Rating: 1 star
I tested the plugin in 30 websites and the plugin uses a lot of RAM. In shared hosting for expamples blocks the accounts. In VPS uses all RAM available (more than 3GB). The plugin creates additional tables in the database with more than 30.000 or 50.000 rows and more than 50mb… After talk with support team (with many email), they don’t offert any solution. So I lost 200€ of my money… I don’t recommed it.
]]>Rating: 5 stars
Ignore the people on here moaning because they don’t realise that any backup solution should be monitored regularly.
We have 130 sites working flawlessly on this best-value solution, and the support when something doesn’t work as expected is responsive and detailed. We’re very pleased with this backup regime and would heartily recommend this plugin.
]]>Rating: 5 stars
Great plugin. The auto-backup-before-plugin-updates has saved me many times – makes for a quick rollback on a site if there’s an issue. Greatly appreciate the support team – they answer quickly and usually know immediately what my problem is and how to solve it, and if not, they dig in and find an answer. Great support, great plugin – we have about 100 sites using it and I wouldn’t be without it. Thank you!
]]>Rating: 1 star
Even if the plugin works fine in the beginning – at some point it stops working, without warning, without informing you about it, without any apparent reason. The synchronization doesn’t work anymore (for whatever reason). I have observed this now on several websites (and different web servers). Unfortunately, I even bought the lifetime license of this plugin. I would have been better off saving that money.
]]>Rating: 4 stars
UpDate my rating from 1 to 4: The reason for the backup failure lay in Wasabi’s policies. Now the backups with large files also work.
I’ve been using the plugin for years. Since the switch from DropBox to Wasabi, the backups are not complete. Large files are not copied. The bad thing is that you only see the error in the log files. Otherwise there is no error message.
]]>Rating: 2 stars
I have no clue if it works or not for other people but I can’t seem to get it to upload more than 1% and hour maybe.. I can’t really tell. The first backup never went past 2% Just kept saying waiting on server response. ( Preparing for next call from server. ) I deleted and reloaded it all and it “seems” to be working. I don’t really think it is something I can support long term if it takes this long to upload the first backup. I purchased a account which I will probably getting refunded and I also setup a S3 storage bucket which I don’t need now.. seems like this was a HUGE waste of time and I wish the reviews online reflected this situation. It doesn’t seem to handle large files so unless you have a VERY SMALL site please try something else
]]>Rating: 1 star
A Long time user of the plugin and I can honestly say if you can get it to work (which I previously had) then it works amazingly
since I’ve changed my web hosting providers I’ve been having an issue with connecting to the WPTC site via wp-admin after many conversations with the support team, basically weren’t able to help which again is frustrating.
Previously I could incrementally backup to google drive without issue but I believe this is where the plugin for one reason or another wants to connect to their system (even though I’m logged in) to their own IP address’s WHY? What’s the point? if I’ve authenticated my license….
Now your thinking that this may be a server config error, i can tell you for a fact that every IP they requested i have whitelisted and should be working fine, yet its stuck in the same limbo of unable to bypass the database backup (which is not what i need it for)
really annoying and deeply frustrating for what actually is a promising backup solution
]]>Rating: 5 stars
Must Have Plugin.
Highly Recommend, a great tool for developers
Rating: 5 stars
`We are maintaining websites for our customers. Making and saving backups was always ‘a pain in the ass’.
Since a few weeks all our websites are being backed up with WP Time Capsule and it’s a huge relief. I read all the reviews below. The guys who said that backups are too slow, don’t understand the concept of an incremental backup. Do your homework in realizing that incremental is amazing!
For me a well deserved 5 star rating.
By the way: I’m not getting paid to be so positive, I have just some experience in this field. :-)))))
Rating: 5 stars
I’ve been using this plugin for several years now on the 30+ WordPress sites I manage and backup to Google Drive. It provides great peace of mind knowing if things go really wrong I’ve got options!
I recently needed to create a staging site for one of my websites but it kept getting stuck. The support I received from Asvin & his team was superb and they sorted me out within 24 hours.
I can’t recommend this plugin highly enough!
Rating: 5 stars
`This plugin is perfect, once linked with AWS, you can go back up to one year!
It is possible to configure automatic updates, preceded of course by a backup, this is the basis of good practices (no other plugin offers this automatically)!
There is even a continuous incremental backup function for ecommerce sites, so that the last backup is not from the day before…
No loss of customers
Rating: 1 star
Copied about 20MB from a very fast server to the recommended Wasabi provider in 15 minutes. Based on this, the backup time for a full (not large) 350MB website is about 4-4.5 hours. Obviously I didn’t want to wait for that and there was no point.
The server-level or even Duplicator backup I use now, including compression and upload, takes about 3-5 minutes for this website and uploaded to Wasabi hosting.
This is clearly a completely useless plugin. I do not recommend it to anyone! It does more harm than good, you should rather pay for more storage space (wasabi is not too expensive) with a usable backup plugin (e.g. Duplicator), so at least you have a usable backup.
]]>Rating: 5 stars
I have used this on many sites and it has worked flawlessly for me. I had an issue with my .htaccess file (not the plugin), and their support fixed it for me. Perfect.
]]>Rating: 1 star
This morning I signed up for the 1 month free trial. First I was surprised to see that they don’t store my backups. I actually have to pay for a third party like AWS or Dropbox.. Luckily I am a Dropbox subscriber, so I chose to use that even though it “was not recommended”.. So I started the initial backup and now it has been 7 hours and it’s at 82 percent – And it’s a very small website. I have never experienced any backup plugins this slow with Dropbox. Updraft Plus is much much faster when using Dropbox.
There is nowhere I can stop the plugin and I can’t delete my account. I have to wait until it’s done, then uninstall and remove the WPTC database tables. What a lousy and slow service. I am glad I didn’t pay for anything.
Will go with Blogvault instead!
]]>Rating: 2 stars
Trying the very first backup on a client’s site on the first trial – 2 hours in – 39 MB backed up to Backblaze B2 (Not joking), being about 1% of the process. Yes the site is large (30 GB files, 12GB db) but this is absolutely ridiculous. Two stars since the U.I seems handy and maybe it’s great for (super) tiny sites, but for us it’s a disaster.
]]>Rating: 2 stars
Painfully slow and does not work with large sites. The backup kept stopping and then continuing a day or so later. Followed all instructions including backing up to S3. Soinds good on their website but does not live up to expectations.
I can’t even cancel the trial.
I would not bother and will not use it on any other sites.
]]>Rating: 1 star
Installed the trial version and was never able to complete a first backup after over 3 days to our google drive.
Contacted their support about it and was given the same canned response many others have received here (blah blah incremental, google drive is slow try S3/wasabi etc).
Installed another top backup plugin that immediately backed up my entire site in 20min to google drive.
During the first backup, plugin lost connection to google drive twice and didn’t notify me there was a problem. Had to manually check to find under the settings tab that server connection was lost but a casual glance at the UI would indicate it was still in progress.
]]>Rating: 5 stars
Excellent backup program. It’s easy to use and works well.
I’ve been using WP Time Capsule (as well as several others) for years now. While I like most of the backup tools I’ve used, the functionality in WP Time Capsule goes quite a bit further. 1. It’s very easy to restore a site to an earlier version. 2. I really love the staging feature. It creates a separate set of database tables that automatically are removed once the staging site is deleted. 3. Their support is excellent.
I think this plugin is definitely a lifesaver. ??
– Gary Gordon
StepAheadWeb.com
Rating: 5 stars
I wish every developer’s support was as good as there’s is.
Their support is the fastest, they don’t ask dumb questions. They don’t have control over anyone’s host’s servers or setup or existing data corruption or plugin conflicts.
The negative reviews of this are mostly support requests in the wrong place and server/communications issues.
]]>Rating: 5 stars
I was looking for a plugin that has both staging and backup features to include in my websites. I was not sure if this is the right plugin for me and I went ahead and tried it for free for 30 days. I can’t say how happy I am with how smoothly it works, everything is just 1 click away. I don’t have to worry anymore about backups and they are automatically uploaded in the cloud and the staging feature is just perfect.
Highly recommended!!
]]>Rating: 5 stars
First of all: I can highly recommend this plugin. I compared several plugins and their pricing and I think WP Time Capsule is the best of all.
What I needed:
As I am building a site with several ten thousands of posts with many images – it will eventually need a lot of disk space.
So two things are important, both are given with wptc:
1. incremental backup
I tried other plugins that don’t do incremental backups, for example boldgrid total upkeep. No incremental backup means: Each time a new backup is being created, let’s say each day, a backup of the whole site is being made!
For a website that uses just some gigabytes of disk space this is simply bad… very bad: It takes very long to make these backups and uses server memory, slowing down the site while making the backup and uses a lot of disk space.
Incremental backups only save the changes !!
So let’s say per day I publish 10 new posts: the backup notices the change and adds the posts and the new images and stuff to the backup.
The old backups are still there and contain the information, which posts, settings and stuff were already there when this old backup was being created. So any time you can jump back to an old backup without it wasting space !
This is crucial.
When I realized that, I started comparing 6 different backup plugins that use incremental backups. All of them were more expensive, especially when using several websites. WPTC has a good pricing model: you can chose between a yearly fee (at the moment 50 bucks for 2 websites) or 150 bucks for a lifetime licence !
In the long run this is going to be worth it. I am going to buy this licence.
I asked the wptc support if I could later upgrade to a 10 domain licence (costs 300$ for a lifetime licence) paying just the price difference and the told me this is possibly.
Btw: the support is great!
I had some initial trouble with my first backup. I sent them an email and the helped me very fast and they fixed the problem.
I think it is very important to know that you get help, when something isn’t working.
2. low price
As already mentioned, the price is great. Especially when using the lifetime licence, there will only remain the cost of the disk space that is being used by the service you chose. I am using Amazon S3 and the disk space per GB is 0,0125 $ per GB. So if you have a website with 10 GB of Disk space you will pay 0,125$ per Month, That’s nothing.
3. Reliability
I am just starting to use the service so I have no long term experience yet, but I will update or delete my post if something isn’t working as expected in the long run. I tested the initial backup, staging and restoring a backup and it worked very well. And as already mentioned: the support is great so if something wouldn?t work I am sure I would get help.
I would recommend you to try it, especially if you plan on building several websites this plugin will be the cheapest by far !
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This is a great plugin, works perfectly and their support team replies quickly and efficiently to inquiries. Highly recommended!
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No WordPress installation should be without WP Time Capsule. It provides restore points seamlessly, roll back functionality for plugins, staging so you can test before applying updates and a lot more. I’ve installed on many sites and only had one issue in which support addressed for me super quick. They have a great product and stand behind it with great support. Highly recommend. Worth every penny!
]]>Rating: 5 stars
WP Time Capsule is really good service/plugin. I’m using it for 2 months now and I’ve tested several scenarios and it works great. I’ve found some small bugs but after my communication with friendly support it was fixed soon.
]]>Rating: 5 stars
I’m very happy with WP Time Capsule and have been a happy paying customer for years. It just works! Over that time I’ve had to recover the website a few times and every time I’m glad I subscribed and set it up. Definitely part of my regular tool chest!
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Excellent Plugin, does all i want, support is also very good. Well worth the subscription.
]]>Rating: 5 stars
Love the support and plugin! Team is very fast to respond and plugin works perfectly ?? Love the staging feature!
]]>Rating: 5 stars
I needed to create a staging site, rebuild my website and then replace my existing website with the new one from my staging site. Needless to say, the experience was a dream thanks to WPTimeCapsule. Amazing plugin.
]]>Rating: 5 stars
As someone who has been working with computers for over 20 years I know that backups don’t always work. That’s why I love having a second backup system that’s independent from my hosting provider. Plus my clients are now able to quickly and easily restore on their own. Plus they can run their own backups before making major changes. They love this and love me !!!
]]>Rating: 5 stars
Wp Time Capsule is a real life saving plugin / platform! I have been using it for over a year and managing site backups has become much easier, with the ability to “go back in time” and restore old versions in case something goes wrong.
Add to this some phenomenal features such as having the ability to develop and test changes to a site in a mirror copy (staging) and then pass them in a click on the real one.
I have worked with the support and they have always been helpful and efficient.
Don’t miss it.