The Electronic Age has transformed how we live and do business. However, it has also placed us in a position where we are continuously under the potential threat of having our web assets hacked into and our business and personal data stolen.
If you own or manage any online assets like a website, then you need to prioritize online security and the importance of having an internet security and site recovery plan.
In addition to having an online security and site recovery plan for your business, you will also want to protect your data from internal and external issues that can result in losing important data and cause significant damage or disruption to your business. Having a way to completely restore your site, files or data in extreme situations is something that can only be appreciated after tragedy has struck.
Then again, you may also want to save time. If you need to copy data from many websites or blogs, having an automated way to copy website data from one site to another would be really convenient.
As the wise saying goes, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Backing up your web data, therefore, is key. The truth, however, is that left to their own devices, so few website owners remember to do it, or don’t do it as often as it should be done.
Let’s face it … getting your site hacked, losing data, and accidentally installing malware that disrupt your site is all part of the reality of having a digital business presence. If something tragic ever happens to you, then you will need a way to recover old data, restore your site to an earlier version, or complete reinstall your site and previous data.
Fortunately, if you use WordPress, then there’s an easy software that allows you to create backups of your WordPress database and site files, clone your site to another location and restore previous backups of your site.
Backup Creator – Backup, Duplicate & Keep Your WordPress Website Protected
(Backup Creator – Backup, Duplicate And Keep Your WP Websites Protected)
Plugin Description
Backup Creator is a powerful and inexpensive WordPress plugin that allows you to back up your website’s data and files, copy all of your sites and keep your WordPress sites protected with just a few clicks.
Once the software is installed on your WordPress site, it’s easy to configure your settings for the plugin. You can set up scheduled backups to run automatically, backups via email, FTP backups, backups using the cloud, and even remote backups using external storage solutions from Dropbox, Google Drive, and Amazon S3.
Go here to learn more about the plugin: 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 Very Little Time
Backup Creator is quite easy to install. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress administrator area and activate.
Once you’ve entered the license code, the plugin unlocks and Backup Creator will be ready to use.
Very Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes the entire process of performing file and data backups plus restoring and protecting your blogs and sites really simple. Everything can be done in a few mouse clicks. No web coding knowledge is required.
Save Time
Apart from saving time and the peace of mind you will experience knowing that your data and files can be instantly recovered should anything happen, Backup Creator is especially useful for anyone who needs to set up multiple WordPress sites with similar settings.
Once you’ve set up your prototype website, you can then create as many duplicates as you want to any new sites you have set up on other domains. That’s a lot of valuable time saved setting up and configuring new sites.
Some additional benefits of the plugin include the following:
- Backs Up Big Sites: Quite often, owners of sites that contain lots 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 how your server is configured.
- Peace Of Mind: We’ve mentioned this point already, but it’s worth repeating again. Knowing that your data can be easily recovered should any kind of disaster affect your site is priceless, especially if your business depends on your site being up and running.
Backup Creator Features
Backup Creator offers a number of features to site owners. Here are just a few:
- Create Instant Backups. One button is all you need to click to backup your site. Once your site is backed up, you can then ship it to the secure destination of your choice. Download it to your hard drive, send it to yourself via email, or even FTP the backup to an offsite location.
- Restore Anywhere. Instantly restore your data to any destination you like. You can copy data directly from another site, upload using your browser or even transfer via 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 just seconds, without FTP.
Additional features include:
- One-Time Automatic Backup Schedules: Set up your backup schedule one time and Backup Creator takes over and does the rest automatically. There are no cron jobs to set up or files to upload and no FTP is required. Simply choose your schedule and you are done.
- Backup With Remote FTP & Cloud Storage Services Like Dropbox, Google Drive, And Amazon S3. Restore, store, and manage all of your site backups in one single offsite storage location and from anywhere 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.)
With BackUp Creator, you can perform full site backups with just one click …
The plugin performs your backup in seconds …
You can easily restore your site backups whenever you want using various methods …
You can also store your backups remotely, or in the cloud …
User Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials and feedback plugin users have published about 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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“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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Plugin Tips
Here are some great uses for this tool:
Document Your Site Processes In Real-Time.
Instead of spending loads of time documenting all the steps you would normally have to document when setting up new sites, you can just set up your site exactly how you want it, back it up|clone the site and then restore it to another location and now you’ve got an exact, “documented” copy of your blog setup.
For example, let’s say that you want to set up several websites using identical plugins, settings, and configurations in different niches. This could be for a franchised retailer, or a travel agency with branches in several locations, where each store 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 save loads of time and install a fully-functioning, completely configured blog every time with just a few mouse clicks.
Restore A Backup To Another Domain With Correct Referencing Links.
Simply downloading WP files and restoring WordPress files won’t clone your websites or blogs successfully. You also have to copy the WP database and make sure that your links reference the new domain. Otherwise, your WP database data will be restored to another domain, but still be pointing back to the old domain. This is why it’s important to use a WordPress backup plugin that is specifically created to clone sites. This lets you back up site “A” and restore it to site “B” with all your themes, plugins, settings and configurations included, and everything will point correctly to the new site (i.e. site “B”), instead of referencing the old one (site “A”).
Don’t Fix Serious Problems … Just Restore!
Here’s another useful time-saving tip: if your blog 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 fix things, just make a backup of your files and database, delete your old site, and restore a previous working version. Your site will be up and running again and you can then send the damaged site’s files to a WP troubleshooting expert who can then try to understand how your site got broken into and how to repair or report any vulnerabilities.
Here’s one last tip:
Keep A Historical Record Of Your Website’s Evolution.
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 bring things back to a simpler place. Perhaps you’ve accidentally deleted a bunch of articles and want to get these back.
If you keep a weekly backup of your site, the chances of losing data are very low because you don’t have to be concerned about where everything has been stored or organized. Just recall the time you remember you had that content, restore the backup (note: it can be retrieved from anywhere, even on a test site) and grab 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 1 year of free software upgrades and new releases with their purchase, backed by a no-risk, sixty 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.
”Had a problem and your respond time to help me was phenomenal. Great product too.” Daniel Altman, CarsWithDan.com
Software Pricing
Backup Creator is available in the following editions:
- Express License – Backup Creator Express edition allows you to install the plugin on up to 5 personal domains 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, use the plugin with FTP, Amazon S3, Dropbox, etc., restore backups from browser uploads and choose which folders get backed up. Price = $47.00.
- Developer Edition – Backup Creator Developer lets you install the plugin on unlimited personal and client URLs. 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: The price of the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the software is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin seller 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 Information
For a demo video 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 website’s data and files is a vital aspect of doing business online and disaster prevention. There are many great WP backup plugins available, but BackUp Creator doesn’t just perform backups, it also allows you to properly copy your sites and pre-configured WordPress installations.
For this reason, we highly recommend using the Backup Creator plugin to backup, clone and protect your WordPress websites and blogs.
To learn more, visit the plugin website: Backup Creator – Backup, Duplicate & Protect Your WordPress Website
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