The Internet Age has revolutionized the way we live and do business. However, it has also placed us in a situation where we are constantly 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 manage any online assets like a business blog or website, then you need to pay careful attention to online security and the importance of having a digital security plan.
In addition to developing an internet security and website recovery plan for your business, you will also want to prevent losing data from mistakes that can set your business back. Having a way to completely restore your site, files or data in extreme situations is something that can only be appreciated once tragedy has struck.
Then again, you may also want to save time. If parts of your business require setting up many websites or blogs, having a smart way of cloning web site information from one site to another would be most convenient.
As the saying goes, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Backing up your WordPress website, therefore, is key. The truth, however, is that left to their own devices, so few people do it, or don’t do it as often as these things should be done.
Let’s face it … getting your web site hacked, losing data, and accidentally doing things that permanently damage your site is all part of owning an online presence. If disaster ever strikes, then you will need a way to restore lost files, restore your site to an earlier version, or complete reinstall your site and previous information.
Fortunately, if you use WordPress, then there’s a simple and inexpensive plugin that lets you create backups of your WP database and web site files, copy your site to another location and restore previous backups of your data.
Backup Creator – Backup, Clone & Keep Your WP Web Sites Protected
(Backup Creator – Backup, Clone And Protect Your WP Websites)
Plugin Description
Backup Creator is a powerful WordPress plugin that allows you to backup your website files, clone your websites and keep your WordPress websites protected.
Once Backup Creator is installed and activated on your website, you can easily configure the settings for your plugin. The plugin allows you to configure automatic backups, backups using email, backups using FTP, backups to the cloud, and remote backups using web hosting services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or Amazon (S3).
For more details, visit the plugin site here: Backup Creator
Benefits
Here are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using Backup Creator to schedule and automate WordPress backups on your website:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
Backup Creator is very easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your administrator area and activate.
After entering a license code, the plugin unlocks and Backup Creator will be ready to use.
Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes it very simple to instantly backup, restore and protect your blogs and WP sites. Everything can be done with a few simple mouse clicks. No coding knowledge is necessary.
Time-Saving Software
As well as the time you will be able to save restoring your data and files in case of an irreparable problem, Backup Creator can be especially useful for anyone who needs to set up multiple WordPress sites with identical settings.
Just set up your master site and then clone as many duplicates as you want. That’s a lot of valuable time saved setting up new websites.
Additional benefits of the plugin include the following:
- Perform Large Backups: Often, owners of very large websites can experience problems with backups. Backup Creator users report being able to easily perform data backups of large sites. Note: the plugin’s ability to perform backups above certain sizes may depend on your hosting service and how your server is configured.
- Peace Of Mind: We’ve mentioned this point already, but it’s worth repeating again. Knowing that your information can be easily restored should anything happen to your site is priceless, especially when your business depends on having your information available online.
Plugin Features
Backup Creator offers a number of features to WP users. Here are just some:
- Instant Site Backups. One button is all you need to click to instantly backup your site. Once your site is backed up, you can then ship it securely to the storage location of your choice. Download it to your hard drive, email it to yourself, or even FTP the backup to an offsite location.
- Restore Backups Instantly To Any Location. Instantly restore your WordPress web site to any destination you like. You can clone all content and files directly from another site, 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 a few seconds, without the use of FTP.
Additional features include:
- One-Time Automatic Backup Schedules: Set up your backup schedule one time and Backup Creator does the rest. There are no cron jobs to set up or files to upload and no FTP is required. Simply select your schedule and you are done.
- Use Remote FTP And Cloud Storage Services Like Dropbox, Google Drive, And Amazon S3. Manage, store, and restore all of your data backups in one single offsite storage location and from any place 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 BackUp creator has been installed, you can perform “one-click” backups anytime you want …
The plugin backs up everything in seconds …
You can easily restore your backed up files any time you want using various methods …
You can also store your backup files remotely, or in the cloud …
User Testimonials
Below are just some testimonials and comments that customers have provided for 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
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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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“Fantastic plugin, created a site that I needed to swap over to another domain, followed your step by step video, job done in less than 5 minutes, hadn’t even opened it prior to doing this, an absolute breeze – awesome.” Tim Rees, MidWebServices.com
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Useful Tips
Here are some great uses for this plugin:
Document Your Site Processes In Real-Time.
Instead of spending a lot of time documenting all of the steps you would normally have to document when setting up a new site, you can just set up your blog exactly how you want it, back it up|recreate your site and then restore it on a new domain and you’ve now got an exact, “documented” copy of your blog setup.
For example, let’s say that you want to set up multiple sites including identical plugins and settings in other niche markets. This could be for a nationwide food service outlet, or a travel agency with offices in several locations, where each office will manage the content of 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. Now you can save lots of time and install a fully-functioning, completely configured site every time with only a few mouse clicks.
Restore A Backup On A Different Website With Correct Internal Referencing URLs.
Simply backing up WordPress files and restoring file backups won’t duplicate your sites successfully. You also have to copy the WP database and make sure that your data references the new domain. Otherwise, your data will be restored to another location, but still be pointing back to the old domain. That’s why it’s important to have a backup plugin that has been specifically developed for cloning. This lets you back up site ”A” in seconds and restore it to site ”B” in minutes with all your themes, plugin and site settings and configurations included, and everything will be pointing 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 site 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 fix things, just make a backup of your site, delete your old site, and restore a previous working version. Your site is now instantly back and you can send the damaged files to an support expert who can then try to understand how your site got broken into and how to patch up or identify any vulnerabilities.
Here’s one more final tip:
Document Your Site’s Progress 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 your site so complicated and would like to restore things to a place of simplicity. Perhaps you’ve accidentally deleted a bunch of articles and want to get those back.
If you keep a weekly backup of your site, your chances of losing content are quite low because you no longer have to be concerned about where everything has been stored or organized. Just go back to the time you remember you had that content, restore your backup (note: the backup can be anywhere, even on a test site) and grab the data you need.
Plugin Support
Backup Creator is a robust and well-supported WP plugin. It was authored 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 1 year of free software upgrades and new releases with their purchase, backed by a no-risk, 60 day, full 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.
“Your service is fantastic!” Steve Dougherty, WP3Guide.com
Software Cost
The plugin is available in the following editions:
- Express License – Backup Creator Express edition 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 Edition – Backup Creator Ultimate allows you to 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, etc., restore backups from browser uploads and choose which folders get 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 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).
Note: Price details for Backup Creator can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the plugin is selling for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the software author when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing how the software works, 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 WP site’s files and database is an important aspect of doing good website maintenance and ensuring that your website 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 choosing Backup Creator to backup, clone and protect your WordPress web sites.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here: Backup Creator – Back Up, Duplicate And Keep Your WP Web Sites Protected
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