Check that your backups are actually running
Find out which backup plugin you use, how old the last good backup is, whether a scheduled backup is overdue, and what to look at if backups stopped.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Time
- about 10 min
- Works with
- UpdraftPlus, BackWPup, WPvivid
Are my backups working? Tell me which backup plugin or service my site uses, when the last successful backup was and how old it is, and list the recent backups. Check WordPress's scheduled tasks and tell me whether a backup task is overdue. If backups seem to have stopped since [when you last noticed one], tell me what to check in the plugin. Don't change anything.
Already connected?
If SAR is already in your AI app, this is enough:
Tell me whether my backups are running and how old the last good one is.
What happens
- The AI app reads which backup plugin the site uses (UpdraftPlus, BackWPup, Duplicator, All-in-One WP Migration or WPvivid; BlogVault and Jetpack are managed by their own service), the last successful backup and its age, whether one is running, and recent backups.
- It reads WordPress's scheduled tasks, when each runs next and which are overdue.
- It lists your plugins, to see whether the backup plugin is active and has an update waiting.
- It explains what it found and what to check. Nothing changes on your site.
Approvals involved
Nothing here changes your site: no approval needed.
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What you get
A plain answer on whether your backups run, and what to look at if they don't. Restoring is done by a person in wp-admin, from the link SAR gives.
Related recipes
- Agencies · about 10 minThe last good backup of every site, in one tableAsk each WordPress site in an organization which backup plugin it uses and how old its last good backup is, and see which sites need attention.
- Security & backups · about 15 minTake a fresh backup before a risky changeCheck when your site was last backed up, take a new backup with your own backup plugin, and make risky changes wait for a fresh one in future.
- Maintenance · about 30 minUpdate WordPress itself, with a fresh backup taken firstTake a backup with your backup plugin, update WordPress to the version offered, follow it to the end and run the database step if one is waiting.
Try it on your own site
Install the plugin, add SAR to your AI app and paste the prompt. Free to start.