A quick article explaining which plugin Infinite Networks in general uses to perform scheduled backups on Wordpress instances and how to set it up.
Pre-Requisites
You will need;
- Access to the websites Administrator account(s).
- to know how to log into Wordpress
- to know how to install and activate a Wordpress plugin.
Instructions
Below are the steps in order for you to install and setup UpdraftPlus to backup your website.
# | Step | Description |
1 | Log into Wordpress Admin | Visit and log into your Website's Admin Dashboard |
2 | Click Plugins > Add New | Hover your cursor over Plugins > Add New;![]() |
3 | Search for “UpdraftPlus” | Type “UpdraftPlus” in the Plugin search bar located at the type right.![]() |
4 | Click Install and then Activate on UpdraftPlus | The first option should look like below and you need to click Install, wait whilst it installs and then click the blue activate button soon after; Click to Install Now ![]() Wait til Installing… turns into Activate. ![]() Click Activate ![]() |
5 | Click Settings on the Plugin table screen | Once the plugin is activated it will redirect you to the plugins table and you will want to click “Settings” for the UpdraftPlus in order to configure it;![]() |
6 | Click Settings again within the UpdraftPlus menu | Click Settings tab once you are in the UpdraftPlus settings;![]() |
7 | Change the ‘manual’ option to Daily | You will want to change the Files and Database frequency from “Manual” to a scheduled value. My recommendation is to set it to Daily with 7 ‘days’ of retention (how many you keep). Feel free to review the other settings and change them where you see fit but at a minimum, you should change the frequency away from Manual and scroll to the bottom to click Save. |
8 | Done | Your Backups are now scheduled. |
How to Restore Backups
At any time you can restore a back or a partial backup by click “restore” next to the backup under Existing Backups on the UpdraftPlugin page;
# | Step | Description |
1 | Hover over Settings > Updraft Settings > Click Restore | ![]() |
Troubleshooting
This plugin is just a recommend plugin from Infinite Networks but it isn’t supported so any troubleshooting should be researched using UpdraftPlus’s vast knowledge base.
You should always still take a cPanel backup as well or have a backup schedule for it because UpdraftPlus is only useful as long as Wordpress’s Admin Panel is available.
Further Information
Below is a table of some further information related to this article;
Site | URL |
UpdraftPlu's Support page | https://updraftplus.com/support/ |
Check out WP Beginner's Articles such as: | https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/7-best-wordpress-backup-plugins-compared-pros-and-cons/ |