Today’s post is about protecting your WordPress Website in the event of a disaster.  The idea for this post came to me today when two of my sites were down.

I was in the middle of updating this website when suddenly I had a blank site.

Realizing that I couldn’t do anything about it I went to bed and checked again first thing this morning.   Still nothing.

Both websites were down.

That’s When I Saw it!

There was an email from my Internet Service Provider (ISP) that they were doing an upgrade of the servers.   Further investigation proved that yes, everything was different and I now needed to relearn how to use the new interface.

I realized immediately what happened, the ISP upgrade of their servers had knocked down two of my websites.

I can deal with that but…

I Started Thinking About Backups

The reason I was able to go to sleep and have a good rest is that I back up every week.  I also download and put my backups off-site.

It’s an old habit from my corporate IT days.   It’s a good habit to have.

What about you?  Do you do regular backups of your website, blog, articles, and other online content?

If not, then I caution you to begin your back up plan today.  It will help you sleep better at night.  And your content will be protected.

Stay Tuned for the Seminar

I will have a seminar on backing up your WordPress website in November.  For members it will be $10 for non-members it will be $47 .

Use the contact page to send me your questions and I will customize the seminar to include the answers.

Your comments are welcome.