Building a Duplicator backup file
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:24 am
Is Duplicator the right backup and migration plugin for you?
What’s more, Duplicator offers both free and pro versions. The good news is that this tutorial works with the free version of Duplicator, so you won’t need to spend a dime to follow the instructions.
That being said, we recommend upgrading to the pro version to get advanced features like automatic backups, multisite support, and cloud storage integration for storing your backup files. We talk more extensively about this plugin’s features in our Duplicator review.
So, go ahead and install the WordPress plugin on your website. Then, move on to the next step.
Step 2: Back Up Your WordPress Site
Once the plugin is active, you can go to Duplicator » Backups.
Here, click on the ‘Create New’ button at the top of the page. Doing this will initiate the site backup costa rica telemarketing data process.
Creating a new backup with Duplicator
Next, you can type in a name for the website backup file. This is just for your reference, so you can name it anything you want.
After that, click the ‘Next’ button.
Naming the Duplicator backup
At this stage, Duplicator will scan your website.
If Duplicator finds an error with your website, then you will see a warning and an explanation behind the WordPress error. If not, you will only see a green label that says ‘Good.’
Completing the Duplicator scan
Now, you can move down the page.
What’s more, Duplicator offers both free and pro versions. The good news is that this tutorial works with the free version of Duplicator, so you won’t need to spend a dime to follow the instructions.
That being said, we recommend upgrading to the pro version to get advanced features like automatic backups, multisite support, and cloud storage integration for storing your backup files. We talk more extensively about this plugin’s features in our Duplicator review.
So, go ahead and install the WordPress plugin on your website. Then, move on to the next step.
Step 2: Back Up Your WordPress Site
Once the plugin is active, you can go to Duplicator » Backups.
Here, click on the ‘Create New’ button at the top of the page. Doing this will initiate the site backup costa rica telemarketing data process.
Creating a new backup with Duplicator
Next, you can type in a name for the website backup file. This is just for your reference, so you can name it anything you want.
After that, click the ‘Next’ button.
Naming the Duplicator backup
At this stage, Duplicator will scan your website.
If Duplicator finds an error with your website, then you will see a warning and an explanation behind the WordPress error. If not, you will only see a green label that says ‘Good.’
Completing the Duplicator scan
Now, you can move down the page.