Post: [TUT] How to Use a Dropbox Account to Backup Your WordPress Website
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04-24-2012, 05:50 PM
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daRealMiami305
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Using WordPress Backup to Dropbox is very easy; you just need to link your Dropbox account via the WordPress dashboard and set backup timing. To use this plugin follow the below steps:
1. First login with your WordPress account and go to the Plugins section.
2. Click on Add New Plugin and search for “WordPress Backup to Dropbox”.
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3. Click on the install button and then activate it.
After completing all the above steps, navigate for Backup settings on the WordPress panel and click on it. In the settings of Backup, click on the Authorize button to link your Dropbox account with this plugin.
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Once you click on the Authorize button, the plugin will automatically move you to the Dropbox website so you can authorize this application to access your Dropbox account. Click on the Allow button and now come to the same WordPress backup setting area and click on the Continue button to configure other settings.
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Now, you can configure all the settings to start backup automatically at a specific time. You can set automatic backup time or day such as Daily 9:00 AM or every Week 10:00 PM and so on. You can also toggle file and folders which you want to use for backup or which not. You can also set backup directory on Dropbox and temporary backup directory on your blog.
You must login or register to view this content.
Once you have completed all the steps and you can relax and forget about WordPress backup as it will be taken care of automatically at the time you specified in settings.
You must login or register to view this content.
1. First login with your WordPress account and go to the Plugins section.
2. Click on Add New Plugin and search for “WordPress Backup to Dropbox”.
You must login or register to view this content.
3. Click on the install button and then activate it.
After completing all the above steps, navigate for Backup settings on the WordPress panel and click on it. In the settings of Backup, click on the Authorize button to link your Dropbox account with this plugin.
You must login or register to view this content.
Once you click on the Authorize button, the plugin will automatically move you to the Dropbox website so you can authorize this application to access your Dropbox account. Click on the Allow button and now come to the same WordPress backup setting area and click on the Continue button to configure other settings.
You must login or register to view this content.
Now, you can configure all the settings to start backup automatically at a specific time. You can set automatic backup time or day such as Daily 9:00 AM or every Week 10:00 PM and so on. You can also toggle file and folders which you want to use for backup or which not. You can also set backup directory on Dropbox and temporary backup directory on your blog.
You must login or register to view this content.
Once you have completed all the steps and you can relax and forget about WordPress backup as it will be taken care of automatically at the time you specified in settings.
You must login or register to view this content.
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