WordPress backup and recovery
Create deliberate local backups and follow a confirmed restore process when something goes wrong. Pro will add scheduled, governed, off-site recovery workflows for teams that need them.
Free available · Pro planned
Problem and solution
A backup is not enough if the restore path is unclear, destructive, or untested. Backup & Restore Manager is built around deliberate local actions, visible job state, and an upgrade path for businesses that need cloud-managed retention, approvals, quota decisions, storage signing, and disaster recovery reporting.
Web Plura Backup & Restore Manager groups the relevant work into a clearer WordPress workflow with practical next steps.
Start locally with Free, then add connected history, monitoring, collaboration, or automation only when those capabilities are available and useful.
Key benefits
Choose full-site, database-only, or files-only protection for the maintenance task.
Review the restore target, confirm the action, and resume long-running work from checkpoints.
Add schedules, retention, coordinated restores, and readiness reporting when local manual work is not enough.
Use a safer local backup routine before updates, migrations, experiments, or incident response.
Workflow
Free version
Choose Free for manual full-site, database-only and files-only backups with resumable local jobs and confirmed local restores.
Run practical recovery work with review and progress safeguards.
Create full-site, database-only, or files-only backups based on what needs protection.
Inspect the selected backup and confirm before replacing live site data.
Use checkpoints, progress, storage visibility, history, and audit events for long-running work.
Planned Pro version
Pro includes everything in Free and adds the connected capabilities below. Choose Pro when available for cloud-governed schedules, storage transfer, retention, restore approval and disaster recovery reporting.
Make backup routines repeatable and easier to oversee.
Run agreed backup routines automatically and apply shared retention expectations.
Move verified backup artifacts without storing permanent storage credentials in WordPress.
Track approvals, recovery progress, verification, and disaster-recovery readiness outside one browser request.
Pro checkout is not available yet. These verified capabilities remain planned until customer purchase and access are live.
Free vs Pro
Choose Free for manual full-site, database-only and files-only backups with resumable local jobs and confirmed local restores. Choose Pro when available for cloud-governed schedules, storage transfer, retention, restore approval and disaster recovery reporting.
| Capability | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Back up and restore locally | ||
| Flexible backup typesCreate full-site, database-only, or files-only backups based on what needs protection. | IncludedIncluded in the Free local workflow. | IncludedThe complete Free capability remains available with Pro. |
| Reviewed local restoresInspect the selected backup and confirm before replacing live site data. | IncludedIncluded in the Free local workflow. | IncludedThe complete Free capability remains available with Pro. |
| Resumable jobs and historyUse checkpoints, progress, storage visibility, history, and audit events for long-running work. | IncludedIncluded in the Free local workflow. | IncludedThe complete Free capability remains available with Pro. |
| Coordinate disaster recovery | ||
| Scheduled backup policiesRun agreed backup routines automatically and apply shared retention expectations. | Not includedNot part of the Free local workflow. | PlannedPlanned Pro capability; checkout is not available yet. |
| Protected off-site transferMove verified backup artifacts without storing permanent storage credentials in WordPress. | Not includedNot part of the Free local workflow. | PlannedPlanned Pro capability; checkout is not available yet. |
| Restore coordination and readinessTrack approvals, recovery progress, verification, and disaster-recovery readiness outside one browser request. | Not includedNot part of the Free local workflow. | PlannedPlanned Pro capability; checkout is not available yet. |
Who it helps
Use Free for confirmed local backup and restore work without needing an external account.
Use checkpoints, history, and audit events to make maintenance recovery easier to review.
Use Pro for shared schedules, retention, restore coordination, and disaster-recovery oversight.
Common use cases
Create a local backup before risky plugin, theme, WordPress, or hosting changes.
Review local restore readiness before an emergency instead of waiting until the site is down.
Use Pro for business-critical sites that need scheduled cloud backups and cloud-managed restore workflows.
Use Pro for agencies that need approval, retention, and disaster recovery policy outside a single WordPress install.
Trust and control
Free is the local foundation. Pro extends that workflow without taking away the Free capabilities that already work on the site.
Availability and requirements
The Free plugin is available now. Pro checkout and private download are not available yet.
Free runs in the supported WordPress workflow described here. Connected Pro services require Web Plura Cloud and an available Pro plan.
The plugin helps owners run local backup and restore actions. Cloud plans add scheduled protection, retention, approvals, and coordinated recovery when the business needs more assurance.
FAQ
Yes. Choose Free for manual full-site, database-only and files-only backups with resumable local jobs and confirmed local restores.
No. The verified Free workflow runs locally in WordPress without a cloud account or paid subscription.
Choose Pro when available for cloud-managed schedules, storage transfer, retention, restore approval and disaster recovery reporting.
Yes. The local Free workflow remains available. Pro services are separate and add connected capabilities when they are available and useful.
Free backup files and job history stay in the local storage selected for the WordPress site. Pro will add approved transfer to supported off-site storage without exposing permanent storage credentials.
A restore never starts silently. Free requires explicit confirmation, and planned Pro restore workflows add approval controls rather than removing them.
Use Pro for shared schedules, retention, restore coordination, and disaster-recovery oversight.
Free creates and restores Backup & Restore Manager’s own local backup format. Planned Pro workflows add supported off-site storage, retention, approvals, and disaster-recovery reporting.
Next step
Install Free, create the backup type you need, and review the confirmed restore workflow before an emergency. Add Pro later for scheduled off-site protection and governed recovery.
