Living and doing business in the Electronic Age has many benefits and advantages. However, we also live in a place where we are continuously under the potential threat of having our websites and social media accounts being infected by malicious software and our business and personal data stolen and manipulated.
If you own anything where data can be accessed online like a website or blog, then you need to prioritize online security and the importance of having an online security and data recovery plan.
In addition to implementing an online security plan for your business, you will also want to prevent data loss from human actions that can set your business back. Having a way to restore your site, files or data in extreme cases is something that can only be appreciated after it’s too late.
Then again, you may also want to save time. If you need to set up a number of websites or blogs, having a smart way of duplicating website data from one website to another can be really convenient.
As any experienced website manager knows, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Backing up your WordPress website, therefore, is imperative. The truth, however, is that left to their own devices, site owners almost never do it, or don’t do it as often as this should be done.
Let’s face it … getting your web site hacked, losing data, and making errors that bring down your site is all part of the reality of doing business online. If something this tragic were to ever happen to you, then you would need an easy and quick way to restore lost data, get back an earlier version of your site, or even complete reinstall your site and information.
Fortunately, if your website or blog is powered by WordPress, then there’s an easy tool that lets you create backups of your WordPress database and web site files, clone your site to another location and restore your old site and information.
Backup Creator – Back Up, Duplicate And Protect Your WP Site
(Backup Creator – Back Up, Clone & Protect Your WP Site)
Plugin Description
Backup Creator is a powerful WP plugin that allows you to schedule and automate your site backups, copy your websites and content and keep your WP websites protected with just a few mouse-clicks.
Once you have installed and activated Backup Creator on your site, your settings for the plugin can be quickly and easily configured. You can configure backups to run automatically, email backups, FTP backups, backups via the cloud, or even remote backups using third-party hosting tools like Dropbox, Google Drive, or Amazon S3.
Learn more about the plugin here: Backup Creator
Benefits Of Using Backup Creator
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using Backup Creator to schedule and automate WordPress backups on your website:
Ready To Start Using In Very Little Time
Backup Creator is really easy to install. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin to your Plugin folder via your admin user login and activate.
Enter the license key emailed to you with your purchase receipt and the software will be ready to use.
Very Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes the whole process of creating regular backups plus restoring and protecting your blogs and web sites really simple. All it takes is a few mouse clicks. No web coding experience is required.
Save Loads Of Time
As well as the time you will save restoring your data and files should your site experience some kind of loss, Backup Creator can be a massive time-saving tool for anyone who needs to set up multiple WordPress sites with similar or identical settings.
Once you’ve set up your master , you can instantly create as many duplicates as you want to any new sites you want to set up on other domains. That’s a lot of time saved setting up new websites.
Additional benefits include the following:
- Perform Large Backups: Often, owners of sites that contain huge amounts of data can experience problems with backups. Plugin 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 your webhost and your server configuration.
- Peace Of Mind: We’ve mentioned this point already, but it’s worth repeating again. Knowing that your information can be instantly recovered should any kind of problem affect your site is priceless, especially when your business depends on your site being up and running.
Plugin Features
Backup Creator offers many unique features to WordPress users. Here are just a few of these:
- Create Instant Backups. One button is all you need to click to backup your site. Once your site is backed up, you can then send it to the secure destination of your choice. You can download it to your hard drive, email it to yourself, or even FTP your backup to an offsite location.
- Restore Anywhere. Instantly restore your data to any destination you like. You can clone it directly from another website, upload using your browser or even transfer using FTP, Amazon S3, or Dropbox.
- Proprietary Technology. Backup Creator’s proprietary “Server-to-Server” technology enables unlimited deployment of pre-configured client sites in seconds, without the use of FTP.
Additional features include:
- Automatic Scheduling: Once you set up your backup schedule, the plugin does the rest. No cron or FTP is required. Simply choose your schedule and you are done.
- Back Up With Remote FTP And Cloud Storage Services Like Dropbox, Google Drive, And Amazon S3. manage, store, and restore all of your backups in a single offsite storage 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 “one-click” backups anytime you need …
Your site will be backed up in seconds …
You can restore your backups easily whenever you want using various restore methods …
You can also store your backups remotely, or in the cloud …
Feedback From Users
Below are a couple of the testimonials plugin customers have provided for the Backup Creator plugin:
”I installed Backup Creator on my site several weeks ago. Yesterday the company whose theme I use sent me an upgrade. I upgraded and to my surprise, all of my formatting was lost. Graphics, colors, column settings, everything. It took me the better part of two weeks to create all of this. Luckily, I used Backup Creator before I installed the upgrade. I followed the directions and in less than 5 minutes my site was recovered and back on line! Backup Creator is a life saver.” Warren Hayford, RatioWriter.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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”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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Plugin Tips
Here are some great uses for this tool:
Real-Time Documentation Of All Your Website Processes.
Instead of spending loads of time documenting all of the steps needed to make your website or blog work “just right”, or writing out a website setup manual, you can simply set up your site exactly the way you want it, back it up|make an exact replica of site and then restore it somewhere else and now you’ve got an exact, “documented” copy of your site setup.
For example, let’s say that you want to set up multiple sites containing identical plugins, settings, and configurations in other niches. This could be for a regional food service outlet, or a real estate agency with offices in various locations, where each office will manage the content of their own separate website. Think of all the time spent tweaking and finetuning your site so that it looks just right and works exactly the way you want it to. Now you can instantly install a fully-functioning, perfectly configured website every time with only a couple of mouse clicks.
Restore A Backup On Another Site With Correct Referencing Links.
Simply downloading WP files and uploading WP files 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 WordPress database data will be restored to another website, but still be pointing back to the old domain. This is why it’s important to have a WordPress backup plugin that is specifically created to clone sites. This allows you to back up site “A” and restore it to site “B” with all the themes, plugin and site settings and configurations intact, once again, saving you hours – even weeks of work, and ensuring that all internal URLs have been configured correctly.
Don’t Waste Time Fixing Serious Problems … Restore!
Here’s another practical time-saving tip: if your site ever gets hacked, or an unauthorized user somehow gets in and causes damage to your site, instead of spending days or weeks trying to repair the problem, just make a backup of your files and database, delete everything, then restore a previous working copy. Your site is now immediately restored and you can then send the damaged files to a WordPress support expert who can then try to understand how your site got interfered with and how to patch up or identify any vulnerabilities.
Here’s one more final tip:
Keep A Historical Record Of Your Website.
Imagine in a few years 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 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 videos and other important content and want to get those back.
If you keep a weekly backup of your site, your chances of losing important content are minimal because you don’t need to be concerned about where you have stored or organized all your files. Just recall when you remember you had that file, restore the backup (note: it can be retrieved from anywhere, even on a test site) and retrieve the data you need.
Backup Creator Plugin Support
Backup Creator is a robust and well-supported plugin. It was created 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 software updates and new releases with their purchase, backed by a risk-free, 60 day, complete refund guarantee.
Note: Check the plugin website for a list of web hosts 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
Product Pricing
Backup Creator is available in the following editions:
- Express – Backup Creator Express allows you to 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 allows you to install the plugin on unlimited personal sites, as well as schedule automatic backups, send 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 get backed up. Cost = $47.00.
- Developer – Backup Creator developer edition 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).
Note: Pricing for the Backup Creator software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the software sells for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin author when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, testimonials, contact details and more, visit the Backup Creator website.
We Recommend
Performing regular backups of your website’s data and files is a vital part of doing business online and ensuring that your business 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 copy your sites.
For this reason, we highly recommend choosing Backup Creator to backup, clone and protect your WordPress installations.
To learn more, visit the plugin website: Backup Creator – Back Up, Duplicate And Protect Your WordPress Website
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