Backup

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  stvact · Member · Aug 22, 2013 at 4:38 pm

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  do I need to back up my wordpress.com site?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  lorelle · Member · Aug 23, 2013 at 9:31 am

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  If you wish to backup your site content, you may use the Tools > Export feature to create a dated XML backup of your site and download it. It only backs up the content, not the design.

  WordPress.com automatically backs up the server and Theme data.

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  stvact · Member · Aug 24, 2013 at 2:45 pm

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  Hi Lorelle
  Thanks. Sorry to be thick, but am I right in thinking that an XML backup would be a protection against the blog users accidentally deleting stuff, whereas the automatic backup protects against a wordpress server going down, in which case it would be possible to restore the blog to its condition as at say a couple of days before the crash?

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  timethief · Member · Aug 24, 2013 at 4:31 pm

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  (1) The Safe Bet – Use an Offline Blog Editor
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/xml-rpc/ as every post and page you create will produce a backup copy automatically on your own computer.
  (2) If you provide full posts in the RSS feed subscribe.
  (3) Periodically Export Backup Copies and Save them to Disc
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/
  (4) Back-up using using Feedburner and Gmail
  From: http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2007/10/27/disaster-planning-backups-for-bloggers/

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  stvact · Member · Aug 24, 2013 at 7:24 pm

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  Many thanks. consider this closed.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 24, 2013 at 8:13 pm

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  You’re welcome.