Title: Backup WordPress with Nifty Backups Author: NickDuncan Published: November 13, 2016 Last modified: November 25, 2016 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/nifty-backups/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1535053) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/nifty-backups/assets/icon-128x128.jpg?rev=1536707) # Backup WordPress with Nifty Backups By [NickDuncan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nickduncan/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/nifty-backups.zip) * [Details](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/nifty-backups/#description) * [Reviews](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/nifty-backups/#reviews) * [Installation](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/nifty-backups/#installation) * [Development](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/nifty-backups/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nifty-backups/) ## Screenshots * [[ * Nifty Backup Plugin – Dashboard * [[ * Nifty Backup Plugin – Settings page (basic version) * [[ * Nifty Backup Plugin – Restore page * [[ * Nifty Backup Plugin – Backup page (pre-backup information) ## Installation 1. Once activated, click the “Backups” link under your settings tabs in the left navigation menu of the backend. 2. Click the “Backup now” button 3. Sit back and relax while the plugin does all the hard work for you ## FAQ For more information, please see [niftybackups.com(http://niftybackups.com/) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/46efbb3a6a05fd59e14104d29da347a25227d836fe4a87d178f2f894ceb22885? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Amazing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-1441/)󠁿 [Toxic](https://profiles.wordpress.org/avk-1/) May 3, 2017 This plugin is simple and effective. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3e0caa49c87d5f12e857508bdc4ea8fa292928bad3f9678ff169ace274ab3d25? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Intuitive and Dependable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/intuitive-and-dependable/)󠁿 [ablesolutions](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ablesolutions/) March 17, 2017 Easy to use, works every time. Glad I gave it a try. Now I’m sticking with it. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/33bef3641feb1cf81a43a13c4af7fc6c7c2ac215c8770c9aa85c401d105414e1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and efficient](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-efficient-149/)󠁿 [winnieandbuzzzz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/winnieandbuzzzz/) February 18, 2017 The title says it all: Nifty Backups is simple and efficient and is perfectly meeting my needs. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/76f92dfea033a9c8e54e199f236068b013886dafc1dab78e9874cfba79a9ef6f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Multisite?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-412/)󠁿 [bchalker](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bchalker/) January 30, 2017 Looks to be a capable backup solution…but the sticky point for most BU plugs out there, is Multisite use. – Is this multisite-compatible? – If so, will it allow subsite backups or the entire network? – will it restore as well as backup? Thanks ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93b83b7ffba5ae200d9831f1d5cd274a283beffa18dd23438600a2c615f36e89? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[AWESOME!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-3957/)󠁿 [hulaji](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hulaji/) January 17, 2017 Awesome plugin… Love it! It just WORKS! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4b9efddc5f58da1e3fd79ae121eb0fb885de96e34dcb6036d0772fb7c7c6e4f3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Fabulous Customer Support, Great Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fabulous-customer-support-great-plugins/)󠁿 [sharon-jackson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sharon-jackson/) December 3, 2016 1 reply I cannot say too often how impressed I am by the customer support I get from these people. It is friendly, timely, knowledgeable and they go out of their way to make sure you are satisfied. I can honestly say that in the 12 years I have been building websites, that I have never experienced this level of customer service. Thank you Nick and Dylan and all. [ Read all 12 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nifty-backups/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Backup WordPress with Nifty Backups” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ NickDuncan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nickduncan/) [Translate “Backup WordPress with Nifty Backups” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/nifty-backups) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nifty-backups/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/nifty-backups/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/nifty-backups/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/nifty-backups/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.08 – 2016-11-25 * Added text domain and the first language pack (English) * Stopped emails from being sent out incorrectly when the zipping of files fails * Changed default backup table rows from 200 to 2000 * Added the correct filter to allow for HTML emails * Added more stringent checks when zipping a file #### 1.07 – 2016-11-24 * Fixed a bug where we referenced $this incorrectly #### 1.06 – 2016-11-21 * Added a welcome page #### 1.05 – 2016-11-16 * Added “send backup files to email” as an offsite backup option * Added comprehensive email notifications with a customisable backup email template * Removed default verbose logging during backups * Fixed PHP warning bugs #### 1.04 – 2016-11-14 * Added a link to a tutorial for users experiencing the “ZipArchive” module not found warning #### 1.03 * Modifications to the buttons * Added integrity checking to the DB sequence * Changed the style of the UI #### 1.02 * Maintenance mode now introduced when restoring a backup * Added functionality to ignore backing up nifty system files * The backup now automatically ignores “Thumbs.db” which causes issues on windows systems * You now get notified via email when a backup is complete and when a restore is complete #### 1.01 * Added integrity checks for all files that have been backed up. The system now checks and makes sure it has backed up all the files it wanted to backup originally. If it cannot backup a file for any reason, it will display a list of all the files that couldnt be zipped #### 1.00 – 2016-11-13 * Launch ## Meta * Version **1.08** * Last updated **9 वर्षाः ago** * Active installations **60+** * WordPress version ** 3.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.7.33** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nifty-backups/) * Tags * [backup](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/backup/)[backup plugin](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/backup-plugin/) [backups](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/backups/)[wordpress backup plugin](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wordpress-backup-plugin/) * [Advanced View](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/nifty-backups/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 12 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nifty-backups/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nifty-backups/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nifty-backups/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nifty-backups/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nifty-backups/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nifty-backups/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nifty-backups/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ NickDuncan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nickduncan/) ## Support Got something to say? 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