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How to use UpdraftPlus to back up your WordPress site

blogs by steve wordpress Oct 12, 2025
 

By Steve Hanlon

UpdraftPlus is one of the most popular plugins for backing up a WordPress site. It's easy to create a single, one-off backup which can be downloaded in case there is a problem updating a site, but it's also straightforward to set your site up to regularly back up and to copy those files to some cloud storage, like Dropbox.

We've put together a video that shows how to use UpdraftPlus on your site - how to install the plugin, take a backup and to restore the site if ever there is a problem. . 

About the author

Steve has worked with web technologies since the mid-90s. He's used WordPress for over 15 years. As WordPress has evolved and turned into a mature web platform, he's helped businesses large and small to get the most out of using WordPress. He's a programmer and dev-ops techie by trade and when he's not working with web tools, you'll find him writing mobile apps, tinkering with a Raspberry Pi and python or just learning about new tech.

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