Free “Online Backup for WordPress” Plugin Video Tutorial
I created the following Video Tutorial to make it easy for anyone using WordPress to take advantage of what I believe is the BEST WordPress Backup Plugin on the Planet, entitled “Online Backup for WordPress” created by Backup-Technology.com headquartered in West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. I spent many hours over many days looking for a dependable WordPress Backup Plugin with top notch customer support. This is what I found: http://www.backup-technology.com/services/free-wordpress-backup/
Here are the steps covered in this video tutorial:
- Locate, Download and Install Backup Plugin using search terms “wp online backup”
- Activate Backup Plugin.
- Go to “Online Backup Settings” section, click on link to open FREE account at backup-technology.com.
- Open email and click on link to validate email address and activate account.
- In blog dashboard, go to Tools > Online Backup and click on link to get to Backup Plugin admin panel.
- Go to “General Settings” tab (or section) and choose encryption type and encryption key.
- Also under “General Settings” tab (or section) choose “Backup Behaviour” and then click on blue “Save Settings” button.
- ONLY AFTER COMPLETING Step #7 should you click on “Online Backup Settings” tab (or section).
- Now while in “Online Backup Settings” section, log in with “username” and “password” .
- Then click on “Overview” tab and check “configuration settings” just to have a look at your progress.
- Click on “Schedule” tab and choose backup schedule and then click on blue “Apply Schedule” button.
- Click on “Backup” tab and choose settings for manual backup and then click on blue “Start Manual Backup” button.
- Done!
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Jim,
Great easy to understand instructions. I like the time you spend explaining why you do a certain step. I am sure that I would have messed the process up completely without your instruction video. Thanks for doing it.
I currently use Backup Buddy for complete backups but see that this would be an inexpensive no cost option. I think I will try it on my next blog.
Thanks again for your great instructional video on online backup for WordPress,
Sandy Morris
Sandy,
Thanks so much! I really appreciate feedback on my video. The cool thing is that you can always try this backup anytime cause it’s free. If it works, maybe you can stop using Backup Buddy and save a few bucks! Let me know what you do and have a great weekend!
Take Care,
Jupiter Jim
What an excellent video. Thank you very much! It was very helpful. One quick question: So if I use Online Backup for WordPress and make sure that I choose to back up my files, does that mean that both my blog’s database and files are all backed up with just this plugin? Thank you again.
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Mark,
I don’t remember the whole procedure. I know there is a place to backup “files” and “database”. Just check both and both will be backed up.
This is a great plugin. I installed it a while back based on your recommendation. It works very well. Thanks Jim!
Angel,
Well you went to MIT, so if you say this is a good plugin, then I guess we all need to sit up and listen! Thanks, for commenting on my site! Here’s the situation — You are running the OLD VERSION OF THE PLUGIN. You really need to download and install and activate the newest version of the plugin, ok? The OLD version only backs up the database (posts and pages) while the NEW version backs up the WordPress files (plugins, themes, uploads like images). So it’s really important that you update as soon as possible!
Someday you will thank me!
Thanks again for dropping by!
Take Care,
Jupiter Jim
Jim, thank you. What a useful plugin (assuming it works – I guess I’ll only find out in an emergency when I need a backup). And what a helpful video. I’ve spent hours in the past painstakingly backing up my database and then all the files (what a bore). So I welcome this new plugin.
I found your video easy to follow. I do like how you draw red boxes around the important bits. There was just one point where I got a bit muddled. It was where you have to go to your email to click on the link that Back-up Technology sent to you. I opened a separate window to access my webmail, and then got lost trying to get back to the Overview page. Anyway, I managed in the end.
Thanks again for a really helpful video.
Dean
P.S. I look forward to a tutorial on how to use the backed-up files in an emergency.
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Dean,
You are exactly right! You need to go to Dashboard > Tools > Online Backup to get back to the proper admin panel. The video was already almost 15 minutes, so I decided not to add that step. Ok, lets see what everyone else says as well to that. It is so very hard trying to make the perfect video in as short a time as possible.
I really appreciate your feedback! Thanks so much!
Jupiter Jim
Grrrreat!!!!!!! I absolutely love this video. It’s so explicit and easy to follow. You’re simply excellent at what you do. Thanks for your help backing up my files and database. God bless your work
Therra,
thanks for the positive feedback, I really appreciate it!
Jim, thanks so much, great advice! It is so easy when you have an expert explain it. I honestly have to say that after 1.5 years of blogging, this is the first time that I performed a back-up. And I am so glad I did it, because indeed you never know what might happen.
Just checked the FAQ on the BackUp Technology site and they have instructions on how to act in case of an emergency.
I do have one question. In your video you mentioned (10:55min) you decided not to backup the parent directory next to the Wordpress directory (mainly because you have many blogs). I only run 1 blog, so can you tell me if you think I should back up both the parent and Wordpress directory?
Thanks again!
Emiel
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Emiel,
If you only have one blog, it won’t make a difference. To be 100% sure, call customer service at your hosting company.
thanks for the positive feedback!
– Jupiter Jim
YOur video was so easy to understand. Thank you!
I have one question. I did all the steps in installing and activating Online Backup, but when I did my first backup, I got this error message: “The backup failed: The backup is larger than your complete quota on the online vault. It cannot be stored. Please reduce the backup size by excluding something – it is currently 297.5 MiB in size.” Do you have any suggestions for how I can make some changes to make it smaller?
Thank you!
Jenna,
I am pretty sure you that probably backed up the whole root folder or public_html file which means that you probably backed up more than one blog or website if you have more than one stored on your server. There is a check box that you need to check or uncheck (it is late and I am tired and can’t remember) to make sure you are only backing up the files to one site.
Also, try backing up the database and NOT the files (uploades, themes, plugins) and see if that helps. You still need to backup those files at some point but at least you can see if the system is working for you.
Your video was definitely worth a few minutes of my time. I appreciate the information. Thanks so very much, Jim!
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Cindy,
Thanks for letting me know!
Where can I find instruction on how to restore the backup?
We had a big problem and I have to restore it to a new site…
Thanks for your help
Richard
Jason at backup technology sent this information to me in an email. I hope this helps:
“You could copy our help and support bit from our website at bottom of this page: http://www.backup-technology.com/services/free-wordpress-backup/
Or just tell them when in plugin click help in top right. This drops down the same information.”
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