The 6 best plugins for taking backups of your site

There are many ways to back up your site. You can back up manually using your site's control panel (cPanel) provided by the hosting provider, or rely on ready-made add-ons. In this article, we will present to you the best plugins through which you can make backup copies of your site, explaining the set of pros and cons of each of them through user experiences.

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UpdraftPlus Duplica t or BackWPup

Blogvault VaultPress BoldGrid

1. UpdraftPlus plugin UpdraftPlus is currently the most popular backup plugin for WordPress today, and has been installed by more than 3 million currently active users with a rating of 4.8 stars. The backup plugin should run full backups of your files and database, and sometimes lets you customize which files you want to back up.

This plugin has a free version that also comes with basic features, and you can easily set up full, manual or scheduled backups of all website files including your database. A quick look at how to deal with the add-on after doing a search for the UpdraftPlus add-on and installing it on your site.

Go to the add-on and choose the Settings tab and see the most important settings required in the following figure. Below are some of the pros and cons of the UpdraftPlus add-on: Pros: The support team fixes errors on an ongoing basis. The ability to make scheduled backups automatically. The ability to make incremental backups (in the paid version). Cloud options for making excellent backups to reduce the load on hosting. A distinct user interface and easy to deal with. Making backups during the update for any add-on is an advantage and a disadvantage. The advantage is that the site will not fall due to the update (the disadvantage will be Mentioned in the negatives) His updates are constant and regular. The negatives:

The paid add-on has a high price ($70)  

The free add-on does not work on MultiSites and you must purchase the paid version (Note: Multisite is a special feature in WordPress that enables you to create multiple sites and each site has its own WordPress control panel but is interconnected) The feature of transferring the site from one server to another server (or even to a subdomain) Migration only works on the paid version. In the case of updating any add-on, an automatic backup is made and this increases the storage space on the hosting. Copying may take a long time. Many features such as Migration and clone must be obtained. The paid version does not

Making a backup if the SSL certificate expires does not have a security check against malware. Read also: How to use the UpdraftPlus add-on to backup your site 2. Add-on Duplicator

Duplicator is mainly used to transfer and migrate any WordPress sites to another site or subdomain, but it also contains powerful backup features. It is free and easy to use and gives you stable backups. It has been installed by more than a million active users and rated 4.9 stars. It has two versions, free and paid (its price starts at $69 per year). A quick look at how to deal with the add-on. After doing a search for the Duplicator add-on, installing it, and adding it, go to the add-on and add it. By choosing it, the following figure will appear. Enter the name of the copy and you can put a password for the resulting compressed file if you wish. As for the features of the MySQL server, do not change them (for the advanced user). The site will be scanned and then the Build button will appear. Click on it to start copying.

The pros and cons of the duplicator add-on are as follows. Pros: The add-on gives you email notifications of events such as failure to make a backup (in the paid version) An easy user interface The ability to back up multiple sites (in the paid version) Migration feature Warning messages feature during copying for large contents such as video and images Special support for developers (inspirationfeed reference) Cons:

Outstanding technical support for the paid version only. There is a scheduled backup in the paid version only. It is not possible to back up more than 500 MB in the free version. A stop and error occurs in Duplicator’s work with Wordfence. There is no incremental backup. Some knowledge of server and database settings is required.

You need technical experience to upload files via FTP 3. The BackWPup add-on is one of the famous backup add-ons and has been installed by more than 700,000 active users, rated 4.4 out of five stars. It comes in two versions, the first free and the second paid at a price starting from $69 annually. It allows creating complete backups of WordPress and storing them on your site, your computer, or cloud storage. It allows scheduling automatic backups and restoring a site.

WordPress backup is easy and simple. A quick look at how to deal with the add-on. After doing a search for the BackWPup add-on, installing it, and adding it, go to the add-on and choose Add New Job. The following figure will appear for you, with an explanation of the most important requirements.

After saving, go to jobs and press the Run button to start copying as follows. Some of the pros and cons of adding BackWPup are as follows. Pros: Good support team. Sending notifications by email. Secure and encrypted backups. Storage with several types of compressed files (zip, tar, tar.gz). There is cloud copying on several platforms (google drive, dropbox, oneDrive, Azure, etc.) Cons:

User interface that may be difficult for beginners Cloud storage in the paid version only Restore in the advanced version only Pro Does not support multisites There is no security and malware scanning 4. Add blogvault

Rated 4.2 stars, active installations are more than 70 thousand, and it is one of the popular backup services. It creates off-site backups independently on BlogVault servers, so there will be no load on your server. It creates an automatic backup of the website daily and allows you to perform a manual backup and also performs incremental backups.

A quick overview of how to work with the extension

After doing a search for the BlogVault add-on, install it, and add it, go to the add-on and choose it, then do the following. After starting, you will be sent to create an account on the BlogVault website. Then a backup copy of the entire site will be made. After the process is complete, choose to look at the details of the site as follows. It shows you all the details with the ability to control everything. See the following figure to know the details and their meaning. The pros and cons of the BlogVault add-on are as follows. Pros: It creates independent backup copies on its own servers BlogVault and saves private server space. With you. Automatically backs up your website daily and allows you to create unlimited backups manually.

Offers incremental backup Besides backups, it helps you restore your website easily. You can store the backup archive for 90 days, so you can recover your site from any mishap.

It provides the option to migrate and transfer your website to another host. Good support. There is also the ability to chat. It helps you restore the website easily. Good user interface. Cons: Its prices are high, as it costs $89 for the lowest plans. It does not provide more than 7 days of testing and must be purchased after that. There is no email notification when any problem occurs (Reference 1) (Reference 2) It does not provide a secure scan (Reference) 5. Addition

VaultPress VaultPress was founded by Automattic (the company behind the WordPress system), although it started as a standalone plugin, but has now become part of the JetPack product. It performs automatic and cloud backups and makes it easy, with simple settings, to make backups and restore them, but it comes in a paid version only without providing a free version.

A quick look at how to deal with the add-on. After doing a search for the VaultPress add-on and installing it, go to it in the jetpack submenu as follows. The following screen will appear. Press the button to go to the plans. Prices. Choose the plan you want as follows. After the payment process, the following screen will appear. Choose the settings settings and set up the following means to connect with vaultpress and to access your server for backup or restore the backup. Credits for all of the following will be sent to your email address with which you registered for the plan. Now add your site from Add New Site and write a name. Your site, then click on the Backup Now button and the copying will begin. The pros and cons of adding VaultPress are as follows:

Simple user interface Provides a simple, step-by-step process for the user, with clear instructions Provides easy site transfers Schedule backups Excellent support and protection from security threats Provides statistical information

After backing up the system

Cons: It does not contain a free version. It does not contain encrypted backups. It is difficult to differentiate between the plans and prices offered by it. Recurring expenses that can increase if you have many WordPress sites and you will pay for each site. You will have to subscribe to JetPack and install Jetpack plugins on your site.

Backups are only stored for 30 days on lower plans. If you want unlimited backup archive, you have to pay $29 per month per website which is much more expensive for starters. 6. Add BoldGrid

This add-on is used by more than 60,000 websites and has 4.7 stars in the overall rating. It allows you to create backups and restore the site, and it can be used to transfer the site when switching hosting. You can also set up automatic backups or create manual backups easily. Equipped with an automatic error protection feature that automatically creates a backup of your site before updating it.

If an update fails, your WordPress site will automatically roll back to the latest backup to protect it from update errors. You can store up to 10 backup archives on the control panel with cloud backup capabilities.

A quick overview of how to work with the extension

After researching, installing, adding and purchasing the BoldGrid plugin, go to the add-on and choose it, then go to settings. If you want to make scheduled copies daily at a specific time, do so. There are distinct features, including making automatic backups before WordPress updates are made. This is for security so that there is no downfall of the site after the update and the inability to restore the site. You can also choose whether you want to make a backup copy of all the contents of the site or whether you want to make a custom copy of specific folders. Also, copy entire database tables or specific tables as a custom copy (total copy is recommended for beginners). The pros and cons of adding BoldGrid are as follows. Pros: Making automatic copies. Easy transfer and migration to the site. Backup via FTP/SFTP, Amazon S3, and Google Drive. Copies can be done automatically or manually. Easy cloning and migration. Cons: Its price is $60 per year. In the end, the backup process on the site’s server means that

If your server hardware goes down or in the worst case gets hacked, you will have no backup which defeats the purpose of setting up regular backups, which is why we highly recommend storing your backups on a third party storage service like Dropbox, Amazon S3 and Google Drive. The process of backing up using plugins may cause your site information to be leaked, so we recommend using safe and reliable plugins, and saving copies of your site in a safe source.