Backup your WordPress site to Google drive !
WordPress offers a number of features that help users manage their websites effectively. Numerous articles about WordPress and its features have been shredded by our team. This guide will walk you through every step of backing up your WordPress website to Google Drive using a WP plugin.
- Login to WordPress dashboard.
- Scroll down to Plugins section and Add New.
- In the search bar, type updraft. List of related plugins will appear.
- Click over Install Now given with UpdraftPlus to install the plugin.
- After installation of Plugin, click over Activate.
- On the Installed Plugin page, you will see a pop-up. Click over Settings as directed in the below given image.
- On the next page, click over Backup Now to start backing up your WordPress website.
- As you click over Backup Now, a window pops-up. Select the option as required and then Backup Now. Refer to the below given image.
- It will take few minutes as per the website size and then you will get a pop-up that confirms that your backup is created successfully. Scroll down to Existing backups and you will find created backup would be present.
- Now, switch to Settings tab and create File & Database backup schedule from the drop down list. Refer to below given images.
- Scroll down to Choose your remote storage section and select Google Drive as marked in the above image. Then scroll down & Save Changes.
- Now, move to Google Drive section and then Authenticate with Google. Click over Sign in with Google to verify your Gmail account.
- You will be directed to new page, then select the Google Account to which you want to create website backup.
- Now, Updraft will ask you to grant permission to Google account. Click over Allow & proceed.
- You will be directed to the next page to Complete Setup.
- Scheduled Backup would be successfully created on your Google Drive. Refer to the below given image.
Find the backup: Once it’s done, you can see the backup logs on the dashboard. You will also find a folder on your Google Drive called UpdraftPlus. You’ll notice that there is a backup file in the folder.
Restore the backup: From wp-admin, use UpdraftPlus to restore the backup. Just choose Restore from the most recent backup. This will take you to a popup with a list of everything you want to restore. Choose an option from the list and then click Next. The following page will show a progress meter for all of the files that are being retrieved. When you’re finished, click Next. On the following screen, click Restore and wait a few minutes for the restore to finish.Restore’ tab.
That’s It !
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