Backup deleting new posts/users

  • Hey!

    I have just made my site live and new users and content are being created. I want to edit the site and make some changes so I have made a backup and will install a local WordPress software (Bitnami). I will edit it there and then upload the backup to the live site with the new changes.

    However, If while I am editing the offline version, new posts are created, and then I upload a backup, will these new posts be deleted?

    If this is the case, is there a plugin that can disable all new changes from going to the live site until I am done?

    Kind Regards, Tomas.

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  • Why edit the offline version?

    Sites with user content (forums, comments, purchases) will always have this problem since most backup solutions restore by “delete/add” instead of “replace”.
    But backups are generally for emergencies, not making regular updates.

    Thread Starter tomasward

    (@tomasward)

    Hey Joy!

    I want to do this because I have to experiment, enable/disable plugins, debug, etc. And I cant do all of that on the live site because the live users will be affected.

    This is why I have set up a staging environment with my hosting provider. However, I still have the same doubt, If when I push the changes to the live sites and new content will be gone.

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