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Before changing a WordPress site, keep a
separate backup that you can recover. This

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walkthrough uses a fictional demo. We will
create a local backup and inspect the

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restore controls without replacing the
site.

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Open Revolutionary Plugins, choose
Backups, then select Backup slash Restore.

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This is the screen for manual backups and
existing backup sets. Check that you are

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working on the intended site before you
start.

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Open Settings to review the file inclusion
controls, choose the required plugin,

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theme and upload content, then save.
Return to Backup slash Restore. Backup Now

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requests both files and database; these
settings determine which files it

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includes.

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Start the manual backup and allow the
operation to finish. Keep this browser tab

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open while it works. Wait for the result
in the backup list rather than assuming a

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click means the backup succeeded.

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Find the new backup set and check its
timestamp, size and available components.

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Use its details to confirm that the
expected database and files are present. A

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backup entry alone is not evidence of a
successful restore.

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The Restore action is here. This
walkthrough locates it without opening its

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confirmation or running a restore. Restore
can replace current data. Test recovery on

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a disposable copy and keep an independent
current backup.

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Local storage shares the site failure
boundary. Keep a protected independent

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copy in storage you control. This demo has
no remote storage credentials, and we will

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not type a passphrase or show a downloaded
archive.

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Our stopping point is the completed backup
set and its contents. No restore was

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requested. For your own site, include a
separate restore test and inspect the

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restored pages before relying on the
backup for recovery.