{"id":12752,"date":"2016-02-01T09:20:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T15:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=12752"},"modified":"2024-02-27T16:41:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T22:41:19","slug":"staging-sites-now-have-backups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/staging-sites-now-have-backups\/","title":{"rendered":"Need A Staging Site Restored? We\u2019ve Got Your Back(ups)!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You never need a backup until something goes wrong. But when something does go awry, a backup point can be the difference between having to start over from scratch or just a few minutes of lost work (and it can eliminate a lot of sweating and cursing). Think of backups as an insurance policy: you hope you never need them, but when you do you\u2019re really glad they\u2019re there.<\/p>\n<p>At WP Engine, we\u2019ve offered <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/platform\/\">automatic and on-demand daily backups<\/a> of your production site since day one. And <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/site-backups-are-now-even-better\/\">last November<\/a> we made backup points more secure, started including the uploads directory, and made them available within EU datacenters. Today, we\u2019re thrilled to announce that you can now get all of these awesome backup features on your <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/environments\/\">staging site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/what-is-a-staging-site-why-have-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is a staging site?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can access your staging backup points by clicking the blue button on the right hand side of the \u2018Backup points\u2019 link in your <a href=\"https:\/\/my.wpengine.com\/\">user portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12754\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.1.png\" alt=\"staging-backup.1\" width=\"2380\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.1.png 2380w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.1-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.1-768x247.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.1-1024x329.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.1-303x97.png 303w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.1-1440x463.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2380px) 100vw, 2380px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right, along with \u00a0automatic daily backups for your production site, we now backup your staging site too! This feature helps you easily restore sites that are in progress, so you don\u2019t lose valuable work if something goes wrong. Staging backup points work EXACTLY like their production counterpart, in fact, they even have the same controls that let you add custom messages to your backup point, create backup points on demand, and quickly restore any backup. So no matter which environment you\u2019re working on, you\u2019ll always have a daily backup in case of emergency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12755\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.2.png\" alt=\"staging-backup.2\" width=\"2394\" height=\"1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.2.png 2394w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.2-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.2-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.2-1024x458.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.2-303x135.png 303w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.2-1269x567.png 1269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2394px) 100vw, 2394px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not all! We\u2019ve also added a feature that will help you know who created which backup points. If you\u2019re working with a team of developers, everyone can now easily see who did what and when. This helps you know which backup point you need to restore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12756\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.3.png\" alt=\"staging-backup.3\" width=\"589\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.3.png 589w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.3-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/staging-backup.3-303x115.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hope you never need to use this feature; but we all know mistakes can happen. And when they do, we\u2019ve got your back with staging backups!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taylor-mccaslin-speaking.250.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10697 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taylor-mccaslin-speaking.250.jpeg\" alt=\"Taylor McCaslin Speaking at WordCamp Las Vegas\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taylor-mccaslin-speaking.250.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taylor-mccaslin-speaking.250-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/taylor-mccaslin-speaking.250-144x144.jpeg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taylormccaslin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor McCaslin<\/a> works as a Product Manager at WP Engine. He speaks at WordCamps and WordPress events around the country. WordPress has been Taylor\u2019s platform of choice for over 5 years, he even paid his way through college by freelancing as a WordPress developer! When not creating products that captivate and delight, you\u2019ll find Taylor geeking out with the latest tech gadget or experiencing the rich Austin art scene.\u00a0<\/em><em>Follow Taylor on Twitter <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taylor4484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Taylor4484<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You never need a backup until something goes wrong. But when something does go awry, a backup point can be the difference between having to start over from scratch or just a few minutes of lost work (and it can eliminate a lot of sweating and cursing). 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