WPMU DEV Snapshot Pro 4.13.0
Wordpress Plugins WPMU DEV 4.8 (2.4K reviews)
Snapshot Pro is a WordPress backup plugin from the team at WPMU DEV. It produces a complete snapshot of your website, capturing the database, all content, themes, plugins, and media files into a single archive. That archive works for ordinary WordPress installations and for WordPress Multisite networks, which makes it just as useful for someone running one blog as for someone managing a collection of related sites. You are not locked into a single backup schedule either. You can generate a backup instantly whenever you need one, whether that is a routine check or right before you apply an update, change the theme, or experiment with a new plugin. Or you can set the plugin to handle backups automatically in the background. No command line knowledge is required. The entire process happens from your WordPress admin area, so you can initiate, monitor, and manage backups without leaving your site.
The plugin does not force you to store backups in a specific place. You can send archives to your own server, or you can push them to a remote location over FTP or SFTP. Cloud storage options include Amazon S3, Dropbox, and Google Drive, giving you flexibility if you already use one of those services or prefer to keep your data with a particular provider. Because backups are stored as separate files, you can keep multiple copies over time. That means an automated schedule could leave you with a long trail of restore points, which is useful if you need to roll back to an earlier version of a post or fix a change that was made weeks ago. Keeping a copy offsite also protects you if your web host has an outage or if your local machine fails. You can configure the destination during setup, and you only need to do it once.
Automated backups can be scheduled on an hourly, daily, or monthly basis. You decide the frequency based on how often your site changes. A heavily updated e-commerce site might benefit from hourly backups, while a small blog that rarely changes might only need a monthly copy. The plugin handles the rest of the work on its own, so you do not have to remember to make backups or worry about missing a critical window. Snapshot Pro also supports WordPress Multisite, meaning one installation can protect a whole network of sites. Each site in the network is included in the backup, so you are not left piecing together separate plugins for different parts of the network. The scheduling options remain the same whether you run one site or many, and the plugin stores each backup as a complete, independent archive. Manual backups fit in wherever you need them, using the same storage locations and retention you already set up.
This is not a service that runs on a separate website or requires you to install extra software on your computer. Snapshot Pro is a plugin that lives inside your WordPress dashboard and does its work from there. The developer, WPMU, is a long-standing name in the WordPress space, and the plugin is packed with the features you would expect from a serious backup tool. You get full-site archives, flexible scheduling, and multiple storage options, all without having to assemble those pieces yourself. For a site owner, that removes a lot of uncertainty. You do not have to remember to copy files or keep track of database exports. You set up the plugin once, choose your schedule and destination, and the rest happens automatically. When you need a backup right now, you can make one in a single click. That combination of control and automation is what makes Snapshot Pro a practical addition to any WordPress setup.
- Item type
- plugin
- Category
- Wordpress Plugins
- Version
- 1.6.0
- Availability
- In stock
- Delivery
- Digital
- Last updated
- August 12, 2026
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