The Information Age has transformed how we live and do business. However, it has also placed us in a position where we are constantly under the potential threat of digital theft, having our business files hacked into and our business and personal data stolen and manipulated.
If you own any digital business assets like a business website, then you need to always keep in mind online security and the urgency of having a website security plan.
As well as implementing an online security plan for your business, you will also want to protect your files from accidental errors that can result in data loss and cause significant damage or disruption to your business. Having a way to fully restore your site, files or data in extreme cases is something that can only be appreciated once it’s too late.
Then again, you may just want to save time. If you need to clone loads of websites or blogs, having a smart way of cloning web site information from one site to another would be most convenient.
As any wise website owner will tell you, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Backing up your website data, therefore, is something that every website owner needs to do. The truth, however, is that left to their own devices, very few website owners remember to do it, or don’t do it as often as it should be done.
Let’s face it … getting hacked, losing data, and accidentally installing software that bring down your site is all part of having a digital business presence. If disaster ever strikes, then you will need a quick and easy way to restore old files, restore your site to an earlier version, or complete reinstall your site and data.
Fortunately, if you own a WP-powered web site, then you can easily create backups of your WP database and website or blog files, copy your site to another location and restore previous backups of your site.
Backup Creator – Back Up, Duplicate & Protect Your WP Websites
(Backup Creator – Backup, Duplicate And Protect Your WP Web Sites)
Plugin Description
Backup Creator is a powerful WordPress plugin that allows you to schedule and automate your site and data back ups, clone your sites and content and keep your WordPress sites protected with just a few clicks.
Once Backup Creator is installed on your WP website, you can easily configure your plugin settings. You can configure automatically scheduled backups, backups using email, FTP backups, cloud backups, and even store backups remotely using third-party data hosting solutions from Amazon S3, Google Drive, or Dropbox.
Learn more about this plugin here: Backup Creator
Plugin Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits of using Backup Creator to schedule and automate WordPress backups on your website:
Installation Is Easy And Quick
Backup Creator installs like every plugin. Simply upload a zip folder containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Enter the license key to unlock your plugin and Backup Creator is ready to use.
Really Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes it very simple to back up, restore and protect your blogs and websites. Everything can be done in a few mouse clicks. This makes Backup Creator a great backup tool for non-technical users.
Time-Saving Plugin
Apart from the time you will save recovering your data and files in the event of tragic circumstances, Backup Creator is a massive time-saving tool for anyone who needs to set up multiple WordPress sites with similar settings.
Just set up your prototype site and instantly clone as many copies as you want to any new sites you have set up. That’s a lot of valuable time saved setting up and configuring new websites.
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Backs Up Big Sites: Often, owners of websites that contain lots data can experience problems with backups. Many users report being able to easily perform large site backups. Note: the plugin’s ability to back up sites containing large amounts of data may depend on the webhosting company you use 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 instantly recovered should anything happen to your site is vital to the success of your business, especially if your business depends on your site being up and running.
Plugin Features
Backup Creator provides many great features to WordPress users. Here are just a few of these:
- Instant Backup. One button is all you need to click to instantly backup your site. Once your site is backed up, you can then send it to the storage location of your choice. Download the backup to your hard drive, send it to yourself via email, or even FTP the backup offsite.
- Restore Backups Instantly. Instantly restore your WordPress data and files to any destination you like. You can clone files straight from another website, upload via your internet browser or even transfer from FTP, Amazon S3, or Dropbox.
- Proprietary Server-to-Server Technology. Backup Creator’s proprietary “Server-to-Server” technology allows rapid deployment of unlimited preconfigured client sites in a few seconds, without using FTP.
Additional features include:
- One-Time Automatic Backup Schedules: Set up your backup schedule one time and the plugin takes over. No FTP or cron jobs are required and there are no files to upload. Simply choose your schedule and you are done.
- Backup With Remote FTP & Cloud Storage Services Like Dropbox, Google Drive, And Amazon S3. You can store all of your backups in one single offsite location and from anywhere around the world using remote FTP, Amazon S3, Google Drive, or Dropbox.
(Backup offsite to Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, or all of the above.)
With BackUp Creator, you can perform full backups with just one click …
The plugin backs up your sites and blogs in seconds …
You can fully restore your site data any time you want using different backup restore methods …
You can also store your backups in different locations …
Feedback From Users
Below are just some testimonials and feedback that users have written 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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”I had problems backing a big site (around 2GB) but this latest updates did it in no time at all … yeah!!!!” Serge Botans
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Useful Tips
Here are some great uses for Backup Creator:
Real-Time Documentation Of All Your Site Processes.
Instead of spending so much time documenting all the processes you would normally have to document when setting up new sites, you can simply set up your blog exactly the way you want it, back it up|duplicate 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 various blogs which use identical plugins and settings in other niches. This could be for a nationwide company, or a real estate agency with offices in several locations, where each branch will look after their own separate blog. Think of all the time 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, perfectly configured website every time with only a few mouse clicks.
Clone A Blog With Correct Internal Reference Links.
Simply downloading WordPress files and uploading WP file backups won’t duplicate your sites successfully. You also need to copy the WordPress database and make sure that your links reference the new domain. Otherwise, your database data will be restored to another domain, but still be pointing back to the old location. That’s why you need to have a WP backup plugin that was specifically designed for cloning. This lets you back up site ”A” in seconds and restore it to site “B” with all your theme customizations, plugins, settings and configurations included, once again, saving you hours – even weeks of work, and ensuring that all links have been configured correctly.
Don’t Waste Time Fixing Serious Problems … Just Restore!
Here’s another useful time-saving tip: if your blog ever gets 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 fix things, just make a backup of your broken site, delete your old site, and restore a previous working version. Your site is now functional again and you can then send the damaged files to a WordPress expert who can then try to understand how your site got broken into and how to patch up or report any vulnerabilities.
Here’s one last tip:
Keep A Record Of Your Website’s Evolution.
Imagine that a few years from now your business has grown and transformed into an online success. Wouldn’t it be great to show people how it all began? Or maybe you’ve made your site so complicated and would like to bring things back to a simpler place. Perhaps you’ve accidentally deleted a bunch of videos and want to get these back.
If you keep a weekly backup of your site, the chances of losing information are minimal because you don’t have to be concerned about where things are stored or organized. Just recall when you remember you had published that file, restore the backup (note: the backup can be located anywhere, even on a test site) and retrieve the file you need.
Support
Backup Creator is a robust and well-supported WP 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 user guide, video tutorials, support helpdesk and one year of free software updates and new releases with their purchase, backed by a risk-free, 60 day, 100% refund guarantee.
Note: Check the plugin website for a list of web hosting companies that support the plugin and any known issues with these.
“Your service is fantastic!” Steve Dougherty, WP3Guide.com
Software Pricing
Backup Creator is available in the following editions:
- Express – Backup Creator Express license allows you to install the plugin on up to 5 personal sites that you own. You can perform unlimited backups and restores only. Price = $7.00.
- Ultimate License – Backup Creator Ultimate edition allows you to install the plugin on unlimited personal URLs, as well as schedule 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 allows you to install the plugin on unlimited personal and client sites. You can also sell websites with the plugin installed. Note: Developer edition is only available as an upgrade after purchasing one of the other editions. Cost = $100.00 (+ the cost of purchasing either the Express or Ultimate plugin editions).
Please Note: Pricing for the Backup Creator plugin depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the software sells for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin seller when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For ”how to” videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation 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 a vital aspect of doing good website maintenance 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 completely copy your sites and pre-configured WP installations.
For this reason, we highly recommend using the Backup Creator plugin to backup, clone and protect your WP sites.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here: Backup Creator – Backup, Duplicate And Keep Your WP Websites Protected
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