{"id":318,"date":"2017-03-24T16:10:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T14:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanual.local\/?p=318"},"modified":"2017-12-01T19:45:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T17:45:08","slug":"make-a-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonbarnett.co.za\/themanual\/make-a-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Backup"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are about to write a post or make a change to the content such as editing a post, then it is advisable to make a backup before and after you’ve done so.<\/p>\n

Backups are also your first line of rescue should your website be hacked, or become corrupted in the event of a server crash.<\/p>\n

Backupbuddy<\/h2>\n

BackupBuddy<\/a> is the\u00a0backup software I install on the websites I build.<\/p>\n

Although BackupBuddy can do a lot more than its name suggests, backing up is what we will cover here.<\/p>\n

Make a backup<\/h3>\n

+ Launch the Page Builder<\/a><\/h3>\n

To launch the page builder<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. On the front end (not the dashboard), go to the page you want to add-to or edit eg. mywebsite.com\/about<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Click the Page Builder<\/strong> item in the WordPress admin bar at the top.
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    The Beaver Builder Page Builder<\/b> will load so you can begin editing content on the front end of your website.<\/p>\n

    Other ways of launching the page builder<\/h3>\n
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    From Pages or Posts list in the WordPress dashboard<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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    1. Go to the WordPress dashboard<\/li>\n
    2. Go to Pages or Posts in the sidebar<\/li>\n
    3. Hover over the page name, and click Page Builder<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      From the Edit screen for a Page or Post<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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      If you are on the Edit screen to change the title, date, featured image etc of a Page or Post, there will be a Page Builder button where the content area normally is, or a Page Builder tab next to a Text Editor tab at the top of the post. You can launch the page buider from there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

      In the WordPress dashboard \/ backend, find and click on BackupBuddy’s sidebar item, usually near the bottom \/end of the sidebar.<\/p>\n

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      You will arrive on the BackupBuddy dashboard page.<\/p>\n

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      In most cases a simple database backup is sufficient. This will back up text content, including references to new pictures, but not the pictures themselves.<\/p>\n

      If you’ve been adding pictures, or if you’ve installed plugins or any other kind of file then do a Complete Backup.<\/p>\n

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      Automatic Backups<\/h3>\n

      Additionally, it is recommended to set up an automatic backup schedule. In some cases this will be set up for you as part of the finishing touches I apply to websites, along with the security software I install at the end.<\/p>\n

      \"\"Should you wish to check if a schedule is in place, or modify an existing schedule, access the BackupBuddy schedules via the sidebar.<\/p>\n

      How often to set a schedule will depend entirely on how often you modify your website. If you make changes every day, then a daily database backup, and a weekly full backup should cover your needs.<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      If you are about to write a post or make a change to the content such as editing a post, then it is advisable to make a backup before and after you’ve done so. Backups are also your first line of rescue should your website be hacked, or become corrupted in the event of a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":319,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,6],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-specific-instruction","category-content-manager","tag-wordpress"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/simonbarnett.co.za\/themanual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/simonbarnett.co.za\/themanual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/simonbarnett.co.za\/themanual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simonbarnett.co.za\/themanual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simonbarnett.co.za\/themanual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/simonbarnett.co.za\/themanual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simonbarnett.co.za\/themanual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/simonbarnett.co.za\/themanual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simonbarnett.co.za\/themanual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simonbarnett.co.za\/themanual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}