{"id":4159,"date":"2020-09-28T07:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2017\/09\/22\/back-wp-up\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:14:43","slug":"backwpup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/backwpup\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Backup WordPress with the BackWPup Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BackWPup-1024x538.png\" alt=\"backwpup plugin\" class=\"wp-image-60911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BackWPup-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BackWPup-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BackWPup-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BackWPup.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Backing up your WordPress site is important. You already know that fact. However, the act of backing up your site shouldn\u2019t be complicated.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/backwpup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BackWPup backup plugin<\/a>, you can create backups and restore your WordPress site within minutes. Allowing you to protect your website from potential hacks and perform site maintenance without the fear of breaking your site.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn how to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Install-the-BackWPup\">Install the BackWPup Backup Plugin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Create-a-Backup\">Create a Backup with BackWPup<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Schedule-Backups\">Schedule Backups with BackWPup<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Install-the-BackWPup\">Install the BackWPup Backup Plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Log into your WordPress Dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to<strong> Plugins<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type \u2018backwpup\u2018 into the search box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Install Now<\/strong> then <strong>Activate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_plugins.png\" alt=\"new plugin in wordpress\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_install-backwpup-plugin.png\" alt=\"install backwpup\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_activate-backup-plugin.png\" alt=\"activaite backwpup\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Create-a-Backup\">Create a Backup with BackWPup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>Click <strong>BackWPup<\/strong> in the left menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Add new job<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name your backup in the <em>Job Name<\/em> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <em>Job Tasks<\/em>, choose the backup you want to perform. Options are <strong>Database backup, File backup, WordPress XML export, Installed plugins list,<\/strong> and <strong>Check database tables<\/strong>. We recommend choosing <strong>Database backup <\/strong>and<strong> File Backup<\/strong> at the very least.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <em>Backup File Creation<\/em>, change or customize the <strong>Archive name <\/strong>or<strong> format<\/strong>. In our tests, we used the default settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, choose where you want your backup file stored under <em>Job Destination<\/em>. For this guide, we choose the <strong>Backup to Folder<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To be notified of errors, enter an email address under <em>Log Files<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save changes <\/strong>to save the backup job.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will then see a message stating the <em>changes have been saved<\/em>. Click <strong>Run now <\/strong>to backup your WordPress site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-warning\">This may take several minutes to complete, depending on the size of your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_backwpup-settings.png\" alt=\"Add backup using backwpup\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_job-name.png\" alt=\"name backup in backwpup\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_job-tasks.png\" alt=\"add backup items in backwpup\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_backup-file-creation.png\" alt=\"change archive name and file in backwpup\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_backup-job-destination.png\" alt=\"set where backup will be storaged\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_log-files.png\" alt=\"add email for notifcations\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_save-changes.png\" alt=\"save notifcation settings\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_backup-wordpress.png\" alt=\"backup complete message\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Schedule-Backups\">Schedule Backups with BackWPup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-warning\">Of note, you will need to first create a backup before completing the steps below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>Click <strong>BackWPup <\/strong>&gt; <strong>Jobs<\/strong> in the left menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to your backup and click <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will see a summary of your <em>Backup Job<\/em>. Click the <strong>Schedule<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next to <em>Start job <\/em>select the \u201c<strong>with WordPress cron<\/strong>\u201d option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the <em>Scheduler<\/em> section and choose your backup option. In this example, we are scheduling weekly WordPress Backups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Save changes<\/strong> to schedule the backup.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will then see a message stating \u201c<em>Changes for job saved.<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_edit-backup-job.png\" alt=\"schedule backup in backwpup\" class=\"wp-image-60926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_edit-backup-job.png 1023w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_edit-backup-job-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_edit-backup-job-768x218.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_schedule-backup.png\" alt=\"schedule items to be backed up\" class=\"wp-image-60927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_schedule-backup.png 885w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_schedule-backup-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_schedule-backup-768x572.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_weekly-wordpress-backups.png\" alt=\"Set backup schedule\" class=\"wp-image-60928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_weekly-wordpress-backups.png 680w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-plugins_backup_weekly-wordpress-backups-300x140.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to another plugin for backups, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/wordpress-duplicator-plugin\/\">Backup &amp; Restore Your Site With the WordPress Duplicator Plugin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Learn more tips and tricks about <a title=\"Navigate to our comprehensive guide on WordPress backups\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wordpress-backups\/\">WordPress backups<\/a> to protect your website from risks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backing up your WordPress site is important. 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