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EASY WAYS TO BACKUP YOUR WORDPRESS WEBSITE

EASY WAYS TO BACKUP YOUR WORDPRESS WEBSITE

✅ Method 1: Using a Plugin (Easiest – Recommended)

Best if you’re not very technical.

🔹 Popular Free Plugins

  • UpdraftPlus ⭐ (most popular)
  • All-in-One WP Migration
  • BackWPup

🛠 Steps (UpdraftPlus example)

  1. Login to WordPress Admin
  2. Go to Plugins → Add New
  3. Search UpdraftPlus
  4. Install & Activate
  5. Go to Settings → UpdraftPlus Backups
  6. Click Backup Now
    • Tick Database
    • Tick Files
  7. Download the backup files to your computer

💡 You can also connect Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.

✅ Pros

  • Very easy
  • Automatic scheduled backups
  • One-click restore

❌ Cons

  • Free version has limited features

✅ Method 2: Backup via Hosting Control Panel (cPanel)

Best if you have cPanel / DirectAdmin / Plesk (DreamHost, Bluehost, etc.)

🔹 Step A: Backup Website Files

  1. Login to Hosting Panel
  2. Open File Manager
  3. Go to public_html (or your domain folder)
  4. Select all files → Compress
  5. Download the ZIP file

🔹 Step B: Backup Database

  1. Open phpMyAdmin
  2. Select your WordPress database
  3. Click Export
  4. Choose Quick → SQL
  5. Download the .sql file

📌 These two files = complete WordPress backup

✅ Pros

  • Full control
  • No plugin needed

❌ Cons

  • Manual work
  • Needs basic hosting knowledge

✅ Method 3: Backup Using Hosting Auto Backup (If Available)

Some hosts provide automatic daily backups.

Check:

  • DreamHost
  • SiteGround
  • Hostinger
  • Cloudways

🔍 Look for:

“Backups” or “Snapshots” in hosting dashboard

⚠️ Don’t rely on hosting backups alone—always keep your own copy.

✅ Method 4: Manual Backup via FTP (Advanced)

  1. Use FileZilla
  2. Connect using FTP credentials
  3. Download entire WordPress folder
  4. Export database via phpMyAdmin

Used mainly by developers.

🔐 Best Backup Strategy (Recommended)

✔ Plugin backup (weekly or daily)
✔ Store backup outside hosting (Google Drive / PC)
✔ Manual backup before updates
✔ Keep at least 2–3 old backups

🧠 Quick Tip for You (Personal Advice)

Since you’ve worked with WordPress before (like taptochill.com), I recommend:

  • UpdraftPlus + Google Drive
  • Weekly automatic backup
  • Manual backup before theme/plugin changes

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