Take a backup
Queue a full backup (database and files) with the site's backup plugin, e.g. before a risky change.
Works with SAR
Manage BackWPup with AI
Scheduled backups of files and database to many destinations. With SAR, ChatGPT or Claude can work with BackWPup on your site: drafts first, and your approval before anything goes live.
- Plugin
- Supported
- 5 tools
What your AI can do with BackWPup
A few of the tools it uses, with what each one needs from you.
Set the backup policy
Set whether risky changes need a fresh backup first: mode warn or require, and hours (1 to 168) for how fresh.
Backups
Which backup plugin the site uses (UpdraftPlus, BackWPup, Duplicator, All-in-One WP Migration, WPvivid; BlogVault and Jetpack are managed by their service), when the last successful backup was and how old it is, whether one is running, recent backups, and the site's backup policy for risky changes.
A backup's progress
Whether a backup started with backup_now is queued, running, done or failed.
Backup policy for risky changes
Whether risky (password-confirmed) changes only warn about the last backup's age (warn) or are refused without a successful backup in the last N hours (require).
Things to ask
Copy one into ChatGPT or Claude and fill in the brackets.
When did BackWPup last take a successful backup, and how old is it?
Take a full backup with BackWPup before I update plugins, and tell me when it is done.
Is a backup running right now? Show me the recent backups BackWPup has made.
Make risky changes on my site wait for a successful backup from the last [24] hours.
Set up in three steps
No password to hand over.
Install SAR Intelligence
Add the SAR Intelligence plugin to the WordPress site where BackWPup is active.
Connect your site
In SAR, add the site under Connections and approve it on WordPress's own screen. Allow changes when you are ready.
Ask your AI
Add SAR to ChatGPT or Claude and ask in your own words, or start from a prompt above.
Recipes
Tested prompts for whole jobs.
- Intermediate · 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.
- Beginner · 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.
- Beginner · about 10 minCheck that your backups are actually runningFind 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.
- Beginner · 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.
Every tool
The tools that come with BackWPup, as your AI app sees them.
| Tool | What it does | Reads or changes | Approval | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
wordpress_backup_statusBackups | Which backup plugin the site uses (UpdraftPlus, BackWPup, Duplicator, All-in-One WP Migration, WPvivid; BlogVault and Jetpack are managed by their service), when the last successful backup was and how old it is, whether one is running, recent backups, and the site's backup policy for risky changes. | Reads | None | Supported |
wordpress_backup_nowTake a backup | Queue a full backup (database and files) with the site's backup plugin, e.g. before a risky change.Needs: UpdraftPlus, BackWPup, Duplicator, All-in-One WP Migration | Changes | Approval | Supported |
wordpress_get_backup_jobA backup's progress | Whether a backup started with backup_now is queued, running, done or failed.Needs: UpdraftPlus, BackWPup, Duplicator, All-in-One WP Migration | Reads | None | Supported |
wordpress_get_backup_policyBackup policy for risky changes | Whether risky (password-confirmed) changes only warn about the last backup's age (warn) or are refused without a successful backup in the last N hours (require). | Reads | None | Supported |
wordpress_set_backup_policySet the backup policy | Set whether risky changes need a fresh backup first: mode warn or require, and hours (1 to 168) for how fresh. | Changes | Depends on the change | Supported |
Start free
Install the plugin, add SAR to your AI and ask your first question within minutes. No card needed.