Most website developers and IT professionals will have learned the hard way at some time about the importance of backing up files and information so that it can be easily retrieved and replaced if something goes wrong. With websites, the back-up intervals will usually depend on how often material is updated on the website. If the website has a lot of static information that is rarely changed or updated, then once or twice a year may be enough. If on the other hand new information is added on an ongoing basis, then it will be important to make a good reliable backup at least once a week.
Importance of Website Backups
The importance of backups will only really make itself clear if there is an issue such as a security breach or data corruption problem, in which case a recent back-up can solve the problem in a matter of minutes and have the website back up and running.
Having a back-up solution in place also avoids down-time. Down-time refers to the website being offline and unavailable to website users. The more down-time a website has the better as it does not promote client confidence and can even result in loss of rankings in Google if not rectified quickly.
There are a number of back-up solutions when it comes to methodology. The website can be backed up at a server level or using WordPress plug-ins to back up the database and all other data. The advantage of the latter is that certain sections of the site can be backed up if only one part is affected. Otherwise, it will mean restoring the full site to an earlier version which can be the right way to go in some cases.
Webmanager.ie offers both options and each plan provides backup solutions for your website to provide ease of mind and data security.
