WordPress Backup Services and Plugins: Read the Fine Print

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There’s no disagreement on the importance of backing up your WordPress site.

Whether you’re a blogger, auto repair shop owner, or selling merchandise on an ecommerce site, backing up your site is essential.

It’s one of the most important steps in keeping your site secure. Continue reading WordPress Backup Services and Plugins: Read the Fine Print

What Jetpack Customers Need to Know About VaultPress and Backups

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When I read WP Tavern’s post about Jetpack launching a commercial backup feature as a standalone plugin, it seemed that backups had come full circle.

That’s what VaultPress was in one of its previous versions.

So how was this new plugin different from VaultPress?

And what did it mean for my Jetpack plan, which still uses the VaultPress standalone plugin?

Continue reading What Jetpack Customers Need to Know About VaultPress and Backups

Authory: Online Service to Backup and Share Your Writing

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Imagine your excitement when you try out a new online platform that allows you to publish your writing easily.

Without needing to know how to code.

You publish posts and articles regularly, gaining a following for your writing.

A year goes by. Maybe five years.

And you’ve become expert at using the platform, publishing your writing, and interacting with your readers.

Only to wake up one morning to an email message announcing the platform is shutting down.

And there may or may not be a way to export your content.

Ouch.

That happened to me.

Twice. Continue reading Authory: Online Service to Backup and Share Your Writing