#WORDPRESS #BLOG OWNERS PLEASE NOTE…

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

A very important update on Chris The Story Reading Ape’s ‘Don’t Delay, Backup Today!’ post from October, also re-blogged here!!!

Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING

IMPORTANT CHANGES

To my (still relevant)

DON’T DELAY – BACKUP TODAY!

post in October 2014!

Because you never know what the day may bring

So Stay Safe – Not Sorry

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AUTHORS

PROTECT YOUR WIP’s

Backup cartoon

BLOGGERS

PROTECT YOUR BLOGS

(For WordPress Users)

ADMIN

TOOLS

EXPORT

EXPORT (again)

FIRST TRY to

set it to ALL CONTENT then press

DOWNLOAD EXPORT FILE

CHECK to ENSURE the downloaded file has a size value LESS THAN 15 MB

IF the file reads ZERO – then delete it and do the following

GO BACK to Admin – Tools – Export – Export

Select POSTS

Select START and FINISH dates (say from January to December of the first year)

DOWNLOAD EXPORT FILE AGAIN

THEN

CHECK to ENSURE the downloaded file has a size value LESS THAN 15 MB

If it DOES.

Make a folder for the POSTS

labelled with the period the file covered…

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About Sherri Matthews

Sherri is a British writer working on her second memoir while seeking publication of her first. Her work has appeared in magazines, anthologies and online as well as long/shortlisted and special mentioned in contests. Once upon a time and for twenty years, she lived in California. Today, she lives in England with her human family, owned by two black cats.
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26 Responses to #WORDPRESS #BLOG OWNERS PLEASE NOTE…

  1. The Story Reading Ape says:
    February 15, 2015 at 6:27 pm

    Thanks for the reblog Sherri 😀

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  2. Minuscule Moments says:
    February 15, 2015 at 7:52 pm

    Good reminder, I usually write my blog in pages, save it and then copy it to blog. Thanks for reminding me to do this Sherri.

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  3. Pat says:
    February 15, 2015 at 9:10 pm

    Good to remember — thanks, Sherri, for passing this on to remind us. 🙂

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  4. Mahesh Nair says:
    February 15, 2015 at 11:29 pm

    Thanks for the reblog, Sherri. I exported mine. Take care.

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  5. Marylin Warner says:
    February 16, 2015 at 2:03 am

    Thank you, Sherri. I’ve copied these instructions and will carefully follow them.
    Better safe than sorry.

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  6. Luanne says:
    February 16, 2015 at 5:04 pm

    Sherri, thanks for this reminder!!!!!

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  7. Amy says:
    February 16, 2015 at 5:51 pm

    I was just google searching WP backup last week…. 🙂 Wonderful information.

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  8. yprior1 says:
    February 18, 2015 at 7:08 am

    thanks for this reminder – I do save my photos – but not so much the other – and some I do not care about but few I do – anyhow, just good to have the option of keeping it if I want it…

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  9. Letizia says:
    February 19, 2015 at 3:39 pm

    Thanks for sharing this, Sherri. I save all my posts but will do this just in case. You can never be too safe.

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  10. restlessjo says:
    February 19, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    Oh, heck, Sherri! I bet I put this in your comments last time you posted this, and you know what…? I would deserve it, wouldn’t I? 😦

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