One of the downsides of doing business in today’s global world is that we are constantly under the potential threat of having our websites and social media accounts being infected by malicious viruses and our business and personal data stolen or manipulated.
If you own anything where information can be visited online like a website, then you need to always keep in mind online security and the importance of developing a site security plan.
As well as implementing an online security and site recovery plan for your business, you will also want to protect your site from human errors that can result in loss of valuable data 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 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 time-saving way to copy web site information from one site to another can be really convenient.
As every wise webmaster will tell you, “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 ever 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 accidentally doing things that can ruin your site is all part of the reality of managing a digital presence. If something this tragic were to ever happen to you, then you would need a way to restore lost information, get back an earlier version of your site, or complete reinstall your site and information.
Fortunately, if you own a WordPress-powered website or blog, then there’s a simple and inexpensive software that allows you to create backups of your WordPress database and site files, clone your website to another location and restore previous backups of your site.
Backup Creator – Backup, Duplicate & Protect Your WP Web Site
(Backup Creator – Back Up, Duplicate & Keep Your WordPress Sites Protected)
Plugin Description
The Backup Creator WordPress plugin is a “one-click” solution for scheduling and automating your site and data backups, duplicating your websites and content and keeping your WordPress sites protected.
After installing the software on your website, your settings for the plugin can be quickly and easily configured. The plugin allows you to configure automatically scheduled backups, email backups, FTP backups, backups via the cloud, or remote backups using hosting storage solutions from Dropbox, Google Drive, and Amazon (S3).
Go here to learn more about the plugin: Backup Creator
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using Backup Creator to schedule and automate WordPress backups on your web site:
Ready To Use In No Time
Backup Creator is quite easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your WordPress admin area and activate.
After entering your license key, the plugin unlocks and the application will be ready to use.
Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes it very simple to instantly backup, restore and protect your blogs and websites. Everything can be done with a few simple mouse clicks. No programming knowledge is necessary.
Time-Saving Tool
As well as the time you will save restoring your site should your site suffer some kind of loss, Backup Creator can be a massive time-saving tool for anyone who needs to set up multiple WordPress sites with identical configurations.
Just set up your prototype and then create as many duplicates as you need. That’s a lot of valuable time saved setting up and configuring new sites.
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Backs Up Large Websites: Often, owners of very large websites can experience problems with backups. Backup Creator users report being able to easily perform large site backups. Note: the plugin’s ability to perform backups above certain sizes may depend on your hosting 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 quickly and 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 great features to WordPress users. Here are just some:
- Create Instant Backups. Click one button to backup your entire site. Once your site is backed up, you can then ship it to the storage location of your choice. Download it to your hard drive, send it to yourself via email, or even FTP the backup to an offsite destination.
- Restore Backups Instantly To Any Destination. Instantly restore your WordPress site to any destination you like. You can copy it straight from another website, upload via your internet browser or even transfer using FTP, Amazon S3, or Dropbox.
- Proprietary Server-to-Server Technology. Backup Creator’s proprietary ”server-to-server” technology allows unlimited deployment of preconfigured client sites in only seconds, without FTP.
Additional features include:
- Automatic Scheduling: Once you set up your backup schedule, Backup Creator takes over and does the job automatically. There are no files to upload and no cron jobs or FTP is required. Simply select your schedule and you are done.
- Backup With Remote FTP Or Cloud Storage Solutions Like Dropbox, Google Drive, And Amazon S3. Store, restore, and manage all of your data backups in a 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.)
With BackUp Creator, you can perform backups with just one click …
Your site will be backed up in seconds …
You can restore your backed up files easily whenever you want using several restore methods …
You can also store your backups in several locations …
Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials customers have published about the Backup Creator plugin:
“This tool is wickedly simple for us end users … There’s no excuse for any Internet Marketer / Blogger not owning this.”, Bolaji Oyejide, WhoIsBolaji.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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”You have truly created one of the finest plugins I have ever used. I believe it is the first one that has ever been as simple to use at it was shown on the sales video.”Michael Scroggins, MichaelScroggins.com
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Plugin Tips
Here are some great uses for the Backup Creator plugin:
Instant Documentation Of Site Processes.
Instead of spending loads of time documenting all of the steps you would normally have to document when setting up new sites, you can simply set up your blog exactly how you want it, back it up|make an identical copy 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 blogs containing identical plugins and settings in other niche markets. This could be for a national food service outlet, or a real estate agency with offices in different locations, where each office will run their own separate blog. Think of all the time you’ve spent tweaking and finetuning your discussion settings, widgets and sidebars, configuring SEO plugins and navigation menus, creating site categories, customizing the theme, etc. Now you can save lots of time and install a fully-functioning, perfectly configured site every time with just a couple of mouse clicks.
Restore A Backup To A Different Domain With Correct Destination Links.
Simply downloading WordPress files and uploading WordPress file backups won’t duplicate your websites or blogs successfully. You also have to copy the WordPress database and make sure that your site URLs reference the new domain. Otherwise, your data will be restored to another website, but still be referencing the old domain. That’s why you need to have a WP backup plugin that was specifically designed to clone sites. This allows you to perform a backup of site ”A” in seconds and restore it to site “B” with all the themes, plugin and site settings and configurations included, and everything will point correctly to the new site (i.e. site “B”), instead of the old one (site “A”).
Don’t Waste Time Fixing Serious Problems … Restore!
Here’s another practical time-saving tip: if your website 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 repair 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 then send the damaged site’s backup files to an expert who can then try to understand how your site got interfered with and how to fix or identify any vulnerabilities.
Here’s one more final tip:
Keep A Historical Record Of Your Web Site’s Changes.
Imagine that a couple of years from now your business has grown and transformed into an online success. Wouldn’t it be great to show people how your digital presence got started? Or maybe you’ve changed things around on your site so much and would like to return to a simpler place. Perhaps you’ve accidentally deleted a bunch of videos and want to get those back.
If you keep a weekly backup of your site, your chances of losing content are minimal because you no longer need to be concerned about where you have stored or organized all your files. Just go back to the time when you remember you had that file, restore your backup (note: the backup 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 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 one year of free upgrades 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 webhosting 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
Software Cost
Backup Creator is available in the following editions:
- Express – Backup Creator Express edition 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 allows you to install the plugin on unlimited personal URLs, as well as perform 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 to back up. Price = $47.00.
- Developer License – 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 license is only available as an upgrade inside your product download area. Cost = $100.00 (+ the cost of purchasing either the Express or Ultimate plugin editions).
Note: Pricing for the Backup Creator product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current price at the time this review was published. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software seller when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing:
Additional Information
For ”how to” videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, testimonials, contact details and more, visit the Backup Creator website.
We Recommend
Performing regular backups of your WordPress site’s files and database is an integral aspect of doing business online 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 preconfigured WP installations.
For this reason, we strongly recommend using Backup Creator to backup, clone and protect your WordPress websites.
For full details, visit the plugin website: Backup Creator – Backup, Duplicate And Keep Your WP Websites And Blogs Protected
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