Posted on by Bhavna Mittal

With technology comes security issues.

When you make a website, taking regular backups becomes necessary. This will not only give your website a security, but will also give you a peace of mind.

And trust me, no one can know its importance better than me. I forgot to take backup for few months, and the next day I found my website completely crashed. I had to make the complete website again by scratch. So I would insist you not to repeat the same mistake like mine.

Backups and recovery can be in many forms:

One mistake of yours can lead to a large catastrophe. So always be cautious. Here I will share with you some popular WordPress plugins that will help you backup your data and recover it effectively.

Backup WordPress

Backup WordPress plugin will help you back up the entire website of yours with ease, along with all the databases. You can schedule your backup using this plugin at any interval. This is one of the widely used plugin with good user reviews.

  • Active Installations: 200,000+
  • Average Ratings: 4.7/5

VaultPress

This plugin gives you real-time backup, as well as security scanning service. This plugin is designed by none other than Automattic itself, who runs the entire WordPress ecosystem. Any and everything that you do on your website, including uploading media, comment, like, revision, etc. will be backed up side by side on the servers. This plugin helps you protect your website against hackers and any kind of malware.

  • Active Installations: 70,000+
  • Average Ratings: 4.3/5

Updraft Plus

This is a free backup and restore WordPress plugin that offers you many more functionalities in its premium version. You get to schedule your backups automatically in the free version. Now you can either save them on your laptop, or on any server. And when required, you can easily restore your website along with the database.