One of the downsides of doing business in today’s digital world is that we are continuously under the potential threat of becoming victims of digital theft, having our business assets hacked into and our business and personal data stolen, manipulated or deleted.
If you own anything where data can be viewed online like a blog or website, then you need to carefully consider digital security and the urgency of implementing an online security plan.
As well as creating an internet security and website recovery plan for your business, you will also want to prevent loss of valuable data from internal and external issues 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 once tragedy has struck.
You may also just want to save time. If areas of your business involve setting up many websites or blogs, having a smart way of duplicating web site data from one site to another would be most convenient.
As any wise website manager knows, “it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Backing up your website’s data, therefore, is imperative. The truth, however, is that left to their own devices, very few people do it, or don’t do it as often as these things should be done.
Let’s face it … getting your site hacked, losing data, and installing malware that bring down your site is all part of the reality of doing business online. If disaster ever strikes, then you will need a way to restore lost content, get back an earlier version of your site, or even complete reinstall your site and data.
Fortunately, if your website or blog is powered by WordPress, then it’s easy to create backups of your WordPress database and web site files, copy your site to another location and restore previous backups of your site.
Backup Creator – Backup, Clone & Protect Your WP Web Site
(Backup Creator – Back Up, Duplicate & Protect Your WordPress Web Site)
Plugin Description
The Backup Creator WordPress plugin is a “one-click” solution for performing backups of your sites, duplicating your sites and content and keeping your WP web sites protected.
After installing and activating the software on your website, the plugin settings can be easily configured. You can configure scheduled backups to run automatically, backups using email, backups via FTP, backups using the cloud, and even store backups remotely using hosting hosting services like Dropbox, Google Drive, and Amazon S3.
More info: Backup Creator
Plugin Benefits
Here are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using Backup Creator to schedule and automate WordPress backups on your site:
Installation Is Easy, Quick And Simple
Backup Creator is very easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
After entering the license key, the plugin unlocks and Backup Creator is ready to use.
Very Simple To Use
Backup Creator makes the entire process of performing site backups and restoring and protecting your blogs and sites very simple. All tasks can be completed with a few simple mouse clicks. Backup Creator is a great backup tool for non-technical users.
Time-Saving Tool
Apart from the time you will save recovering your site’s data if anything happens, Backup Creator is especially useful for anyone who needs to set up multiple WordPress sites with identical configurations.
Just set up your master site and instantly clone as many duplicates as you want to any new sites you want to set up on other domains. That’s a lot of valuable time saved setting up new websites.
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Backs Up Large Sites: Often, owners of websites that contain huge amounts of data can experience serious difficulties performing backups. Many Backup Creator users report being able to easily perform large site backups. Note: the plugin’s ability to perform backups above certain sizes depends on the webhosting company you use 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 instantly recovered should any kind of disaster affect your site is vital to the success of your business, especially if your business depends on having your information available online.
Plugin Features
Backup Creator offers many features to site owners. Here are just some:
- Create Backups Instantly. One button is all you need to click to instantly back up your site. Once your site is backed up, you can then send it to the storage destination of your choice. Download the backup file to your hard drive, send it to yourself via email, or even FTP the backup offsite.
- Restore To Anywhere. Instantly restore your WordPress website data and files to any destination you like. You can copy data straight from another WordPress, upload using your internet browser or even transfer remotely using FTP, Amazon S3, or Dropbox.
- Server-to-Server Technology. Backup Creator’s proprietary “Server-to-Server” technology allows rapid deployment of unlimited preconfigured client sites in seconds, without requiring FTP.
Additional features include:
- One-Time Automatic Backup Schedules: Once you set up your backup schedule, the plugin takes over and does the backups for you. No cron or FTP is required. Simply choose your schedule and you’re done.
- Use Remote FTP & Cloud Storage Services Like Dropbox, Google Drive, And Amazon S3. You can store all of your data backups in one 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 easily perform “one-click” backups …
Your site will be backed up in seconds …
You can restore your backed up files easily any time you want using different backup restore methods …
You can also store your backup files in different locations …
Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials and comments customers have published about Backup Creator:
”You saved me 30 minutes just by using it once, as I get paid $50 an hour, this product is definitely worth it.” Martin Capodici, SydneyWebGuy.com
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”I cannot believe someone created a WP Plugin to back up a WP site regardless of size and complexity! BUT, more important to me anyway – is that I am able to use it, I mean I’m not a coder/programmer, shit this is incredible – did I mention the most important part of the this plugin – it really truly works, as advertised.” Peter Trapanese, HelpfulRelationshipTips.com
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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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Useful Tips
Here are some great uses for this plugin:
Document Your Website Processes Live.
Instead of spending loads of time documenting all of the steps necessary to make a website or blog work “just right”, or creating a website setup manual, you can just set up your blog exactly the way you want it, make a backup copy|make an identical copy 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 various sites which use identical plugins and settings in other niches. This could be for a franchised company, or a real estate agency with branches in several locations, where each branch will manage the content of their own separate website. Think of all the time spent tweaking and fine-tuning your discussion settings, permalinks, configuring SEO plugins and navigation menus, creating the main content sections, customizing the theme, etc. You can now instantly install a fully-functioning, completely configured website every single time with just a few mouse clicks.
Clone A Website With Correct Internal Referencing Links.
Simply downloading WordPress files and restoring WordPress files won’t clone your blogs successfully. You also have to copy the WordPress database and make sure that it references the new domain. Otherwise, your data will be restored to another website, but still be referencing the old location. This is why it’s important to use a WordPress 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 the theme customizations, plugins, settings and configurations intact, and everything will point correctly to the new site (i.e. site “B”), instead of the old one (site “A”).
Don’t Fix Serious Problems … Restore!
Here’s another great time-saving tip: if your blog ever gets 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 site, delete your old site, and restore a previous working version. Your site is now functional again and you can then send the damaged files to an troubleshooter who can then try to figure out how your site got broken into and how to patch up or identify any vulnerabilities.
Here’s one more tip:
Keep A Record Of Your Website.
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 it all got started? Or maybe you’ve made things so complicated and would like to bring things back to a place of simplicity. Perhaps you’ve accidentally deleted a bunch of articles or videos and want to get those back.
If you keep a weekly backup of your site, your chances of losing information are almost negligible because you don’t have to be concerned about where you have stored or organized all your files. Just recall the time you remember you had published that content, restore the backup (note: your backup can be anywhere, even on a test site) and retrieve the data you need.
Plugin Support
Backup Creator is a robust and well-supported plugin. It was authored by Robert Plank, lead WordPress plugin developer for Double Agent Marketing LLC. Backup Creator support includes a detailed step-by-step online installation and user guide, video tutorials, support helpdesk and one year of free updates and new releases with their purchase, backed by a risk-free, 60 day, full refund guarantee.
Note: Check the plugin website for a list of web hosting 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
Plugin Pricing
Backup Creator is available in the following editions:
- Express License – Backup Creator Express edition lets you install the plugin on up to 5 personal sites that you own. You can perform unlimited backups and restores only. Price = $7.00.
- Ultimate Edition – Backup Creator Ultimate edition allows you to install the plugin on unlimited personal sites, 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 to back up. Price = $47.00.
- Developer – Backup Creator Developer lets you install the plugin on unlimited personal and client URLs. You can also flip websites with the plugin installed. Note: Developer edition is only available as an upgrade inside your product download area. Price = $100.00 (+ the cost of purchasing either the Express or Ultimate plugin editions).
Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the software is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin seller when you visit the plugin 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 ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, testimonials, contact details and more, visit the Backup Creator website.
Our Recommendation
Performing regular backups of your website is an essential part of doing good website maintenance and ensuring that your business remains protected from disaster. There are many great WordPress backup plugins available, but BackUp Creator doesn’t just perform backups, it also allows you to properly clone your sites.
For this reason, we highly recommend using Backup Creator to backup, clone and protect your WP installations.
For more information, visit the plugin website: Backup Creator – Back Up, Duplicate And Keep Your WP Websites Protected
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