There is no such thing as "completely secure". Learn how to create backup images of your site to provide redundancy for when things do not go according to plan.

1. WORDPRESS HOW-TO:
Provide redundancy by creating backups of your website
BACKUPS AND UPDATES

2. Reasons for Backing Up
• Before updating your website it is good practice to create a
backup.
• Some updates can have a profound effect, possibly changing
the functionality of a website.
• After creating new pages or making multiple changes a backup
is critical and should be created.

3. Login to Wordpress
Login to your website:
http://www.yourwebsite
.com/wp-admin/

4. Accessing the Backup Page
Navigate to Settings and click
on “UpdraftPlus Backups”

5. Creating a Backup
Under the Current Status tab
information for scheduled backups
and the date of the last known
backup is displayed.
Click on “Backup Now” to begin the
Backup procedure.

6. Creating a Backup
Leave the check boxes
un-checked and click
“Backup Now”

7. Creating a Backup
Once the progress bar reaches
100% and disappears, the
backup will be created and sent
to the Website Admin.
Backups are stored on a secure
server and can be used to
restore your website.

8. Reasons for Updating
• Developers are constantly updating the tools and plugins used
on your website.
• To achieve the best performance and maintain reliability it is
important to keep your website up to date.
• The next slides will show the process for updating your
website.
• Remember to always create a backup before updating.

9. Accessing the Update Page
If updates are available, the
number of updates will be
highlighted.
Navigate to the Dashboard
menu and click on “Updates”

10. Updating
Step 1. Check to see if Wordpress is
up to date. Wordpress should be
updated before any Plugin.
Step 2. If Wordpress is up to
date, Select all or any Plugins
you would like to update.
Click “Update Plugins” to begin
the update process.
Most sites do NOT
require updating of
Themes. Contact the
site admin for further
information.

11. Updating
Once updates are
completed you can return
to the update page.
Some Plugins may require activation
following the update process. A link
saying “Activate Plugin” will be displayed
in (blue). Click on the link to activate.