WordPress Backup & Recovery - Done Properly
A reliable, tested backup is the difference between a serious incident and a minor inconvenience. We run automated daily backups to secure off-site cloud storage - so if the worst happens, we can restore your site within the hour.
Why Most WordPress Backups Fail When You Need Them
Many businesses believe they have backups - until something goes wrong and they discover those backups don't actually work.
If your server is compromised, corrupted, or fails, you lose both your site and your backups simultaneously. Off-site storage is non-negotiable.
Many cheap hosts offer daily backups but don't verify they're working. Silent failures mean you discover your backup is corrupt exactly when you most need it.
A weekly backup means potentially losing 7 days of content, orders, or customer data. Daily backups minimise what you'd lose in a worst-case scenario.
Some infections are dormant for weeks before activating. A 7-day retention window means you can't restore to a clean state before the infection - a 30-day window gives you options.
A backup that's never been used for a restoration is just an assumption. We test our backup and restoration process so you know it actually works.
WordPress sites consist of both files and a database. A files-only backup can't be used to restore a working site - you need both, in a consistent state.
How Our Backup System Works
Every site on our managed hosting runs automated daily backups - both WordPress files and the complete database, captured together in a consistent state.
Backups are stored in secure cloud storage entirely separate from your hosting environment. 30 days of backups are retained - so even if an infection is dormant for weeks before activating, we can restore to a clean, pre-infection state.
What Triggers a Restoration?
Restore to pre-update backup - typically within 30 minutes of detection.
Restore to a clean pre-infection backup, then apply security hardening to prevent recurrence.
Restore the database to recover deleted posts, pages, products, or orders.
Full site migration to new infrastructure from backup - hosting environment failure doesn't mean data loss.
Restore to the last known-good state and investigate the issue in a staging environment.
What's Covered in Our Backup Service
Daily Automated Backups
No manual triggering required - backups run automatically every 24 hours, capturing the full state of your WordPress site and database.
Off-Site Cloud Storage
Backups are stored in geographically separate cloud infrastructure from your hosting - so a hosting failure doesn't compromise your backup.
30-Day Retention
A month of backup history gives you the flexibility to restore to a state before infections, bad updates, or accidental deletions - even if the problem was subtle and slow-developing.
Full-Site Backup
WordPress files, themes, plugins, uploads, and the complete MySQL database - captured in a consistent state so restoration produces a working site.
Rapid Restoration
In the event of an incident, restoration is prioritised immediately. For most scenarios, your site is back online and working within one hour.
Pre-Update Backups
Before any significant update is applied, a fresh backup is taken - giving us an instant rollback point if the update causes problems.
Frequently Asked Questions
Make sure you have a backup you can actually use
Backup coverage is included in all our managed hosting and care plans. Get in touch to discuss your current backup situation.