Backups & recovery
How to plan backups and restores with your host or a backup plugin, and what to do when something goes wrong.
10 articles
Backups are your undo button when an update breaks the site, someone deletes the wrong thing, or malware has been present longer than you thought. A backup you have never restored from is only a hopeful file.
A workable plan is simple: automated schedules via your host or a dedicated backup plugin, copies stored off the same server as the site, retention long enough to roll back before an infection started, and a restore test once in a while.
These articles cover that recovery thinking. Alongside it, Security Ninja helps on the prevention side with security tests, Cloud Firewall, login protection, and the malware scanner, so you need fewer emergency restores in the first place.
Articles in Backups & recovery
10 articles, newest first.
- WordPress Backup Security Plugins 2026 How to choose WordPress backup plugins vs security plugins: what each job covers, how to keep backups safe, and where Security Ninja fits.
- Recover WordPress SEO After a Hack How to recover WordPress SEO after a hack: clean the site first, then fix Search Console, redirects, and rankings without skipping malware removal.
- WordPress care plan: what ongoing maintenance should include What a WordPress care plan covers: updates, security monitoring, backups, performance, and how to choose a plan that matches your site’s risk.
- WordPress backup best practices: offsite copies and tested restores How to back up WordPress properly: files plus database, automatic jobs, offsite storage, retention, encryption where it helps, and proving a restore works.
- Website Backup Plan: Survive a Site Compromise & Recover Fast Build a simple WordPress backup and recovery plan: clean backups, early alerts, restore steps, and what to do if malware or a hack takes the site down.
- Why regular website maintenance keeps your site secure Regular WordPress maintenance closes security gaps, keeps backups usable, improves speed, and protects visitor trust before small issues become incidents.
- WordPress Site Hacked? Steps to Recover and Secure It Fast Practical steps if your WordPress site is hacked: confirm the compromise, restore cleanly, rotate access, close the hole, and harden the site afterward.
- WordPress backup tips: protect your site and restore fast Practical WordPress backup habits: what to copy, offsite storage, retention, and why a tested restore matters more than a folder of old ZIPs.
- Emergency WordPress admin recovery with a one-time URL hook Authorized emergency recovery when you have file access but no admin login: a temporary one-time URL hook, then remove the code immediately.
- Create a WordPress admin user via FTP when you are locked out Recover a locked WordPress site by temporarily adding a known-safe admin account through FTP or file manager, then remove the code immediately.
After any restore, change passwords for admin users and hosting, review plugins and themes that may have been the entry point, and scan again. Restoring a clean database onto files that still contain a backdoor is a common way malware “comes back.”
If you manage client sites, document where backups live and who can restore them. That operational detail matters more during an incident than another security checkbox.
For prevention that pairs with a solid backup setup, start free with security tests, or see all features for firewall, malware scanning, and login hardening.