{"id":4613,"date":"2020-02-26T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=4613"},"modified":"2020-11-20T15:18:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T14:18:40","slug":"how-to-manually-backup-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-manually-backup-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manually Back Up Your WordPress Website"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is quite common for a website\u2019s installation, theme, plugin or server to malfunction and cause loss of data. That is why it is highly recommended to make backup copies of your website away from the site\u2019s server.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]This minimizes the chances of losing valuable data and makes it quicker and easier to get your website up and running again if any malfunction happens. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]In this article, we will show how to backup a website and restore it afterward.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”68px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Backup Your Website\u2019s Database<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To make a full copy of your live website you need to backup the website\u2019s database first. As you may know, WordPress websites have a central database that is used to store all of the information and changes you\u2019ve made to your website. This makes it a priority in the backup process.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]Read our full article on how to backup your WordPress website\u2019s database<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”68px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Backup Your Website Files<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Some of the issues that can cause websites to crash stem from the updates of either the theme or plugins. This is why it is necessary to backup your website files as well. With the backup, you will always have a working copy of your website ready if anything happens to the live version.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]Read our full article on how to backup your WordPress website\u2019s files<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”81px”][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#f0f0f0″][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”top-picks-banner”][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#f0f0f0″][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Restore Your Website From Backup<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Once you have your files and database saved, you will be able to restore your website from the backup at a moment\u2019s notice. This way, if any update crashes your website, you can easily restore the previous version of the installation and have it working again in no time.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]Read our full article on how to restore your WordPress website from backup<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”68px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Automating the Backup Process<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]It is also important to delve into some of the specifics that may make the backup process easier. Although manual backup is fairly simple, you can make it even easier by automating and scheduling the process.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Read our full article on how to automate the website backup process in WordPress<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”68px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Once you learn how to backup and restore your website, you will make sure neither information nor the hard work you put into building it gets lost. With a proper backup schedule in place, you can have peace of mind – so bookmark this guide and keep it close at all times.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Backing up your WordPress site minimizes the chances of losing data and makes it quicker to get your website up and running again in case of malfunction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":278,"featured_media":6733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[34,4,13],"class_list":["post-4613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-security","tag-tips","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/278"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}