“Export Function”: Is It Safe To Backup Data?

  • Hi all,

    As posts on our WordPress increase, we get a bit more worried if it were all to disappear :).

    I use Updraft free version to backup and sometimes manually export from:

    Tools -> Export

    Since I never tried to restore everything though I ask to you more expert people (or those who tried to restore) : how safe is the export tool to back up all our posts?

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  • The “export” tool will backup posts, pages, etc, but it’s not really what you want for disaster recovery, as it won’t backup themes, plugins or their related settings.

    Ideally you’d want to setup your Updraft or any comparable backup plugin to backup both the database and wp-content directory. This would give you the best chance to recover from a disaster.

    Backups are best stored external to your hosting account – ie) another server, dropbox, etc…

    You should also set your retention points and a restoration process to ensure your recovery point and recovery time objectives are met.

    I hope this helps ??

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