Using WordPress to build an independent website, besides our security, another key factor is our data. Why not recommend using Shopify or any other SaaS website to build a website?

Although they are very convenient to use, one of the biggest problems is that the data is not in your hands. If you do not renew it or there are some violations on your site, all your previous efforts may be in vain. We use WordPress to build an independent site. The server domain name is in our hands, including the database. It’s all in our hands, so even if we violate the rules on this platform or this domain name, we can still update our data to another domain name so that it will be relatively safer.

Well, in addition to the fact that we need to back up our data, we also usually make some modifications to independent sites, such as upgrading plug-ins, upgrading themes, changing themes, etc., so such operations are relatively easy. There are certain risks.

Then, before operation, we need a backup plug-in. First, back up all the current node’s data, and then make modifications on this basis. If a problem occurs, we can restore it to the previous node. This is the biggest advantage of the backup plug-in. Two functions.

Here we share one of the plug-in security plug-ins. Its user population is very large, and we can just use the free version of this plug-in.

Search and install the UpdraftPlus secure backup plugin;

We find our plugins, then install the new plugin, and then search directly in the background. Its name is UpdraftPlus, but if you can’t remember the name, you can download it on the Xuejian website update page.

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We see that this plug-in is currently a very good backup plug-in. We have told you that we must consider several conditions when choosing a plug-in. The first one is the installation population. We have seen that it has more than 3 million installed users. , its evaluation is all 5 points, and it is updated very frequently. It is compatible with our current WordPress version, so this plug-in ranks excellently high.

We installed it directly after finding it. Another very important reason this plug-in is used by so many people is that it is very simple. We can activate it after the installation is successful. After the activation is successful, there will be a reminder. We see the plug-in list, and then we click settings. Fortunately, here, we can see that its interface is very simple. There is a reminder above to turn it off first.

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UpdraftPlus one-click data backup function;

What we mainly use is this button. When we click this button, it will automatically back up:

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UpdraftPlus sets manual and automatic backup methods;

Of course, we need to make some settings before backing up, so we choose the settings here. There are two methods. The first is the manual backup. The second is to set a time interval for it, and then, for example, every backup once an hour, and then only keep two copies of the backup record. That is, each backup is a node, and it can stay at most twice. Of course, you can set it higher, but everyone needs to pay attention here. The data it backs up needs to be stored in In one location, it is either stored in your own server or in the cloud servers provided by it. The main thing that this plug-in wants to make is its cloud server. Of course, we don’t need this for the time being. Yes, we only need to make changes every time, make changes to our independent station, and make a backup when upgrading. We can also download the backed-up data to our computer, so we usually do it manually. Backup.

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The first one is to back up our files. The content in wordpress is divided into two parts. One is our files, such as our theme, word pass program, and plug-ins, which are all placed in our files. , including our pictures are placed in the up loss folder. The other one is that our database is also updated manually. Just keep two at a time. The following is its cloud host. We don’t need to worry about it first. The following is it. For backup content, for example, we back up our plug-ins, our themes, and our pictures. Then, we don’t need to back up the rest. The database is backed up in its entirety. This is fine by default.

After setting it up, save it.

UpdraftPlus one-click backup data demonstration;

Now, we can go back to the backup button. If we want to back up, it is very simple. Click the backup button, and then it will remind us whether we want to back up the database. We have to check it. If we want to back up our files, we have to check it. After checking it, you don’t need to worry about anything else, and then just back it up, and it will start the backup. Because ours is a new site, its backup is very fast. The total of our files plus our data is 141 MB. .

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Okay, now it will separate it and tell us about this node. We backed up our database, plug-in theme, and our pictures during this time period. Of course, there are some other contents that we don’t need to worry about. It, then you can click on the content here and download it. For example, we click on the database and download it to your computer.

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UpdraftPlus recovers data with one click;

Okay, this is one operation, and the others are the same. You can download it to your computer. Another way to use it is that we don’t care about it; we just put it in our database, and then at this time, we can upgrade our independent station or modify it and do any operation.

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Of course, one thing must be excluded from the operation here: deleting this site will not work because this data is stored on the server. If you delete the site from the server, it will definitely be gone. , so you need to download this backup data to your computer. If you don’t delete the site, you can make any modifications. If you make a mistake, you can click restore, and then here you can You can check the content you want to restore, just click Next and it will be restored automatically. You don’t need to do any operations, so this is very safe insurance.

UpdraftPlus one-click advanced data migration function;

This is the main function of this plug-in. As for the other ones, we can take a brief look. This one is what it calls migration. This migration means that we can first store our data on a server provided by it, and then Then pass an account through this server, and then download it on another site. We don’t need it normally. It is a website move. We often do not need to use this plug-in when moving our website, and this database provides the server, which is charged, so we normally would not buy it.

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UpdraftPlus data backup cloud service;

Then the third one is setting. As we just said, in addition to the local manual download, there is a server where you can download it. It is the same as the second one just now. It is actually Let you buy these services. If we don’t need them, then there is no need to buy them. If you buy, for example, his services, then it will automatically connect to an account and connect to your account. After the connection is completed, after your data is downloaded, it will be synchronized to the server they provide, and then as long as your account is logged in at another site, it can be downloaded to another site as soon as it is synchronized. This is such an operation.

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In addition to such a service, you can also transfer it to your mailbox. Each backup can be transferred to the mailbox. This mailbox can use yours. The mailbox used here is your administrator’s mailbox. Just turn it off if you don’t need it.

Then the next one is the advanced settings. The content here is basically useless to us. We just need to understand it. For example, the size of our site is our plug-in theme. It will tell you how big it is. Okay, so the next one is for our database and it will also tell you how big it is.

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The other one is import and export. Because its settings are very simple, there is no need to import or export. The other one is when we delete this plug-in, do we need to delete the data simultaneously? We can just leave it alone. The last one is its Pro version. Here we will list the difference between the two versions, because the biggest role we use this plug-in is to back up data and then set a recovery node for it. So, under normal circumstances, for example, we don’t need remote or site migration for the time being, so we don’t need to activate anything else. This is a tutorial on using the backup plugin.