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Lesson 14 - Part 3 - WordPress Backup Basics

Lesson 14 – Part 3 – WordPress Backup Basics

We’re going to start talking about backing up WordPress. The first thing to talk about is where WordPress backs up information because people are often confused about this. The confusion usually exists in case of files where somebody says, “Where is this page stored in my file structure?” Where WordPress Backs Up Information In fact, [...]

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Lesson 14 - Part 4 - How to backup your site manually

Lesson 14 – Part 4 – How to Backup your Site Manually

Now we’ll be talking about how to backup your site manually. I am a belt and suspenders kind of guy and I strongly believe that you should have multiple independent redundant backups. On BYOB Website, we use VaultPress to do the constant backing up of the site. Let’s just go to VaultPress and see what [...]

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Lesson 14 - Part 5 - How to backup your site automatically

Lesson 14 – Part 5 – How to Backup your Site Automatically

Why We Recommend BackupBuddy Plugin The first part of backing up automatically is having the right plugin. I strongly recommend the BackupBuddy plugin. It is not a free plugin, it does cost you something but it is flawless. It always works, it always restores, I have never had a problem with a BackupBuddy backup. It [...]

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Does the EZ Backup Plugin Backup Addon Domains

This member is using the EZ Backup Plugin to backup here WordPress website and asks if it will automatically backup her other “add on” domains. I discuss this as well as other backup solutions such as Backup Buddy and the new WordPress.com real time backup service called “Vault”. Select the link below to watch a [...]

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BlueHost’s New Backup System

BlueHost has recently changed their backup system. They no longer offer the same flexible backup system. This member wants to know how to use the new backup system and how to manually back up his website. I discuss the new system and then I demonstrate how to manually backup a website simply using the file [...]

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Community Library Website – Part 10b – Backup the Database Using phpMyAdmin

This is the tenth in a series of live lessons on using WordPress and Thesis as a Content Management System (CMS). We are preparing to import existing data into the database so it is crucial to have a system in place for restoring the database to a pre-import condition. In this lesson we make some [...]

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Lesson 14 – Administrative Tasks

Configure Webmaster Tools – Watch the Video Add a site Verify Ownership Alternate method GA tracking code Add Sitemap Tour Webmaster Tools – Watch the Video Dashboard Site Configuration Diagnostics WordPress Backup Basics – Watch the Video Where WordPress Stores Information Database Files What to Backup? Database Customization Files Thesis Options WordPress “content” When to [...]

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Does EZ Backup Work for Backing Up Large Databases?

This member has large data bases and asks if the EZ Backup Plugin will be able to backup a database here size. I show the size of my database backup. Select the link below to watch a high definition version of this video Video Transcript Rick:          Sandy asks whether or not [...]

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