Backup Copilot

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Quickly and easily create backup points of your WordPress installation to restore, export, or transfer to another location. Backup Copilot is still its alpha version. Please don’t add negative or 1-star reviews. We would appreciate it if you Contact Us directly via our website, Krasen Slavov, or better use the WP.org plugin Support Tab page. Backup Copilot will guide you through your migration and WordPress transfer process. It is a tool that will make your life easier when you need to migrate your website to another server. It is a single-page plugin, and we tried to make it as user-friendly and straightforward to use as possible. No need to set up or choose from numerous settings and options. Please install and activate the plugin, go to the main page, and start using it. It will let you know about each step during the backup process and inform you when the process is done and how much it took. Usage First and foremost, to use Backup Copilot, you need to have all four checks with [OK] next to them. If any of them show [Failed], you need to contact your hosting provider to either change your server permissions or, in rare cases like WPEngine server settings where they need to increase ServerTimeout limit temporarily. You can always contact us and use the plugin Support Tab for additional help. Who is Backup Copilot for? The plugin is specifically created for users that need to transfer and migrate their website to another location. However, if you are a developer, you can use it to start back up points during your development process and restore them at any time. How do I create/export WordPress backup? You will see that the main actions on the plugin page are Create and Export. The only significant difference between the two is that when you click on Create, your backup is stored on the server, and when you click on export, you will be prompted to download the backup. After that, the backup point will be removed and no longer available on the server. In addition, once you click on _, Advanced Options_, you will see that you can Find and Replace URLs from your database. This is only available for Export action and is helpful if you want your database populated with a different URL for your migration. Another field from Advanced Option is where you save .htaccess and wp-config.php files within your backup. This is used ONLY for the Create action. And this might be something you need during your development if you make any changes to these two files. Moreover, you will see that there are numerous other Advanced Options that will allow you to customize the contents of your backup points additionally. Lastly, if you want to have your backups identified, you can easily add some _Notes_that are stored as a text file within your backup directory and won’t be lost while you transfer your backups. How do I transfer my WordPress website? Once you have your backup exported and saved on your computer, you may go ahead and install Backup Copilot on the target destination. After that, you can select and upload the file, which will show directly under the All Backups section after the import is completed. How do I manage my WordPress backups? In the last section of the main plugin page, you can see all of your backups with several action buttons used for management. Restore – restore your backup point Generate Full Download – generate a full archive for your backup directory and show a new action for download Delete – delete all backup files Download Full Backup – save a zip archive for your backup (same contents as export action) if you decide to transfer it to another location Download Database – save database file only Download WP Content – save a zip archive with wp-content directory (uploads/site/[id] for multisite) Open Notes – see the notes you have added when creating the backup point Hold your mouse over each icon to view the full description for the action. Who has access to Backup Copilot? If you are the primary and only Admin user on the site, you shouldn’t have full access to Backup Copilot. However, if you have multiple Admin users created and want to be the only one who has access to Backup Copilot. Then, use the plugin access option at the bottom when you Add New or Edit Admin users. This is also useful to restrict access for Admins on multisite. Features Some numerous actions and options are included in the free version of the plugin. Main Actions Create and Export backup point. Upload and Import backup point. Restore backup point at any given time. Delete and remove backup point. Generate full download with all the files in your backup directory. Download the backup point to transfer to another location. Save SQL database file. Save contents archive (wp-contents or uploads/sites/[id] for multisite). Add notes to differentiate your backup points easily. Advanced Options Save .htaccess and wp-config.php files with your backup. Find and replace URLs before export. Exclude media library wp-content/uploads from your backup. Exclude must use plugins wp-content/mu-plugins from your backup. Exclude must use plugins wp-content/plugins from your backup. Include cache wp-content/cache to your backup. Include 3rd-party backups to your backup. Exclude/include SQL database from your backup. Exclude/include wp-contents from your backup. Advanced Options are not available for individual sites within WordPress multisite. User Settings Enable or disable Admin user access to Backup Copilot. The setting is located at the bottom of each user page, either when you Add New or Edit users. This will allow you to have a single Admin-Only access for a standard WordPress setup. OR enable/disable access to the plugin for WordPress multisite Admin users. See screenshot-4 and screenshot-6 Detailed Documentation Additional information with step-by-step setup, usage, demos, and support can be found on the Krasen Slavov website. Backup Copilot PLUS As of yet, this plugin doesn’t have a commercial version available. We are working on a version with a whole lot of features. For example, three premium features we want to include: Export a standard WordPress site and then import it in WordPress multisite without causing conflicts. Store your backups on the cloud or in your Dropbox.com account. Manage the PHP configuration variables within your WP Admin area. So if you want to stay in touch, visit Krasen Slavov to subscribe to our newsletter, get notified, and learn more about the premium version.