If you own a site on WordPress, effective **WordPress maintenance** and regular backup management are crucial for the security and stability of your site.
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The importance of regular backups
One of the most important aspects of effective **WordPress maintenance** is the creation of regular backups. These backups protect your site from data loss, hacking attacks and accidental user errors. Whether you're running a small blog or a large online shop, regular backups mean you'll be able to quickly restore your site to its previous state if necessary.
Selection of backup tools
There are a number of tools on the market to help you manage your WordPress backups. Here are a few that are worth considering:
- UpdraftPlus: One of the most popular WordPress backup tools, it allows backups to be created and stored in various locations such as Dropbox, Google Drive or FTP.
- BackupBuddy: Another robust tool that offers backup, migration and restore functions.
- VaultPress: The solution offered by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, provides automatic, real-time backups.
Storage of backups
Once you've started creating **backups** on a regular basis, proper storage is key. There are a number of best practices to implement:
- External storage: Always store backups off the server where your website is hosted. Locations such as Google Drive, Dropbox or Amazon S3 provide a secure and easily accessible place for your backups.
- Divisibility of copies: Keep your backups in different locations to minimise the risk of data loss. For example, you could keep one copy on a local drive, another in the cloud and a third on an external FTP server.
- Regular testing: Check regularly that your backups are working and that they can be restored without any problems. Testing is the best way to make sure that everything will work as it should.
Process automation
While manual backups can be effective, automating the process saves time and minimises the risk of forgetting to back up regularly. Plug-ins such as UpdraftPlus and BackupBuddy offer options for automatic backups according to a selected schedule.
Restore from backup
Restoring data is as important as creating it. A good backup tool should offer an easy way to restore data from a backup. The process usually involves a few simple steps:
- Backup selection: Go to the administration panel of the backup tool and select the corresponding backup you want to restore.
- Start of restoration: Start the restore process, which will restore your site to a state consistent with the selected backup.
- Verification: Once the process is complete, check that the site is working correctly and that all data has been restored as expected.
Contact and additional support
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You can also read the article How to fully protect your WordPress security copy, which provides additional tips on securing backups.
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