Goal
To successfully adopt a WordPress backup solution that allows you to always have a backup on hand and recover your website from it
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SOP-053
How to backup and restore your WordPress website
Successfully implement a backup solution for your website that allows you to always have a backup on hand, and recover from possible errors
Type
SOPs · PDF
Execution time
30 min - 1 hour
Last updated
26 March 2024
Who does this
The person responsible for website maintenance or server management
Length
12 pages
Ideal outcome
Your WordPress website creates periodic backups of your website to cloud services, and you can restore it using these files
Why it matters
There are multiple reasons why you might want to always have a backup of your website. Severe issues can arise either through a mistake by your web hosting company, a faulty plugin or theme, a corrupted upgrade, having your server compromised, among others. Having a solution that allows you to get up and running in less than an hour is vital
Before you start
This SOP only works for WordPress websites
Key steps 24 steps
What is inside 27 headings
1 Environment setup 13
- Install Updraft on your WordPress website:
- Search for “Updraft”
- Click “Install Now” and then click “Activate”.
- A new “UpdraftPlus Backups” option should appear on the sidebar of your WordPress admin under “Settings”, click that link:
- Configure the default settings:
- Edit the following fields:
- Click on “Google Drive”.
- Scroll down and click “Save Changes”:
- Click the link to authorize access to your cloud service:
- Log In to your cloud service:
- Allow access to your account:
- You will be taken to an Updraft page, click “Complete Setup”:
- You will see a message confirming you have authenticated your account:
2 Creating a manual backup 6
- Open Updraft settings by clicking “Settings” → “UpdraftPlus Backups” on the sidebar:
- Click “Backup Now”:
- A pop-up will appear, click “Backup Now” once again:
- You will see a progress bar appearing on the page:
- To download the backup, scroll down to ‘Existing Backups’ (See screenshot above).
- To download the backup, click “Existing Backups” on the top navigation:
3 Restoring from a backup 5
- Open Updraft settings by clicking “Settings” → “UpdraftPlus Backups” on the sidebar:
- To restore the backup, scroll down to ‘Existing Backups’ on the top navigation, select your backup and click ‘Restore’:
- Tick the boxes of what components you will want to restore at this moment → Click “Restore”:
- The restoring process will begin and when it is over, scrolling down you will see the following message:
- Click ‘Return to UpdraftPlus configuration’ to return to the WordPress panel. That’s it, your WordPress website should be up and running as before!
The document 12 pages
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