{"id":88,"date":"2026-09-06T10:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T05:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostcrafter.com\/kb\/backup-before-change\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T15:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T09:38:18","slug":"backup-before-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostcrafter.com\/kb\/backup-before-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Backup Before Change: The Copy That Makes Undo Possible"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just before anything that overwrites your site, a copy of it is taken first.<\/strong> An update, a staging publish<\/a>, a restore. Each one takes a copy of the site as it was a second earlier, so that any of them can be undone.<\/p>\n

This is the switch behind the Undo<\/strong> button. With it on, a plugin update that breaks a page is one click from not having happened. With it off, that click does not exist.<\/p>\n

Three kinds of backup, and this is one of them.<\/b> Automatic<\/a> \u2014 taken nightly, kept in our cloud, free. Manual<\/a> \u2014 taken when you press the button, downloadable. Before a change<\/a> \u2014 taken for you, and what Undo restores from. <\/div>\n
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Taken<\/dt>\n
Before every update, publish and restore<\/dd>\n<\/div>\n
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Kept in<\/dt>\n
Your own space on the server<\/dd>\n<\/div>\n
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Costs you<\/dt>\n
Disk from your plan allowance<\/dd>\n<\/div>\n
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Downloadable<\/dt>\n
Yes<\/dd>\n<\/div>\n<\/dl>\n

What Sets One Off<\/h2>\n

Three things, and only three:<\/p>\n