Core backups… Why not?

Hi,

You are correct about restoring WP core. See FAQ for full info here.
If you want to backup WP-core it is possible with the premium version.

Thanks,
Bryle

Thank you for the clarification Bryle. I understand this is a legit upselling feature, but it seemst to me that would be needed to put this on a more evident way in the free description. This is a potentially disruptive “feature” since people could feel themselves falsely secure having backed up the site with your software and then discovering, after a majior core upgrade, that they cannot rollback easily.

Hi Francesco,

Generally, unless you have a specific reason to, we recommend you don’t restore Core. This is particularly true if you have had a virus or malware. Personally I have never needed to restore Core. The only instances you would need to restore Core are;

• If you have made modifications to WordPress core (which is not recommended – you should use plugins instead; but perhaps you had some unusual need), then this will back them up. (You will know if you have done this).
• If you have added new files into WordPress, but outside of the normal upload mechanisms, then this will back them up.  (You will know if you have done this – it refers to files that are not in a standard WordPress directory (e.g. the ‘wp-content/uploads’ folder), and not uploaded through the WordPress dashboard (e.g. you added an extra directory /mystuff in the root of the site via  FTP).
• If you also store other resources or even separate sub-sites in the same folder as WordPress, then this will include them in your back up. (e.g. If you added another PHP-based application that was not WordPress, and you want to be able to back this up too).