyWebGuy.com
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”One of my best purchases this year. I’m building hundreds of evergreen and minisites over the next year or so and this will save me a ton of time and money. I was lucky enough to see the power and potential of buying this right away and got it for $7, incredible!! I appreciate that you made us a version of backing up our sites that is very inexpensive (even now) and has so many applications. Thanks again and I’m sure this will be a tool that I will be using for years to come.” Morris Murphy, MobulIsNoBull.mobi
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”I really like this plugin, you can to save and to keep all information of your blog in few minutes in safe way.” Miguel Medina, TecnicasParaHablarEnPublico.com
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Useful Tips
Here are some great uses for this tool:
Instant Documentation Of All Your Site Processes.
Instead of spending a lot of time documenting all the steps you would normally have to document in order to set up new sites, you can simply set up your site exactly how you want it, back it up|reproduce the site and then restore it somewhere else and you’ve now got an exact, “documented” copy of your blog setup.
For example, let’s say that you want to set up multiple blogs with identical settings and configurations in different niche markets. This could be for a franchised company, or an insurance agency with branches in several locations, where each office will manage the content of their own separate blog. Think of all the time you’ve spent tweaking and fine-tuning your site so that it looks just right and works exactly the way you want it to. You can now instantly install a fully-functioning, completely configured site every time with just a couple of mouse clicks.
Restore A Backup To A Different Website With Correct Destination Links.
Simply downloading WP files and restoring file backups won’t duplicate your blogs successfully. You also have to copy the WordPress database and ensure that the data references the new domain. Otherwise, your data will be restored to another website, but still be pointing back to the old domain. That’s why you need to have a backup plugin that has been specifically developed for cloning. This lets you back up site ”A” in seconds and restore it to site ”B” in minutes with all the theme customizations, plugins, settings and configurations included, once again, saving you hours – even weeks of work, and ensuring that all URLs have been configured correctly.
Don’t Fix Serious Problems … Restore!
Here’s another great time-saving tip: if your blog ever gets hacked, or an unauthorized user somehow gets in and does any kind of damage to your site, instead of spending days or weeks trying to repair or figure out the problem, just make a backup of your broken site, delete everything, then restore a previous working copy. Your site will be instantly back and you can then send the damaged files to a WordPress support expert who can then try to figure out how your site got broken into and how to repair or identify any vulnerabilities.
Here’s one last tip:
Archive Your Site’s Changes Over Time.
Imagine a few years from now that your business has grown and transformed into an online success. Wouldn’t it be great to show people how it all got started? Or maybe you’ve made your site so complex and would like to restore things to a simpler place. Perhaps you’ve accidentally deleted a bunch of videos and other important content and want to get these back.
If you keep a weekly backup of your site, your chances of losing important data are quite low because you no longer have to worry about where you have stored or organized everything. Just recall when you remember you had that file, restore the backup (note: your backup can be located anywhere, even on a test site) and retrieve the data you need.
Product Support
Backup Creator is a robust and well-supported WordPress plugin. It was created by Robert Plank, lead WordPress plugin developer for Double Agent Marketing LLC. Support for this plugin includes a detailed step-by-step online installation and user guide, video tutorials, support helpdesk and one year of free upgrades and new releases with their purchase, backed by a no-risk, sixty day, complete money-back guarantee.
Note: Check the plugin website for a list of webhosting companies that support the plugin and any known issues with these.
“Your service is fantastic!” Steve Dougherty, WP3Guide.com
Product Licensing Cost
The plugin is available in the following editions:
- Express Edition – Backup Creator Express edition lets you install the plugin on up to 5 personal URLs that you own. You can perform unlimited backups and restores only. Price = $7.00.
- Ultimate License – Backup Creator Ultimate license lets you install the plugin on unlimited personal URLs, as well as perform automatic backups, send email backups as an attachment, use the plugin with FTP, Amazon S3, Dropbox, etc., restore backups from browser uploads and choose which folders are backed up. Price = $47.00.
- Developer License – Backup Creator Developer lets you install the plugin on unlimited personal and client sites. You can also flip websites with the plugin installed. Note: Developer license is only available as an upgrade after purchasing one of the other editions. Price = $100.00 (+ the cost of purchasing either the Express or Ultimate plugin editions).
Note: The price of the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the software sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product author when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Information
For ”how to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, testimonials, contact details and more, visit the Backup Creator website.
Our Recommendation
Performing regular backups of your site’s files and database is an important aspect of doing business online and disaster prevention. There are many great backup plugins available for WordPress, but BackUp Creator doesn’t just perform backups, it also allows you to properly copy your sites and preconfigured WordPress installations.
For this reason, we strongly recommend using the Backup Creator plugin to backup, clone and protect your WP installations.
For full details, visit the plugin website here: Backup Creator – Back Up, Duplicate & Keep Your WordPress Web Site Protected
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