Holographic

Holographic Site Backup helps WordPress administrators create encrypted backup and export packages from inside the WordPress dashboard. It is designed for practical site recovery, site movement and scheduled backup routines without requiring command-line tools.
The plugin includes separate admin areas for Dashboard, Backup Site, Restore Site, Export Site, Scheduled Backups, Settings and Help. The dashboard gives administrators a quick site summary, direct links to the main tools and key environment details such as WordPress version, PHP version, database size, upload size, disk space, memory limit, execution time, ZIP support and ZIP encryption support.
Backup jobs can include the database, plugins, themes, uploads and other supported WordPress content areas. Export jobs create portable site packages for moving or cloning a WordPress site. Restore jobs can upload or use an existing package, validate the package marker and manifest, and then restore the site from the protected package workflow.
Large restore uploads are split into protected browser chunks and reassembled inside protected plugin storage before validation. This helps administrators handle larger packages without manually splitting files before upload.
Backup, export and scheduled backup packages are stored in protected plugin storage. Downloads and deletions require administrator capability checks and WordPress nonces. Newly created backup, export and scheduled backup packages are encrypted when ZIP AES encryption support is available. Package filenames are randomised, and package passwords are shown only inside the authenticated package records table.
Scheduled backup emails confirm job completion without including package passwords. Administrators retrieve package passwords from the authenticated HoloBackup package records table inside WordPress.
Main features include:
<ul>
<li>Encrypted backup package creation when ZIP AES support is available.</li>
<li>Restore package upload, validation and restore workflow.</li>
<li>Portable export packages for site moves and cloning workflows.</li>
<li>Scheduled encrypted backups with admin email reminders.</li>
<li>Protected package records for backup and export files.</li>
<li>Browser-based chunked restore uploads for larger packages.</li>
<li>Setup checks for storage, ZIP support, encryption support, disk space and server limits.</li>
<li>Dashboard site summary for backup planning and troubleshooting.</li>
<li>Help guidance for backup, restore, export and common hosting issues.</li>
</ul>

Holographic Site Backup

Free WordPress backup, restore and site export plugin with encrypted packages, scheduled backups and protected admin-only package records.

wpnota

Nota Backup & Restore creates complete WordPress backups (all files + database) in a single ZIP file. Designed for reliability on shared hosting — chunked processing ensures backups never fail due to PHP timeouts or memory limits.
<h4>Free Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>One-click full backup — all WordPress files + database in a single ZIP</li>
<li>Selective backup — database only or files only</li>
<li>Chunked ZIP creation — never times out, even on large sites</li>
<li>Configurable chunk settings — files per chunk and MB per chunk</li>
<li>AES-256 encryption for database backups</li>
<li>Custom exclusion rules — skip any folder or file path</li>
<li>Backup history with status, size, duration and error details</li>
<li>Estimated backup size before you start</li>
<li>Dashboard widget showing last backup status</li>
<li>Standalone installer — migrate to a new domain without WordPress</li>
</ul>
<h4>Premium Features (Pro Version)</h4>
The following features require the <a href="https://www.wp-nota.com/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro version</a>:
<ul>
<li>Cloud Storage — Google Drive, Amazon S3, Wasabi, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, FTP/SFTP</li>
<li>Automatic scheduled backups — daily, weekly, monthly</li>
<li>Admin panel restore — one-click restore directly in WordPress</li>
<li>Emergency Recovery — standalone restore page that works even when WordPress is broken</li>
<li>Email notifications — success and failure alerts</li>
<li>Staging environment — create a staging site, test changes, push to live</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to Nota Backup in the WordPress admin sidebar</li>
<li>Click Start Backup</li>
<li>The plugin creates a ZIP file of all your files and database</li>
<li>Download the ZIP from the backup list</li>
</ol>
<h4>Standalone Installer</h4>
The installer is a standalone migration tool that runs without WordPress. It is downloaded separately from the admin panel — it is not bundled inside the backup ZIP:
<ol>
<li>Download the backup ZIP and the Installer PHP file from the backup list</li>
<li>Upload both files to the new server’s web root</li>
<li>Open <code>https://newdomain.com/installer_{backup_name}.php</code></li>
<li>The installer extracts the ZIP, then prompts for new database credentials and new site URL</li>
<li>Follow the step-by-step wizard — URLs and paths are replaced throughout the database</li>
</ol>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin does not connect to any external APIs or services. No data is transmitted to any third party. All backup processing (ZIP creation, database export, encryption) runs entirely on your own server.
The plugin displays a link to <code>https://www.wp-nota.com/pricing/</code> in the admin UI. This is a plain HTML hyperlink — clicking it opens the page in a new browser tab. No data of any kind is sent to this URL by the plugin.
Because no external service is used, no Terms of Use or Privacy Policy link is applicable to this plugin.
Note: The Pro version (distributed separately, not hosted on WordPress.org) connects to third-party cloud storage services (Google Drive, Amazon S3, Wasabi, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, FTP/SFTP). That code is not present in this plugin.

Nota Backup & Restore

Complete WordPress backup plugin. Back up your entire site — files + database — with one click. Works on any shared hosting.

Holographic Site Backup vs Nota Backup & Restore