Living and doing business in the Digital Age has many advantages. However, we also live in a world where we are constantly under the potential threat of digital theft, having our digital information being infected by malicious software and our business and personal data wiped out.
If you manage anything where information can be visited online like a website, then you need to pay careful attention to digital security and the urgency of having an online security and site recovery plan.
As well as having an online security plan for your business, you will also want to prevent loss of data from errors that can 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 after tragedy has struck.
You may also just want to save time. If parts of your business involve working with a number of websites or blogs, having an efficient way to clone web site data from one website to another would be most convenient.
As any experienced webmaster knows, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Backing up your website data, therefore, is imperative. The truth, however, is that left to their own devices, website owners rarely do it, or don’t do it as often as these things should be done.
Let’s face it … getting your site hacked, losing data, and accidentally doing things that permanently damage your site is all part of having an online business presence. If disaster ever strikes, then you will need an easy and quick way to recover old data, restore your site to an earlier version, or even complete reinstall your site and information.
Fortunately, if you own a WP-powered website or blog, then there’s a simple solution that allows you to create backups of your WP database and website files, clone your website to another location and restore previous backups of your data.
Backup Creator – Backup, Duplicate & Protect Your WordPress Websites And Blogs
(Backup Creator – Backup, Clone & Protect Your WordPress Web Site)
Plugin Description
Backup Creator is a powerful and inexpensive WordPress plugin that allows you to back up your website’s data and files, clone all of your websites and blogs and keep your WP web sites protected.
Once you have installed and activated the software on your WordPress site, your plugin settings can be quickly and easily configured. Backup Creator allows you to set up scheduled backups to run automatically, backups via email, FTP backups, cloud backups, or remote backups using third-party storage tools such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and Amazon (S3).
Learn more about this plugin here: Backup Creator
Benefits Of Using Backup Creator
Here are just a few of the benefits of using Backup Creator to schedule and automate WordPress backups on your site:
Ready To Use In No Time
Backup Creator is really easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Once you’ve entered the license key, the plugin unlocks and the application will be ready to use.
Very Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes the whole process of creating regular backups and restoring and protecting your blogs and websites very simple. It only takes a few mouse clicks. This makes it an ideal backup tool for non-technical users.
Save Time
As well as saving time and the peace of mind you will feel knowing that your website can be quickly recovered should you experience problems, Backup Creator can be an especially useful and time-saving tool for anyone who needs to set up multiple WordPress sites with similar or identical configurations.
Just set up your prototype site and instantly clone as many duplicates as you need. That’s a lot of valuable time saved setting up new sites.
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Perform Large Backups: Often, owners of very large websites can experience problems with backups. Many users report being able to easily perform backups of large sites. Note: the plugin’s ability to perform backups above certain sizes depends on your webhosting service and your server configuration.
- Peace Of Mind: We’ve mentioned this point already, but it’s worth repeating again. Knowing that your data can be restored should anything happen to your site is a priceless benefit, especially when things depend on having a site that is always available to visitors.
Backup Creator Features
Backup Creator provides a number of features to WordPress users. Here are just some:
- 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 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 your backup offsite.
- Instantly Restore Backups To Any WordPress Installation. Instantly restore your information to any destination you like. You can clone all content and files directly from another WordPress, upload using your internet browser or even transfer from FTP, Amazon S3, or Dropbox.
- Proprietary Technology. Backup Creator’s proprietary “Server-to-Server” technology enables unlimited deployment of preconfigured client sites in only seconds, without FTP.
Additional features include:
- Set Up Automatic Backups: Set up your backup schedule one time and the software takes over and does the work automatically. There are no files to upload and no cron jobs or FTP is required. Simply choose your schedule and you’re done.
- Use Remote FTP & Cloud Storage Services Like Dropbox, Google Drive, And Amazon S3. Store all of your backups in one 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.)
Once the plugin has been installed, you can perform backups with just one click …
Your site will be backed up in seconds …
You can restore your site data quickly and easily whenever you want using several methods …
You can also store your backups in several locations …
Feedback From Plugin Customers
Here are some of the testimonials and comments that plugin customers have submitted regarding 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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”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
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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 Backup Creator:
Document Your Website Processes In Real-Time.
Instead of spending a lot of time documenting all the steps you would normally have to go through in order to set up new sites, you can simply set up your blog exactly the way you want it, back it up|make an identical copy of 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 websites including identical settings and configurations in different niche markets. This could be for a national retailer, or a real estate agency with offices in different locations, where each office will manage the content of their own separate website. Think of all the time you’ve spent tweaking and fine-tuning your discussion settings, widgets and sidebars, configuring different plugins and navigation menus, creating the main content sections, customizing your theme, etc. You can now save loads of time and install a fully-functioning, completely configured blog every time with only a few mouse clicks.
Restore A Backup To Another Website With Correct Referencing Links.
Simply downloading WP files and uploading file backups won’t duplicate your sites successfully. You also have to copy the WordPress database and make sure that your links point to the new domain. Otherwise, your database data will be restored to another site, but still be pointing back to the old location. This is why you need to use a WP backup plugin that has been specifically created for cloning. This allows you to back up site “A” and restore it to site “B” with all the theme customizations, plugin and site settings and configurations intact, and everything will point correctly to the new site (i.e. site “B”), instead of the old one (site “A”).
Don’t Fix Serious Problems … Just Restore!
Here’s another practical time-saving tip: if your blog did get hacked, or an unauthorized user somehow gets in and causes damage to your site, instead of spending days or weeks trying to repair or figure out the problem, just make a backup of your files and database, delete everything, and restore a previous working copy. Your site is now instantly back and you can send the damaged site’s files to a WP expert who can then try to figure out how your site got broken into and how to patch up or identify any vulnerabilities.
Here’s one last tip:
Keep A Record Of Your Website’s Evolution.
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 began? Or maybe you’ve made your site so complicated and would like to return to a simpler place. Perhaps you’ve accidentally deleted a bunch of articles and other important content and want to get these back.
If you keep a weekly backup of your site, the chances of losing content are minimal because you no longer have to be concerned about where you have stored or organized all your files. Just go back to when you remember you had that file, restore your backup (note: it can be located anywhere, even on a test site) and retrieve the data you need.
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 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, complete money-back guarantee.
Note: Check the plugin website for a list of web hosts that support the plugin and any known issues with these.
”Had a problem and your respond time to help me was phenomenal. Great product too.” Daniel Altman, CarsWithDan.com
Product Price
Backup Creator is available in the following editions:
- Express – Backup Creator Express lets you install the plugin on up to 5 personal URLs that you own. You can perform unlimited backups and restores only. Cost = $7.00.
- Ultimate Edition – Backup Creator Ultimate lets you install the plugin on unlimited personal domains, as well as schedule automatic backups, email backups as an attachment, back up and restore over FTP, Amazon S3, Dropbox, etc., restore backups from browser uploads and choose which folders get backed up. Cost = $47.00.
- Developer – 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. Cost = $100.00 (+ the cost of purchasing either the Express or Ultimate plugin editions).
Please Note: The cost of purchasing the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the software is selling for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the software author when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information here:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, 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 part 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 clone your sites and pre-configured WordPress installations.
For this reason, we highly recommend choosing Backup Creator to backup, clone and protect your WP websites and blogs.
To learn more, check out the plugin here: Backup Creator – Back Up, Clone & Keep Your WP Sites Protected
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