Living and doing business in the Information Age has many advantages. However, we also live in a place where we are continuously under the potential threat of online theft, having our business information hacked into and our business and personal data stolen or manipulated.
If you own or manage anything where data can be accessed online like a website for your organization, then you need to carefully consider digital security and the urgency of developing a digital security and site recovery plan.
As well as developing an online security plan for your business, you will also want to prevent data loss from accidental errors that can set your business back. 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.
Then again, you may just want to save time. If you need to set up many websites or blogs, having a simple way to duplicate web site information from one site to another can be very convenient.
As the old saying goes, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Backing up your website’s files, therefore, is something that everybody should do. The truth, however, is that left to their own devices, site owners rarely do it, or don’t do it as often as these things should be done.
Let’s face it … getting hacked, losing data, and doing things that end up disrupting your site is all part of doing business online. If something this tragic ever happens to you, then you will need a quick and easy way to restore lost content, get back an earlier version of your site, or complete reinstall your site and data.
Fortunately, if you own a WordPress-powered site, then there’s an easy software-based tool that allows you to create backups of your WordPress database and website or blog files, clone your website to another location and restore previous backups of your site.
Backup Creator – Back Up, Clone & Keep Your WordPress Sites Protected
(Backup Creator – Backup, Clone & Protect Your WP Website)
Plugin Description
The Backup Creator WordPress plugin is a “one-click” solution for scheduling and automating your site and file backups, duplicating all of your sites and content and keeping your WP sites protected.
Once you have installed and activated Backup Creator on your website, you can easily configure your plugin settings. The plugin allows you to set up backups to run automatically, email backups, FTP backups, cloud backups, and remote backups using web storage tools from Amazon S3, Google Drive, and Dropbox.
Learn more about this plugin here: Backup Creator
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using Backup Creator to schedule and automate WordPress backups on your site:
Installation Is Easy & Fast
Backup Creator is really easy to install. Just upload a zip folder containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
After entering a license key, the plugin unlocks and the application will be ready to use.
Really Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes it very simple to back up, restore and protect your blogs and WordPress sites. Everything can be done with a few simple mouse clicks. Backup Creator is a great backup tool for non-technical users.
Time-Saving Tool
As well as the time you will save restoring your site’s data should something cause irreparable problems for your site, Backup Creator is 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 master site and then create as many copies as you need to any new sites you want to set up in other locations. That’s a lot of time saved setting up and configuring new sites.
Some additional benefits include:
- Backs Up Large Sites: Quite often, owners of very large websites 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 the webhosting company you use and your server settings.
- Peace Of Mind: We’ve mentioned this already, but it’s worth repeating again. Knowing that your data can be easily restored should anything happen to your site is priceless, especially when your business depends on your site being up and running.
Features
Backup Creator offers a number of features to WP users. Here are just a few:
- Instant Backup. Click 1 button to back up your site. Once your site is backed up, you can then send your backup securely to the storage location of your choice. Download it to your hard drive, email it to yourself, or even FTP the backup offsite.
- Instantly Restore Backups To Anywhere. Instantly restore your site to any destination you like. You can clone it straight from another website, upload using your internet browser or even transfer remotely using FTP, Amazon S3, or Dropbox.
- Proprietary Technology. Backup Creator’s proprietary ”server-to-server” technology allows rapid deployment of unlimited pre-configured client sites in only seconds, without FTP.
Additional features include:
- Set Up Automatic Back Up Schedules: Once you set up your backup schedule, the plugin takes over and does the rest automatically. No FTP or cron jobs are required and there are no files to upload. Just select your schedule and you are done.
- Backup With Remote FTP Or Cloud Storage Solutions Like Dropbox, Google Drive, And Amazon S3. Restore, store, and manage all of your data backups in a single offsite 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.)
Once the plugin has been installed, you can perform backups with just one click …
The plugin backs up your sites and blogs in seconds …
You can restore your data quickly and easily whenever you want using a number of methods …
You can also store your backup files in different locations …
Feedback From Users
Below are some of the testimonials plugin customers have provided for Backup Creator:
”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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”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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”I had problems backing a big site (around 2GB) but this latest updates did it in no time at all … yeah!!!!” Serge Botans
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Plugin Tips
Here are some great uses for the Backup Creator plugin:
Document Your Website Processes As You Go.
Instead of spending loads of time documenting all of the steps needed to make your website or blog work “just right”, or creating a blog setup manual, you can simply set up your website or blog exactly the way 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 blog setup.
For example, let’s say that you want to set up multiple sites including identical plugins and settings in different niche areas. This could be for a regional company, or a travel agency with offices in various locations, where each store will run their own separate blog. Think of all the time you’ve spent tweaking and fine-tuning your discussion settings, permalinks, configuring SEO plugins and navigation menus, creating the main content sections, customizing your theme, etc. Now you can save loads of time and install a fully-functioning, completely configured site every time with only a few mouse clicks.
Clone A Web Site With Correct Destination URLs.
Simply downloading WP files and restoring WP files won’t clone your websites or blogs successfully. You also need to copy the WordPress database and ensure that the data references the new domain. Otherwise, your data will be restored to another domain, but still be pointing back to the old domain. This is why you need to use a backup plugin that is specifically designed for cloning. This allows you to perform a backup of site ”A” in seconds 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 URLs have been configured correctly.
Don’t Fix Serious Problems … 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 repair the problem, just make a backup of your broken site, delete everything, then restore a previous working copy. Your site is now instantly returned to normal and you can then send the damaged site’s 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 last tip:
Archive Your Site’s Changes 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 changed things around on your site so much 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 important data are extremely low because you don’t need to worry about where everything has been stored or organized. Just go back to when you remember you had that file, restore the backup (note: your backup can be anywhere, even on a test site) and grab the data you need.
Backup Creator 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 1 year of free updates and new releases with their purchase, backed by a no-risk, 60 day, full refund 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 domains 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 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 are backed up. Price = $47.00.
- Developer – Backup Creator developer edition lets you install the plugin on unlimited personal and client sites. You can also flip websites with the plugin installed. Note: Developer edition 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).
Please Note: The cost of purchasing the Backup Creator product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the product is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product developer when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For demo videos showing how the plugin works, 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 website’s data and files is a vital aspect of doing business online and disaster prevention. There are many great WordPress backup plugins available, but BackUp Creator doesn’t just perform backups, it also allows you to properly duplicate your sites and preconfigured WordPress installations.
For this reason, we highly recommend using Backup Creator to backup, clone and protect your WP web sites.
For complete details, check out the plugin here: Backup Creator – Back Up, Duplicate & Keep Your WordPress Website Protected
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