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?

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WordPress Backup Services and Plugins Part 2: Read the Fine Print

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Imagine you’re a business owner with a WordPress site you’ve had for over a dozen years.

You’re slowly winding down your business, with plans to close it in the near future.

But you want to keep your site up and running for a while longer.

You’ve moved to managed WordPress hosting so you don’t have to worry about WordPress updates.

You haven’t changed your custom theme in over five years. And you haven’t added any new content to your site in the past four years. Continue reading WordPress Backup Services and Plugins Part 2: Read the Fine Print