One of the unfortunate consequences of doing business in the Information Age is that we are constantly under the potential threat of digital theft, having our business assets being infected by malicious software and our business and personal data stolen and manipulated.
If you manage anything where information can be accessed online like a business website, then you need to always keep in mind online security and the urgency of creating a digital security and data recovery plan.
As well as developing an online security plan for your business, you will also want to prevent losing 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 cases is something that most people only appreciate once tragedy has struck.
You may also just want to save time. If you need to set up a number of websites or blogs, having a time-saving way of duplicating site data from one website to another can be really convenient.
As any experienced webmaster knows, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Backing up your website files, therefore, is absolutely necessary. The truth, however, is that left to their own devices, very few site owners do it, or don’t do it as often as this should be done.
Let’s face it … getting your website hacked, losing data, and changing things that bring down your site is all part of owning a digital business presence. If something this tragic were to ever happen to you, then you would need a quick and easy way to recover lost information, restore your site to an earlier version, or complete reinstall your site and information.
Fortunately, if you own a WP-powered website or blog, then there’s an easy plugin that lets you create backups of your WordPress database and site files, copy your website to another location and restore previous backups of your data.
Backup Creator – Backup, Clone And Protect Your WP Websites
(Backup Creator – Backup, Duplicate And Keep Your WordPress Site Protected)
Plugin Description
Backup Creator is a “one-click” solution for scheduling and automating your site backups, copying all of your sites and content and keeping your WP web sites protected.
After installing and activating Backup Creator on your WordPress website or blog, it’s very easy to configure the settings for your plugin. You can configure scheduled backups to run automatically, backups via email, backups via FTP, cloud backups, and remote backups using third-party hosting services from Amazon S3, Google Drive, and Dropbox.
Learn more about the plugin here: Backup Creator
Plugin 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 To Install
Backup Creator installs just like any other plugin. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Once you’ve entered your license code, the plugin unlocks and the application will be ready to use.
Really Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes the entire process of creating regular backups as well as restoring and protecting your blogs and sites really simple. Everything can be done with a couple of mouse clicks. No web coding skills are required.
Save Valuable Time
As well as saving time recovering your site’s data should a tragedy strike, Backup Creator can be a massive time-saving tool for anyone who needs to set up multiple WordPress sites with similar settings.
Once you’ve set up your master website, you can then create as many duplicates as you want. That’s a lot of time saved setting up and configuring new sites.
Some additional benefits of the plugin include the following:
- Backs Up Big Websites: Quite often, owners of sites or blogs that contain huge amounts of data can experience problems with backups. 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 webhost and your server settings.
- Peace Of Mind: We’ve mentioned this point already, but it’s worth repeating again. Knowing that your data and files can be restored should anything happen to your site is priceless, especially when things depend on having a site that is always available to visitors.
Plugin Features
Backup Creator provides many unique features to website owners. Here are just a few:
- Create Site Backups Instantly. One button is all you need to click to backup your site. Once your site is backed up, you can then send your backup files securely to the storage location of your choice. You can download your backup file to your hard drive, email it to yourself, or even FTP your backup offsite.
- Instantly Restore Backups To Any Destination. Instantly restore your WordPress website to any destination you like. You can clone all content and files directly from another site, upload via your internet browser or even transfer remotely from FTP, Amazon S3, or Dropbox.
- Proprietary Technology. Backup Creator’s proprietary “Server-to-Server” technology allows unlimited deployment of preconfigured client sites in seconds, without using FTP.
Additional features include:
- Automatic Scheduling: Set up your backup schedule one time and the plugin does the rest. There are no files to upload and no cron jobs or FTP is required. Simply choose your schedule and you’re done.
- Back Up With Remote FTP & Cloud Storage Services Like Dropbox, Google Drive, And Amazon S3. Store, manage, and restore all of your backups in one single offsite storage 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 backups with just one click …
Your site will be backed up in seconds …
You can restore your backups quickly and easily whenever you want using a number of data restore methods …
You can also store your backups in several locations …
Testimonials From Plugin Users
Here are a few of the testimonials and feedback customers have written about the Backup Creator plugin:
”I just want to say thank you for creating such a great & easy to use cloning plugin.” Steve Dougherty, WP3Guide.com
***
”I just cloned a site and restored via url. It was just magic. Amazing plugin … moved clients site to their hosting server in 5 minutes … this is … an essential plugin.” Haris Chechi, SocialMediaOnline.net
***
”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
***
Plugin Tips
Here are some great uses for the Backup Creator plugin:
Real-Time Documentation Of Website Processes.
Instead of spending so much time documenting all of the steps needed to make a website or blog work “just right”, or writing out a blog setup manual, you can just set up your blog exactly how you want it, make a backup copy|reproduce the site and then restore it somewhere else and you’ve now got an exact, “documented” copy of your site setup.
For example, let’s say that you want to set up multiple blogs containing identical settings and configurations in other niches. This could be for a franchised food service outlet, or a travel agency with branches in various locations, where each store will run their own separate website. Think of all the time you’ve spent tweaking and finetuning your discussion settings, permalinks, configuring SEO plugins and navigation menus, creating site categories, customizing the theme, etc. You can now save loads of time and install a fully-functioning, perfectly configured website every time with just a few mouse clicks.
Restore A Backup On A Different Location With Correct Internal Reference URLs.
Simply downloading WordPress files and restoring file backups won’t clone your websites or blogs successfully. You also have to copy the WP database and make sure that your links point to the new domain. Otherwise, your WordPress database data will be restored to another website, but still be referencing the old location. This is why it’s important to have a WordPress backup plugin that is specifically designed for cloning. This lets you perform a backup of site ”A” in seconds and restore it to site ”B” in minutes with all your theme customizations, plugins, settings and configurations intact, once again, saving you hours – even weeks of work, and ensuring that all internal referencing URLs have been configured correctly.
Don’t Fix Serious Problems … Just Restore!
Here’s another useful time-saving tip: if your website did get hacked, or an unauthorized user somehow gets in and does any kind of damage to your site, don’t spend days or weeks trying to repair or figure out the problem, just make a backup of your site, delete your old site, and restore a previous working copy. Your site will be up and running again and you can then send the damaged files to a WP troubleshooting expert who can then try to understand how your site got interfered with and how to repair or identify 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 it all began? Or maybe you’ve changed things around on your site so much and would like to restore things to a simpler place. Perhaps you’ve accidentally deleted a bunch of articles and other important content and want to get those back.
If you keep a weekly backup of your site, the chances of losing important data are very low because you no longer have to worry about where everything is stored or organized. Just go back to when you remember you had that file, restore your backup (note: it can be anywhere, even on a test site) and retrieve the file you need.
Backup Creator Support
Backup Creator is a robust and well-supported plugin. It was developed by Robert Plank, lead WordPress plugin developer for Double Agent Marketing LLC. Backup Creator support includes a detailed step-by-step online user guide, video tutorials, support helpdesk and 1 year of free updates and new releases with their purchase, backed by a no-risk, 60 day, 100% money-back 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 Pricing
Backup Creator is available in the following editions:
- Express License – Backup Creator Express license lets you install the plugin on up to 5 personal sites that you own. You can perform unlimited backups and restores only. Cost = $7.00.
- Ultimate License – Backup Creator Ultimate license lets you install the plugin on unlimited personal URLs, as well as schedule automatic backups, send email backups as an attachment, back up and restore over 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 allows you to install the plugin on unlimited personal and client sites. You can also sell 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: Pricing for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the product sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin 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 current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how-to” videos showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, testimonials, contact details and more, visit the Backup Creator website.
Our Recommendation
Performing regular backups of your WP website’s data and files is a vital part of doing business online and ensuring that your content remains protected from disaster. There are many great backup plugins available for WordPress, but BackUp Creator doesn’t just perform backups, it also allows you to fully clone your sites.
For this reason, we highly recommend using Backup Creator to backup, clone and protect your WP websites.
For more information, visit the plugin website: Backup Creator – Backup, Clone & Protect Your WP Site
***