One of the downsides of doing business in today’s cyber economy is that we are continuously under the potential threat of becoming victims of digital crime, having our digital files being infected by malicious software and our business and personal data wiped out.
If you own or manage any digital business assets like a website, then you need to carefully consider online security and the urgency of creating an internet security and data recovery plan.
In addition to developing an online security plan for your business, you will also want to protect your files from internal and external issues that can result in data loss 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 most people only appreciate after it’s too late.
You may also just want to save time. If parts of your business require setting up a number of websites or blogs, having a time-saving way to duplicate site data from one website to another would be most convenient.
As the wise adage goes, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Backing up your WP website, therefore, is imperative. The truth, however, is that left to their own devices, people almost never do it, or don’t do it as often as it should be done.
Let’s face it … getting your web site hacked, losing data, and accidentally changing things that wreck your site is all part of running an online presence. If something this tragic ever happens to you, then you will need a quick and easy way to restore lost files, restore your site to an earlier version, or complete reinstall your site and previous data.
Fortunately, if you own a WordPress-powered site, then it’s easy to create backups of your WordPress database and website or blog files, copy your site to another location and restore previous backups of your site.
Backup Creator – Back Up, Clone & Protect Your WordPress Web Site
(Backup Creator – Backup, Duplicate & Protect Your WordPress Site)
Plugin Description
Backup Creator is a powerful WordPress plugin that allows you to backup your sites, duplicate your websites and blogs and keep your WordPress websites protected.
Once Backup Creator is installed and activated on your site, it’s really easy to configure the plugin settings. You can configure backups to run automatically, backups via email, backups using FTP, backups via the cloud, or even remote backups using hosting hosting applications such as Amazon S3, Google Drive, and Dropbox.
For more details go here: Backup Creator
Plugin Benefits
Here are just some of the many benefits of using Backup Creator to schedule and automate WordPress backups on your site:
Fast & Easy Installation
Backup Creator is really easy to install. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
After entering your license key, the plugin unlocks and the software will be ready to use.
Really Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes it very simple to instantly backup, restore and protect your blogs and sites. Everything can be done in a few simple mouse clicks. No web programming skills are required.
Saves Valuable Time
Apart from saving time restoring your website data in case of an irreparable problem, Backup Creator is especially useful for anyone who needs to set up multiple WordPress sites with similar or identical settings.
Just set up your master and instantly create as many duplicates as you need to any new sites you have set up. That’s a lot of valuable time saved setting up and configuring new websites.
Some additional benefits include:
- Back Up Large Sites: Quite often, owners of very large websites can experience problems with backups. Plugin 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 webhost and your server settings.
- Peace Of Mind: We’ve mentioned this point already, but it’s worth repeating again. Knowing that your data can be instantly restored should anything happen to your site is vital to the success of your business, especially if things depend on your site being up and running.
Backup Creator Features
Backup Creator offers many unique features to site owners. Here are just some of these:
- Instant Backup. Click 1 button to backup your entire site. Once your site is backed up, you can then send it securely to the storage destination of your choice. You can download the backup to your hard drive, email it to yourself, or even FTP the backup to an offsite destination.
- Restore Backups Instantly. Instantly restore your backup to any destination you like. You can copy data straight from another WordPress, upload using your internet browser or even transfer remotely from FTP, Amazon S3, or Dropbox.
- Proprietary Technology. Backup Creator’s proprietary “Server-to-Server” technology enables unlimited deployment of preconfigured client sites in just seconds, without using FTP.
Additional features include:
- One-Time Automatic Backup Schedules: Once you set up your backup schedule, the software does the 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. manage, store, and restore all of your backups in a single offsite 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.)
With BackUp Creator, you can perform “one-click” backups anytime you need …
Your site will be backed up in seconds …
You can restore your data quickly and easily any time you want using different methods …
You can also store your backups remotely, or in the cloud …
Testimonials From Customers
Here are just some testimonials and comments that plugin customers have provided for Backup Creator:
”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
***
”Just wanted to say that I’m impressed! Installed the latest version before doing some work on one of my sites for a webinar launch I gotta get done this week, and I LOVE the new feature that sends an email will all the relevant links. Sweet!” Gabrielle Fontaine, VirtualBookkeepersGuide.com
***
“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
***
Plugin Tips
Here are some great uses for the Backup Creator plugin:
Document Your Website Processes As You Go.
Instead of spending so much time documenting all the steps you would normally have to document when setting up new sites, you can simply set up your site exactly how you want it, back it up|make an exact duplicate of site and then restore it somewhere else and you’ve now got an exact, “documented” copy of your site setup.
For example, let’s say that you want to set up multiple websites including identical settings and configurations in other niches. This could be for a nationwide food service outlet, or a real estate agency with branches in different locations, where each branch will run their own separate website. Think of all the time you’ve spent tweaking and fine-tuning your discussion settings, widgets and sidebars, configuring different plugins and navigation menus, creating the main content sections, customizing the theme, etc. Now you can save loads of time and install a fully-functioning, perfectly configured blog every time with just a few mouse clicks.
Restore A Backup To A Different Domain With Correct Internal Links.
Simply downloading WP files and uploading WP file backups won’t clone your sites successfully. You also have to copy the WordPress database and ensure that your links point to the new domain. Otherwise, your database data will be restored to another site, but still be referencing the old location. That’s why you need to use a WordPress backup plugin that has been specifically designed to clone sites. This allows you to perform a backup of site “A” and restore it to site ”B” in minutes with all the themes, plugin and site settings and configurations included, once again, saving you hours – even weeks of work, and ensuring that all links have been configured correctly.
Don’t Fix Serious Problems … Restore!
Here’s another useful time-saving tip: if your site ever gets hacked, or an unauthorized user somehow gets in and causes damage to your site, don’t spend days or weeks trying to repair the problem, just make a backup of your files and database, delete your old site, and restore a previous working copy. Your site is now instantly back and you can then send the damaged files to a WordPress troubleshooter who can then try to understand how your site got interfered with and how to patch up or report any vulnerabilities.
Here’s one more tip:
Keep A Record Of Your Website’s Evolution.
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 your business online began? Or maybe you’ve changed things around on your site so much and would like to restore things 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 important information are almost negligible because you no longer need to worry about where you have stored or organized things. Just recall the time you remember you had that file, restore the backup (note: the backup can be located anywhere, even on a test site) and retrieve the data you need.
Backup Creator Plugin Support
Backup Creator is a robust and well-supported plugin. It was developed 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, 60 day, 100% money-back guarantee.
Note: Check the plugin website for a list of web hosts 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
Product License Pricing
Backup Creator is available in the following editions:
- Express – Backup Creator Express 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 – Backup Creator Ultimate lets you install the plugin on unlimited personal domains, as well as perform automatic backups, email backups as an attachment, back up and restore over FTP, Amazon S3, Dropbox and Backup Creator Cloud, restore backups from browser uploads and choose which folders get backed up. Price = $47.00.
- Developer Edition – Backup Creator Developer allows you to install the plugin on unlimited personal and client domains. You can also sell websites with the plugin installed. Note: Developer edition 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).
Please Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the product retails for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software seller when you visit the product site and you may be shown 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.
Our Recommendation
Performing regular backups of your website 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 duplicate your sites.
For this reason, we strongly recommend choosing the Backup Creator plugin to backup, clone and protect your WP sites.
For full details, visit the plugin website here: Backup Creator – Back Up, Duplicate & Keep Your WP Web Site Protected
***