Learning how to create a backup of your WordPress website is essential to your site's survival.
Although there are numerous plugins you can use, Wordify has an awesome automatic backup feature and a manual backup tool that you can use. Both are right there on the website manager.
Understanding Backup Types: Manual vs. Automatic
Before diving into the backup creation process, it's important to understand the two types of backups available in Wordify and what they include:
Automatic Backups
What they are: Scheduled backups that run without any action required from you
Frequency: Created daily by Wordify's system
What's included: Your main site AND all staging sites
Important: When restored, an automatic backup will restore both your main site and all staging sites to the point in time when the backup was taken
Best for: Complete environment protection with minimal effort
Manual Backups
What they are: On-demand backups that you create whenever needed
Frequency: Created only when you initiate them
What's included: Only your main site (staging sites are NOT included)
When to use them:
Before making major changes to your main site
Before installing new plugins or themes on your live site
Before updating WordPress or plugins
When you want a backup of just your main site without staging environments
Best for: Targeted protection of your live site without affecting staging work
Key Differences:
Scope: Automatic backups capture your entire environment (main + staging), while manual backups only capture your main site
Restoration impact: Restoring an automatic backup affects all sites, while restoring a manual backup only affects your main site
Use case: Choose automatic backups for complete environment recovery, manual backups when you only want to protect/restore your live site
Naturally, there may be times when you have to manually create a backup in Wordify.
How to create a Manual Backup
Follow these steps to create a backup of your website:
1. Select the website you want to create a backup of.
On the Sites list, select which website you would like to create a backup of and click on the Settings button (gear icon).
2. Go to the Backups page
On the next page, expand the Hosting dropdown and select Backups.
3. Create the backup.
On the Manual Backups section, click the CREATE BACKUP button.
A Create Backup pop-up will appear! Click CONFIRM to proceed.
That's it!
Simply wait for Wordify to finish the backup process.
If you encountered any problems or difficulties, send us a message and we will get back right at you.
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