WordPress Backups: What to Back Up, How Often, and Where to Store It
Wordpress backups best practice
Updated: December 28, 2025 • Use this as a practical workflow. Provider dashboards change—adapt the steps to your UI.
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What must be backed up
- Database
- wp-content (uploads, themes, plugins)
- Configuration notes (versions, keys, DNS, critical settings)
Backup frequency
- Daily for ecommerce and frequently updated sites.
- Weekly for brochure sites with rare updates.
Where to store backups
- Offsite storage (cloud) is safest.
- Keep multiple restore points (not just one).
Test restores
- A backup you can’t restore is not a backup.
- Practice on staging.
Next steps
- True Cost Calculator (avoid billing surprises)
- Core Web Vitals checklist (speed basics)
- WordPress backups best practices
- Best WordPress hosting for X