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Back up and restore WordPress with Softaculous

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Before you update WordPress, change the theme or try a new plugin, make a backup with Softaculous. If something goes wrong, you put the site back to that state with a few clicks.

Video: Back up and restore WordPress with Softaculous

Watch the video (1 min 55 s, with narration) – or follow the steps below.

Good to know: Softaculous backups are saved in your hosting account and use part of its disk space. Delete old ones you no longer need. For backups of your whole account, see Back up and restore your site (JetBackup 5).

Make a backup

  1. In cPanel, click WordPress Manager by Softaculous under Software (see Log in to your WordPress dashboard). Click the arrow at the right of your site to open its details, then click Backup.

    1. Backup – makes a new backup.
    2. Restore – lists the backups of this site.
    WordPress Management with the details of the site open and the buttons Backup and Restore

  2. On the page Backing Up WordPress:

    1. Backup Directory – the files of your site (themes, plugins, uploads). Leave it ticked.
    2. Backup Database – your pages, posts and settings. Leave it ticked.
    3. Backup Note – optional, for example “Before plugin updates”, so you recognise the backup later.
    4. Click Backup Installation.
    The page Backing Up WordPress with Backup Directory, Backup Database, Backup Note and the Backup Installation button

    Softaculous now creates the backup in the background. You can leave the page; you get an e-mail when the backup is ready.

Restore a backup

  1. In WordPress Management, open the details of your site and click Restore. The page Backups and Restore lists your backups with the date and time in the file name, the size and the WordPress version. Under Options, click the green arrow (restore) next to the backup you want. The blue download arrow saves a copy of the backup on your computer.

    Backups and Restore in Softaculous with a backup of the example site and the restore icon

  2. On the page Restoring WordPress:

    1. Restore Directory – puts back the files of the site.
    2. Delete existing files/folders – first deletes the current files. Tick it only if the backup contains all files of the site.
    3. Restore Database – puts back pages, posts and settings.
    4. Click Restore Installation.
    The page Restoring WordPress with Restore Directory, Delete existing files/folders, Restore Database and the Restore Installation button
Careful: a restore replaces the current files and database of the site with the backup. Everything you changed after the backup – new posts, orders, form entries – is lost. If in doubt, make a fresh backup of the current state first.

Automatic backups

Softaculous can also back up your site on a schedule. Open the pencil icon of your site in Softaculous (see Reset your WordPress admin password) and choose a schedule under Automated backups – Once a day, Once a week or Once a month – and how many backups to keep under Backup Rotation. Then click Save Installation Details.

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