The usual approach for WordPress sites.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Scheduled automatic backups Remote storage, sending copies off the server Both files and database Retention management A restore function that works Notification of success or failure
CONFIGURING ONE
- Install the plugin.
- Connect remote storage: Google Drive, Dropbox, or similar.
- Set the schedule: database daily, files weekly, is a reasonable starting point.
- Set retention, keeping enough copies to cover a slow-burning problem.
- Run a backup manually and confirm it appears in the remote storage.
THE CRON DEPENDENCY
Scheduled backups depend on cron. On our servers, HTTP wp-cron is blocked, so WordPress needs a real cron job configured or the schedule never runs.
This is the single most common reason a backup plugin produces nothing.
VERIFYING
Check the remote storage for recent files of plausible size. Do not trust the plugin's own log alone.
WHAT IT DOES NOT COVER
Email, other sites on the account, cron jobs, and DNS records.
