The Information Age has transformed the way we live and do business. However, it has also placed us in a situation where we are continuously under the potential threat of having our websites and social media accounts being infected by malicious viruses and our business and personal data stolen and manipulated.
If you own or manage any business assets like a website, then you need to prioritize online security and the importance of implementing an internet security and site recovery plan.
In addition to creating an internet security plan for your business, you will also want to prevent loss of valuable data from mistakes that can 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 most people only appreciate after tragedy has struck.
You may also just want to save time. If you need to copy data from many websites or blogs, having an efficient way to copy site data from one site to another would be really convenient.
As the old adage goes, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Backing up your web data, therefore, is not just important, it is imperative. The truth, however, is that left to their own devices, people rarely do it, or don’t do it as often as it should be done.
Let’s face it … getting your web site hacked, losing data, and accidentally installing scripts that disrupt your site is all part of doing business online. If this ever happens to you, then you will need a quick and easy way to restore old content, get back an earlier version of your site, or complete reinstall your site and information.
Fortunately, if you use WordPress, then there’s a simple and inexpensive plugin that allows you to create backups of your WP database and site files, copy your site to another location and restore previous backups of your site.
Backup Creator – Backup, Duplicate & Keep Your WP Websites And Blogs Protected
(Backup Creator – Backup, Clone And Keep Your WP Websites And Blogs Protected)
Plugin Description
Backup Creator is a simple-to-use WordPress plugin that allows you to back up your sites, duplicate all of your sites and keep your WordPress web sites protected.
After installing Backup Creator on your site, you can quickly and easily configure your settings for the plugin. You can configure automatically scheduled backups, backups using email, FTP backups, backups in the cloud, and even store backups remotely using external storage solutions from Dropbox, Google Drive, or Amazon (S3).
Go here to learn more about this plugin: 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 website:
Easy, Fast & Simple To Install
Backup Creator is very easy to install. Simply upload a zip file containing the plugin to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
After entering your license key, the plugin unlocks and the software will be ready to use.
Really Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes it very simple to backup, restore and protect your blogs and web sites. It only takes a few mouse clicks. No web programming experience is required.
Save Time
As well as saving time and the peace of mind you will experience knowing that your information can be quickly and easily retrieved should anything happen, Backup Creator can be especially useful for anyone who needs to set up multiple WordPress sites with similar configurations.
Once you’ve set up your prototype , you can instantly create as many copies as you need. That’s a lot of time saved setting up new sites.
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Perform Large Backups: Often, owners of sites or blogs that contain huge amounts of data can experience serious difficulties performing backups. Many Backup Creator 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 hosting service and your server settings.
- Peace Of Mind: We’ve mentioned this point already, but it’s worth repeating again. Knowing that your data can be easily restored should any kind of disaster affect your site is a priceless benefit, especially when things depend on your site being up and running.
Backup Creator Features
Backup Creator offers many great features to WP users. Here are just some of these features:
- Instant Backup. One button is all you need to click to back up your site. Once your site is backed up, you can then send it securely to the storage destination of your choice. You can download the backup file to your hard drive, email it to yourself, or even FTP your backup to an offsite location.
- Restore Backups To Any WP Installation. Instantly restore your backup to any destination you like. You can clone all content and files straight from another blog, upload using your internet browser or even transfer using FTP, Amazon S3, or Dropbox.
- Proprietary Technology. Backup Creator’s proprietary “Server-to-Server” technology enables unlimited deployment of preconfigured client sites in a few seconds, without the use of FTP.
Additional features include:
- Automatic Scheduling: Once you set up your backup schedule, Backup Creator takes over. No FTP or cron jobs are required and there are no files to upload. Simply select your schedule and you’re done.
- Use Remote FTP And Cloud Storage Services Like Dropbox, Google Drive, And Amazon S3. Restore, store, and manage all of your data 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 “one-click” backups anytime you want …
The plugin backs up everything in seconds …
You can restore your backups easily any time you want using various backup restore methods …
You can also store your backups in several locations …
Testimonials From Plugin Users
Below are a few of the testimonials and feedback that customers have published about Backup Creator:
”My company manages hundreds of websites in the cleaning industry. Your Backup Creator Plug-In is just what we needed. It’s changing the way we do business.” John Braun, HitManAdvertising.com
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”I just backed up from my site http://mysite.com/customersite (I installed a wordpress installation under my own domain to let them see what they were getting)… when I restored it to their domain (http://customersite.com) EVERYTHING was fixed with all pointers regarding “mysite.com” removed…. Freakin Awesome… I figured I was going to copy and paste all the pages, pictures, etc… since I’m doing this part time, I figured about 2 nights of work…. NOT!!! This utility just paid for itself. Literally took about 5 minutes to complete.” Larry Tosten, Tosten.com
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”Love It – Really Works Great! One of the few things I have bought that REALLY works. just starting out, so going to set up a site and then copy, copy, copy!” Carolyn Skipper, Skipperworks.info
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Useful Tips
Here are some great uses for Backup Creator:
Document Your Website Processes Live.
Instead of spending so much time documenting all the processes you would normally have to document in order to set up new sites, you can simply set up your website or blog exactly how you want it, make a backup copy|duplicate the site and then restore it somewhere else and now you’ve got an exact, “documented” copy of your blog setup.
For example, let’s say that you want to set up a number of sites with identical plugins and settings in different niches. This could be for a nationwide retailer, or an insurance agency with offices in different locations, where each office will look after their own separate blog. Think of all the time you’ve spent tweaking and finetuning your discussion settings, permalinks, configuring SEO plugins and navigation menus, creating the main content sections, customizing your theme, etc. Now you can save lots of time and install a fully-functioning, completely configured blog every time with only a couple of mouse clicks.
Restore A Backup On Another Site With Correct Referencing Links.
Simply downloading WordPress files and uploading WP file backups won’t clone your websites or blogs successfully. You also need to copy the WordPress database and ensure that your site URLs point to the new domain. Otherwise, your database data will be restored to another domain, but still be referencing the old location. This is why it’s important to use a WP backup plugin that was specifically created to clone sites. This lets you back up site “A” and restore it to site “B” with all your themes, plugin and site settings and configurations intact, once again, saving you hours – even weeks of work, and ensuring that all links have been configured correctly.
Don’t Fix Serious Problems … Restore!
Here’s another great time-saving tip: if your blog did get hacked, or an unauthorized user somehow gets in and causes some 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 version. Your site will be instantly restored and you can send the damaged site’s backup files to a WP troubleshooter who can then try to understand how your site got broken into and how to fix or report any vulnerabilities.
Here’s one more great 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 everything got started? Or maybe you’ve made things so complicated and would like to return to a simpler place. Perhaps you’ve accidentally deleted a bunch of articles or videos and want to get those back.
If you keep a weekly backup of your site, your chances of losing important information are extremely low because you no longer need to be concerned about where things are stored or organized. Just recall the time you remember you had published that file, restore the backup (note: it can be anywhere, even on a test site) and grab the file you need.
Backup Creator Plugin Support
Backup Creator is a robust and well-supported WordPress plugin. It was developed 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 1 year of free upgrades and new releases with their purchase, backed by a risk-free, sixty day, full refund guarantee.
Note: Check the plugin website for a list of web hosting companies that support the plugin and any known issues with these.
I just have to write and give a HUGE testimonial to Robert for the level of his support. I am one of the purchasers who wanted to copy my blog from one of the less than popular hosts to one of the more popular hosts. To make matter worse, my blog is quite complex. I encountered problem after problem each time I went to make my backup copy. I reported this via the support desk and almost immediately I began receiving support including updates of the software. It took several iterations before the problem was solved but Robert never stopped working to get it right for my site. The level of support has been stellar. So, Robert, I say “Thank You” once again for support that is platinum level.” Eddie Durham, InfiniteCashMachine.com
Plugin Price
The plugin is available in the following editions:
- Express – Backup Creator Express edition allows you to install the plugin on up to 5 personal domains that you own. You can perform unlimited backups and restores only. Price = $7.00.
- Ultimate License – Backup Creator Ultimate edition lets you install the plugin on unlimited personal URLs, as well as schedule automatic backups, email backups as an attachment, use the plugin with FTP, Amazon S3, Dropbox plus Backup Creator Cloud, restore backups from browser uploads and choose which folders are backed up. Cost = $47.00.
- Developer License – Backup Creator developer license lets you install the plugin on unlimited personal and client sites. You can also flip websites with the plugin installed. Note: Developer edition 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 depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the product is selling for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product seller when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, testimonials, contact details and more, visit the Backup Creator website.
We Recommend
Performing regular backups of your site’s files and database is an important part of doing good website maintenance and disaster prevention. There are many great WP backup plugins available, but BackUp Creator doesn’t just perform backups, it also allows you to fully copy your sites.
For this reason, we strongly recommend choosing Backup Creator to backup, clone and protect your WP installations.
For full details, visit the plugin website: Backup Creator – Backup, Duplicate And Protect Your WordPress Web Sites
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