The Internet Age has revolutionized the way we live and do business. However, it has also placed us in a situation 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, manipulated or destroyed.
If you own any business assets like a blog or company website, then you need to always keep in mind website security and the urgency of having an online business security and data recovery plan.
In addition to having an online security and site recovery plan for your business, you will also want to protect your files from human mistakes that can result in loss of data and set your business back. Having a way to restore your site, files or data in extreme situations is something that can only be appreciated once it’s too late.
Then again, you may just want to save time. If your business requires setting up a number of websites or blogs, having a smart way of cloning site data from one website to another would be very convenient.
As every wise webmaster will tell you, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Backing up your web data, therefore, is something that every website owner needs to do. The truth, however, is that left to their own devices, site owners rarely 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 managing an online business presence. If this ever happens to you, then you will 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 use WordPress, then it’s easy to create backups of your WP database and site files, copy your site to another location and restore your old site and content.
Backup Creator – Backup, Clone And Keep Your WP Site Protected
(Backup Creator – Back Up, Clone And Keep Your WP Site Protected)
Plugin Description
Backup Creator is a powerful and inexpensive WP plugin that lets you back up your website’s data and files, duplicate your websites and content and keep your WP web sites protected with just a few clicks.
Once Backup Creator has been installed and activated on your web site, the plugin settings can be easily configured. You can perform automatically scheduled backups, backups via email, FTP backups, cloud backups, or remote backups using storage hosting applications such as Amazon (S3), Google Drive, or Dropbox.
For more details, visit the plugin site here: Backup Creator
Plugin Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using Backup Creator to schedule and automate WordPress backups on your web site:
Easy To Install
Backup Creator is quite easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Once you’ve entered the license code, the plugin unlocks and the application is ready to use.
Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes the whole process of creating regular backups as well as restoring and protecting your blogs and sites very simple. All it takes is a few simple mouse clicks. This makes Backup Creator a great backup tool for non-technical users.
Save Time
Apart from saving time and the peace of mind you will experience knowing that your site’s data can be easily recovered should a disaster occur, Backup Creator can be especially useful for anyone who needs to set up multiple WordPress sites with identical settings.
Once you’ve set up your prototype website, you can instantly create as many copies as you need to any new sites you want to set up on other domains. That’s a lot of time saved setting up new sites.
Additional benefits include:
- Backs Up Large Websites: Often, owners of very large websites can experience problems with backups. Plugin customers report being able to easily perform large site backups. Note: the plugin’s ability to back up sites containing large amounts of data depends on your webhosting service and your server settings.
- 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 if things depend on having a site that is always available to visitors.
Backup Creator Features
Backup Creator provides a number of great features to website owners. Here are just some:
- Create Site Backups Instantly. Click 1 button to backup your website or blog. Once your site is backed up, you can then ship your backup to the secure destination of your choice. You can download your backup to your hard drive, email it to yourself, or even FTP the backup to an offsite location.
- Easy Backup Retrieval. Instantly restore your WP web site to any destination you like. You can copy files directly from another website, upload via your browser or even transfer using FTP, Amazon S3, or Dropbox.
- Proprietary Server-to-Server Technology. Backup Creator’s proprietary “Server-to-Server” technology allows rapid deployment of unlimited preconfigured client sites in a few seconds, without using FTP.
Additional features include:
- Set Up Automatic Back Up Schedules: Once you set up your backup schedule, the plugin does the rest. No FTP or cron jobs are required and there are no files to upload. Simply choose your schedule and you are done.
- Works With Remote FTP And Cloud Storage Services Like Dropbox, Google Drive, And Amazon S3. Manage, store, and restore all of your site 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 easily perform “one-click” backups …
The plugin performs your backup in seconds …
You can restore your backups quickly and easily whenever you want using a number of restore methods …
You can also store your backups in different locations …
Feedback From Users
Below are just some testimonials and feedback that plugin users 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 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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Plugin Tips
Here are some great uses for the Backup Creator plugin:
Document Your Site Processes Live.
Instead of spending loads of time documenting all the processes necessary to make a website or blog work “just right”, or writing out a website setup manual, you can just set up your site exactly how you want it, make a backup copy|make an exact 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 several blogs using identical plugins, settings, and configurations in different niches. This could be for a nationwide retailer, or an insurance agency with branches in several locations, where each branch will look after their own separate blog. Think of all the time you’ve spent tweaking and finetuning 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 lots of time and install a fully-functioning, completely configured website every time with just a couple of mouse clicks.
Copy A Site With Correct Referencing Links.
Simply downloading WP files and uploading file backups won’t clone your websites or blogs successfully. You also have to copy the WordPress database and make sure that your data references the new domain. Otherwise, your WordPress database data will be restored to another domain, but still be referencing the old site. That’s why it’s important to have a backup plugin that is specifically developed to clone sites. This lets you perform a backup of site “A” and restore it to site “B” with all your theme customizations, plugin and site settings and configurations intact, once again, saving you hours – even weeks of work, and ensuring that all internal reference links have been configured correctly.
Don’t Fix Serious Problems … Restore!
Here’s another useful time-saving tip: if your website ever gets hacked, or an unauthorized user somehow gets in and causes some kind of damage to your site, don’t spend days or weeks trying to repair or figure out the problem, just make a backup of your files and database, delete your old site, then restore a previous working copy. Your site is now up and running again and you can send the damaged files to a WP expert who can then try to understand how your site got interfered with and how to patch up or report any vulnerabilities.
Here’s one final 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 everything began? Or maybe you’ve changed things around on your site so much and would like to bring things back 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, the chances of losing files are minimal because you don’t 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: it can be 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. Support for this plugin includes a detailed step-by-step online installation and user guide, video tutorials, support helpdesk and one year of free upgrades and new releases with their purchase, backed by a no-risk, sixty day, complete 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 Price
Backup Creator is available in the following editions:
- Express Edition – Backup Creator Express edition 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 – Backup Creator Ultimate edition lets you install the plugin on unlimited personal URLs, as well as schedule automatic backups, 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 get backed up. Cost = $47.00.
- Developer License – Backup Creator Developer allows you to install the plugin on unlimited personal and client URLs. 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. Price = $100.00 (+ the cost of purchasing either the Express or Ultimate plugin editions).
Note: The price of Backup Creator can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing shown above was correct when this content was written. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin developer when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information here:
Additional Plugin Info
For ”how to” videos showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, testimonials, contact details and more, visit the Backup Creator website.
We Recommend
Performing regular backups of your WordPress 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 copy your sites.
For this reason, we strongly recommend using the Backup Creator plugin to backup, clone and protect your WordPress installations.
For more information, visit the plugin website here: Backup Creator – Back Up, Duplicate & Keep Your WP Website Protected
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