Slide to go over why Backup Buddy is a must in the web designer's toolbelt. This is also complemented by a video tutorial https://vimeo.com/59558005

1. SOFIA WOODS
t: @ShortieDesigns
Using Backup Buddy to save your life! f: facebook.com/shorTiedesigns
w: www.shortiedesigns.com

2. WHO AM I?
✤ Creative director/web
designer/front end developer -
at shorTie designs
✤ Tutor at QUT
✤ Work with small business
✤ Social media nut
✤ Copywriter
✤ Digital consultation & training

3. What is Backup Buddy?
1.Plugin from iThemes
(premium theme)
2.Enables you to run backups
on your sites
3.Enables you to send
backups remotely
4.Enables you to migrate or
clone everthing from a
development server to the
live server (heaven!)

4. It’s saved my
b*tt many
times!
1. When an WP Core update goes
wrong
2. When a plugin crashes your site
3. When your site gets hacked
4. When you need to move a site

5. You’re only as
good as your
settings
Let’s look at some critical settings
and steps to get started
1. Key back up settings
2. Perform a test backup to remote
destination
3. Setup schedule backups
4.Cloning a site

6. Resources
✤ First 4 critical steps after installing Backup Buddy iTheme blog
✤ [Video] Cloning/migrating a site
✤ iThemes support forum (don’t be shy to use it!)
✤ iThemes Backup Buddy Codex

7. SOFIA WOODS
t: @ShortieDesigns
f: facebook.com/shorTiedesigns
w: www.shortiedesigns.com
THANK YOU
QUESTIONS?