{"id":5995,"date":"2017-04-24T12:49:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T09:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=5995"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:58:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T10:58:44","slug":"wordpress-backup-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-backup-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Backup Tips: Mistakes to Avoid When Backing Up Your Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;re serious about keeping your WordPress site running smoothly, regular backups should be an integral part of your <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-maintenance-guide\/\">website maintenance routine<\/a>. Backing up your site isn&#8217;t especially complicated thanks to a bevy of helpful plugins. But, as is often the case, the devil is in the details. So to help you not only back up your site but also <em>back it up in the right way<\/em>, I want to share a few WordPress backup tips with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some WordPress backup tips to keep your data safe<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\nBelow, I&#8217;ll share some WordPress backup tips that many beginners overlook. While they&#8217;re not frequently talked about, issues like backup frequency and data integrity are important for keeping your data safe.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Planning+on+doing+a+%23WordPress+%23backup%3F+%E2%9C%8B+Avoid+these+pitfalls%21&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-backup-tips\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Planning on doing a #WordPress #backup? \u270b Avoid these pitfalls!<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Planning+on+doing+a+%23WordPress+%23backup%3F+%E2%9C%8B+Avoid+these+pitfalls%21&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-backup-tips\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the pitfalls to avoid when you back up your site:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#infrequent-backups\">Infrequent backups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#not-carefully-choosing-a-backup-plugin\">Not carefully choosing a backup plugin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#relying-entirely-on-manual-backups\">Relying entirely on manual backups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#not-backing-up-your-site-during-a-big-change\">Not backing up your site during a big change<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#storing-your-backups-on-the-same-server-or-computer-as-the-website\">Storing your backups on the same server or computer as the website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#not-doing-a-full-backup\">Not doing a full backup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#not-testing-your-backup\">Not testing your backup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#relying-on-your-host-entirely-for-a-backup-solution\">Relying on your host entirely for a backup solution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#not-updating-the-plugin-you-use-for-backups\">Not updating the plugin you use for backups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#not-storing-some-old-backups-just-in-case\">Not storing some old backups just in case<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"infrequent-backups\">1. Infrequent backups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>How often you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/website-backup\/\">back up your site<\/a> depends on how often you post. If you post every single day, you&#8217;re going to need to back up more frequently than someone who only posts twice a month. That&#8217;s because, quite simply, your WordPress site changes more often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good strategy is to consider different schedules for different parts of your website. You can back up the database more frequently because that&#8217;s where your posts are stored. On the other hand, you can back up your themes and plugins less frequently if you&#8217;re not changing them every day. This makes particular sense if your website is large.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"not-carefully-choosing-a-backup-plugin\">2. Not carefully choosing a backup plugin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s possible to <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/advanced-administration\/security\/backup\/database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">back up your database using core WordPress functions<\/a>, but it&#8217;s much easier to back up using a plugin. <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-backup-plugins-compared\/\">A number of backup plugins<\/a> are available to help you automate and manage backups.\u00a0Also note that if your website is bulky, you may need a plugin that handles incremental backups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carrying out a backup is only half the story, though. Your chosen plugin should also take care of restoring the backup as well. Not all plugins include this feature. In those cases, recovering from a backup version is likely to be a painstaking affair.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"relying-entirely-on-manual-backups\">3. Relying entirely on manual backups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Relying entirely on manual backups carried out at irregular intervals is a disaster waiting to happen. The best solution? Don&#8217;t leave it up to manual actions. While many plugins allow you to manually run a backup, it&#8217;s a good idea to add at least some automation to your backup schedule in case you ever forget to manually save your work.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"not-backing-up-your-site-during-a-big-change\">4. Not backing up your site during a big change<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re like most WordPress users, you&#8217;re constantly tinkering with your site. That&#8217;s fine! But you need to back up before you start tinkering. If things go wrong, you&#8217;ll be glad to have a recent backup. It&#8217;ll help you roll back to your site&#8217;s previous state, instead of having to start over again with an out-of-date backup version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also a good practice to do a backup just after making your changes. That way, you can come back to it later if the need arises.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"storing-your-backups-on-the-same-server-or-computer-as-the-website\">5. Storing your backups on the same server or computer as the website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No list of WordPress backup tips would be complete without covering this issue. This one is a big no-no. Local backups are good enough when you want to undo the most recent changes, but of no help if your computer is down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if there are hosting hiccups, the backup version present on your server can also go down. A backup isn&#8217;t much use if you lost it at the same time your site crashed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a general rule, maintain three copies of backups in different places like USB drives, external hard drives, or the cloud (or all three!). If any one copy is lost, you then have off-site fallback copies in a safe place to bail you out. It might seem like overkill, but the peace of mind is worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"not-doing-a-full-backup\">6. Not doing a full backup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not enough to back up just your database. A <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-database-backup\/\">backup of the database<\/a> merely ensures that your posts will be intact. But without the plugins and themes, all the settings will be lost. A\u00a0full backup\u00a0of your WordPress includes much more &#8211; themes, plugins, the wp-content folder, important WordPress configuration files like wp-config.php, and .htaccess files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backing up themes and plugins is particularly important if you&#8217;re using a custom version of any theme or plugin.&nbsp;As I mentioned above, you don&#8217;t need to do this as often as you back up your database. But you still need to do it <em>sometimes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"not-testing-your-backup\">7. Not testing your backup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Backups do fail from time to time. The backups may become corrupted or may be missing files if you run out of storage space. Additionally, your backup plugin could be experiencing bugs or compatibility issues. And for these reasons, it&#8217;s important to test the backups to ensure that the files you need are all present and easily accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To test a backup manually, you&#8217;ll have <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/restore-wordpress-from-backup\/\">to restore it to a test WordPress site<\/a> and check the contents. A quicker option is to copy the zip file from your backup to another location and inspect the contents, without restoring the entire site.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"relying-on-your-host-entirely-for-a-backup-solution\">8. Relying on your host entirely for a backup solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Most hosts provide backups as an add-on service. While this is a convenient option, you shouldn&#8217;t solely rely on this backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, you&#8217;ll also want to ask your host questions like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Does the restore function work smoothly?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For how long does the host retain a backup version?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is it possible to restore files selectively?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is backed up and how often?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What happens if the site is hacked?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You may need to make adjustments in your backup practices accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"not-updating-the-plugin-you-use-for-backups\">9. Not updating the plugin you use for backups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All the WordPress backup tips in the world won&#8217;t matter if you let your backup plugin become out of date. So &#8211; make sure to always keep it updated and working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, you&#8217;ll receive a notification on your WordPress dashboard if any update is available.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"not-storing-some-old-backups-just-in-case\">10. Not storing some old backups just in case<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes your site might have an issue that takes time to notice. If you only keep your most recent backup version, this might mean that even your backup has the issue. For that reason, it&#8217;s a good idea to keep at least some older backups as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don&#8217;t need to store every single backup forever &#8211; but keep at least a few from various intervals over the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keeping your site safe isn&#8217;t just about backups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These tips will help ensure the data integrity of your WordPress site. But they&#8217;re not the only tips that you should be following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to focus on security, as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the best way to avoid needing these WordPress backup tips in the first place, is to keep your site safe and secure! Below are some resources to help you out:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e1b2;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFBCC;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/do-i-need-a-wordpress-security-plugin\/\">Do you really need a WordPress security plugin?<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-security-plugins\/\">Best WordPress security plugins and how to choose the right one.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/tighten-wordpress-security\/\">Why you need to improve WordPress security and how to do it.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-security-tips\/\">WordPress security tips to keep your site safe.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Do you have any questions about these WordPress backup tips? 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