{"id":7751,"date":"2020-07-21T12:52:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T12:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/?p=7751"},"modified":"2026-01-28T05:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:38:33","slug":"backing-up-wordpress-site-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/backing-up-wordpress-site-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Guide to Thoroughly Backing up Your WordPress Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve done all your research, found the perfect plugins and theme, written the best content, and are ready to hit publish on your WordPress site. But wait! You\u2019ve almost certainly forgotten the most important thing &#8211; backing it up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is especially important if you run an e-commerce site. Nothing ruins the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.co.uk\/blog\/definitive-guide-customer-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">customer experience<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> quite like a website suddenly becoming inaccessible, or being down for an extended period of time. Before you do anything else, it\u2019s time to sort out a backup solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fd7398614c8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fd7398614c8\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/backing-up-wordpress-site-guide\/#What_is_a_Backup\" >What is a Backup?\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/backing-up-wordpress-site-guide\/#Database\" >Database<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/backing-up-wordpress-site-guide\/#Plugin_and_Themes\" >Plugin and Themes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/backing-up-wordpress-site-guide\/#Media\" >Media<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/backing-up-wordpress-site-guide\/#Doesnt_My_Host_Do_It\" >Doesn\u2019t My Host Do It?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/backing-up-wordpress-site-guide\/#Frequency\" >Frequency<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/backing-up-wordpress-site-guide\/#Easily_Accessible\" >Easily Accessible<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/backing-up-wordpress-site-guide\/#How_Do_I_Do_It\" >How Do I Do It?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/backing-up-wordpress-site-guide\/#Is_It_Really_Worth_It\" >Is It Really Worth It?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Backup\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is a Backup?\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A backup is, at its simplest, a copy of all relevant files saved in an alternative location. It\u2019s the equivalent of saving an important document to both your personal laptop and cloud storage. Having a backup means that if something goes wrong with the original document &#8211; or, in this case, the WordPress site &#8211; you have an alternative, recently up-to-date source from which you can download it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7753 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/what-is-a-wordpress-bakcup.png\" alt=\"what-is-a-wordpress-backup\" width=\"512\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a WordPress site, it\u2019s a little bit more complicated than a simple document. There\u2019s a lot of different ways the site could go down &#8211; from poorly managed updates to hacking. You can reduce the chances of these by having a static <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210921023830\/https:\/\/www.bigcommerce.com\/ecommerce-answers\/what-is-an-ip-address-and-how-does-it-impact-hosted-ecommerce-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IP address<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a dedicated cybersecurity staff member, and by staying up to date on the latest scams, among other things. However, you\u2019ll never be completely safe from potential mistakes &#8211; and there are a few important things you need to ensure get backed up.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Database\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Database<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The database is where the important information about your site is stored. WordPress uses MySQL as its management system, so whatever backup method you choose must be able to interact with this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The database is where you would find usernames, passwords, and email addresses. You don\u2019t want to make your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getcloudapp.com\/blog\/customer-service-use-voip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VoIP customer service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> team\u2019s life harder when they suddenly can\u2019t send out password resets. But, more importantly, it\u2019s where you\u2019ll find everything you\u2019ve posted! Whether you use WordPress for blogging, hosting products, or showing off media files, a lot of the information behind your activities will be stored here.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plugin_and_Themes\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plugin and Themes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This category is where you\u2019ll find that beautiful <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/best-free-minimalist-wordpress-themes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">minimalist theme<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you spent weeks thinking about and making sure was perfect. While you could redownload it again, it\u2019s much easier to keep backups &#8211; especially if you\u2019ve customized it at all. If something does go wrong you can simply re-upload it from the most recent version saved, rather than starting from scratch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This applies to plugins, too. Especially if you have quite a few running. Usually, plugins are responsible for allowing certain features to work. That means, if your site did go down and you didn\u2019t have backups of them, it might not work as intended when restored.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Media\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any image, gif, or audio file you\u2019ve uploaded counts as \u2018media\u2019. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigcommerce.com\/blog\/ecommerce-website-builders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ecommerce websites<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rely on this category &#8211; imagine browsing a site with no product images! Depending on how image-heavy your website is, this could involve weeks of restoration if you don\u2019t have a backup of the site. Even if you have backups of the media saved elsewhere, you\u2019d still have to re-upload it and make sure it\u2019s assigned to the right places. Far easier to have the whole site backed up!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wordpress-media-file-backup-1.jpg\" alt=\"wordpress-media-file-backup\" width=\"820\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doesnt_My_Host_Do_It\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doesn\u2019t My Host Do It?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your host might backup on your behalf &#8211; but it\u2019s not worth relying on them. Some hosts offer backups in their plans, but you need to look for the fine details on a few things:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How frequently do they back it up?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many versions do they store?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s the maximum file size?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How easy to access are these backups?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequency\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequency<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You want your website to be backed up regularly. For some people, that means weekly, and for others, it may even be daily. Many hosts are a lot less frequent than this, leading you to potentially lose a lot of work. You also have no manual control over the backups, so you can\u2019t make one before a big update or after a lot of important work has been finished.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your product is something technical &#8211; a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-setup-voip-server-home-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VoIP server<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, HR software, or cloud storage solutions &#8211; then it\u2019s vital that you have the most up-to-date technical information available. If you rely on your host\u2019s backup system, you could end up restoring data that gives instructions for your product that don\u2019t work anymore. This will cost you a lot more work in the long run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equally, if you have a site devoted to the latest fashion, you probably update your stock very frequently. Imagine if during next Spring it rolled back to Fall the year before &#8211; you\u2019re likely to lose a lot of customers and need to spend a lot of time fixing it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Versions and Size<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ideally, you want a couple of versions of your WordPress site saved. If the site has gone down due to a plugin incompatibility, or a security breach, you won\u2019t know for certain how long ago the issues that led to it were introduced. Having only one version locks you into a backup that might still contain some issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trying to keep a recent one, a less recent one, and even a simple starter one based on your initial set-up can reduce this risk. Most hosts, however, will only store the one version &#8211; and you can\u2019t guarantee it\u2019s the version you want.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for file size, they usually have limits. If your site goes over these, then you\u2019re either out of luck or have to pay a lot extra &#8211; which is something you don\u2019t need on top of an already stressful situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Easily_Accessible\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easily Accessible<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve backed up your website yourself, you can access those backups on demand &#8211; however is best for you. If your host has been doing the backing up, though, you\u2019re reliant on them and their timescales. In an ideal world, they would have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10voiplist.com\/\">excellent communication<\/a> and get back to you as soon as possible, but that often isn\u2019t the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7757 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/easy-access-to-backup-wordpress-file.png\" alt=\"easy-access-to-backup-wordpress-file\" width=\"497\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is often worsened when the loss of the site comes from an issue on the host\u2019s end. If there\u2019s been a security breach, or they\u2019ve been hacked, then they\u2019ll be dealing with a lot of people\u2019s requests for backups. No matter how good their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.co.uk\/contact-centre\/overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">call centre solutions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are, the sheer number of other clients contacting them is going to slow down their response to you. It\u2019s far easier to be able to restore it yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Do_It\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Do I Do It?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, it\u2019s quite easy to backup your WordPress site. There are a lot of plugins designed specifically for that purpose. It\u2019s worth reading around and seeing what functionality they offer and for what cost, but some of the top recommended ones are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UpdraftPlus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BackupBuddy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snapshot Pro<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blog Vault<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VaultPress (now part of Jetpack)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of these do have free versions, but those versions don\u2019t have quite as much functionality as the paid ones. Ideally, you want something that lets you back up to multiple locations &#8211; both a cloud storage system and a local one &#8211; or download the backup yourself. This gives you an extra layer of safety. Think of it like any business solution, from technological ones like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getcloudapp.com\/blog\/customer-service-use-voip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VoIP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to people-based ones like external HR. You can go cheap, but it\u2019s usually better paying more for quality.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s have a quick look through how to use Updraft, as an example. To install the plugin, simply log in to your WordPress site and go to the plugins menu. Then, search for the one you want to install.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7768 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wordpress-site-backup-plugin.jpg\" alt=\"wordpress-site-backup-plugin\" width=\"820\" height=\"382\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s the easy part. Once you\u2019ve installed it and activated it, it\u2019s time to customize the settings. As you can see below, there\u2019s quite a lot of them. The most important ones get decided by your backup schedule, and how many of those backups you want to store. Then you need to decide where to store them &#8211; it\u2019s worth having a dedicated section to it so it\u2019s easy to refer to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7769 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/backup-wordpress.png\" alt=\"backup-wordpress\" width=\"820\" height=\"466\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also include or exclude certain things from being backed up (useful if you need to save space), and receive an automatic email whenever a backup is done.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, it\u2019s time to press \u2018backup now\u2019!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7770 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/updraft-plus-wordpress-backup.png\" alt=\"updraft-plus-wordpress-backup\" width=\"512\" height=\"419\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the image above you can see where the existing backups &#8211; once you have them &#8211; are visible, and how easy it is to press restore. You can also see that the backups don\u2019t necessarily contain everything, and this is selected after you press \u2018backup now\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7771 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/updraftplus-backup.png\" alt=\"updraftplus-backup\" width=\"512\" height=\"238\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple, right? And if something does go wrong and you need to restore any older versions of your site, you just go to your existing backups and press \u2018restore\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7774 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/existing-backups-updraft.jpg\" alt=\"existing-backups-updraft\" width=\"799\" height=\"258\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is possible to get more into the detail of this, but it\u2019s not worth it unless you have a solid technical understanding. If you have a dedicated development team, give them access to these more detailed settings, but otherwise, being able to save a backup and restore it is all you need to keep your website up and running.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_It_Really_Worth_It\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is It Really Worth It?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The short answer is yes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The long answer? No matter what your website is for &#8211; whether it\u2019s for an up-and-coming start-up selling <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careerplug.com\/product\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ATS software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a recipe blog that\u2019s still finding its feet, or a graphic designer\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wordpress-resume-cv-themes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resume<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and portfolio &#8211; there\u2019s a lot of important information on it that you don\u2019t want to lose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Installing a plugin to keep secure backups is the work of less than an hour (though you can and should spend longer!). Compare that to the weeks and even months of making that website in the first place &#8211; and it\u2019s clear to see that keeping your WordPress site backed up is worth it.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>This is a guest blog post from:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><b>Sam O\u2019Brien &#8211; RingCentral UK<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam O&#8217;Brien is the Senior Website Optimisation &amp; User Experience Manager for EMEA at RingCentral, a Global VoIP, video conferencing and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.co.uk\/office\/features\/hosted-pbx\/overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud PBX <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provider. Sam has a passion for innovation and loves exploring ways to collaborate more with dispersed teams. He has written for websites such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/incentive-marketing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/service\/5g-customer-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hubspot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Here is his <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LinkedIn<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve done all your research, found the perfect plugins and theme, written the best content, and are ready to hit publish on your WordPress site. But wait! You\u2019ve almost certainly forgotten the most important thing &#8211; backing it up. This is especially important if you run an e-commerce site. 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