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<p><strong>Try it out on your free dummy site: Click here => <a href="https://tastewp.com/plugins/wp-clone-by-wp-academy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://tastewp.com/plugins/wp-clone-by-wp-academy</a>.</strong><br />
(this trick works for all plugins in the WP repo – just replace “wordpress” with “tastewp” in the URL)</p>
<p>WP Clone is a great way to backup, migrate or clone a WordPress site to another domain or hosting server.</p>
<p>You can also use it to backup, migrate or clone your site to/from local server hosting, to create backup of your site for development or testing purposes, and to install pre-configured backups of WordPress.</p>
<p>WP Clone is a superior to other backup & migrate plugins for the following reasons:</p>
<ul>
<li>It does not require FTP access to backup files you migrate or clone, neither the source or destination site; just install a new WordPress on the destination site, install our backup plugin, and follow the prompts to migrate or clone your site.</li>
<li>It does not backup or restore the WordPress system files (it just creates user content and database backups); reducing upload time for migration and improving security of your site</li>
<li>It fetches the site backup via your host’s direct http connection, which saves you from having to upload large backup files, making it easier to migrate.</li>
</ul>
<h4>What are today’s limitations?</h4>
<p>Today:</p>
<ul>
<li>90% of cases: Backups & migrations work flawlessly (we fixed some key bugs in the most recent version)</li>
<li>9% of cases: Backups or migrations fail due to your hoster’s configurations (most likely limits in up- and downloads) which is typically the case when you backup or migrate very large sites. However, there’s a workaround: simply do a “Database Only” backup (use “Advanced Settings”), transfer the wp-content directory over with FTP, and then restore new site. Then backup and migration also works.</li>
<li>1% of cases: Your site/hosting is abnormal (pardon our French) and backup or migration doesn’t work. However: that’s what we’ll now be working on, so that eventually backups and migrations will work in all cases.</li>
</ul>
<p>The 1% case means:</p>
<ul>
<li>Basic rule: DO NOT use it as your only backup solution! Only use it for migrations (so that if something fails, you still have the files on your old site as backup).</li>
<li>If you want to use it as backup, test it by restoring the backup file on a new site. If that works fine you should be safe.</li>
<li>In any case, we cannot take any responsibility if backup or migration fails.</li>
</ul>
<p>Note:<br />
* There is never an issue in damaging the source installation (i.e. on the site where you create the backup). So backup sites at your pleasure. If your backup succeeds then chances are good that the migration (i.e. restore on another site) will also succeed. But don’t take any chances.<br />
* If backup or migration (restore) fails, just try it again. Often it works on second attempt.</p>
<h4>Other tips how to backup and migrate</h4>
<ul>
<li>NEVER overwrite an installation for which you do not have an alternate backup source (e.g. a cPanel backup). Normally you would restore the backup onto a fresh WP installation on another host or on a subdomain. If the restore fails your destination site might become unusable, so be prepared to enter cPanel and then destroy / recreate the new installation if necessary.</li>
<li>DO NOT use our backup plugin on WP Engine or any hosting system with proprietary operating system. Instead, use their built-in backup tools.</li>
<li>Large sites (>2GB) might take as long as an hour to backup and migrate. Sites of 250 MB or less should take no more than a minute or two to backup, depending on your server.</li>
<li>We recommend you deactivate and delete page caching, security and maybe redirection plugins before you migrate, and re-install them on the new site, if necessary. In general, delete all unnecessary plugins and data from your site before you backup. You can also use the “Exclude directories” option if you have large media files, which you can then copy back to the new site with FTP.</li>
<li>How to copy from local server to your hosted website: Create a backup of the local site in the usual way, then save the backup file (right-click > Save) to your local disk. Upload this file to the root directory of your destination website and then use this url in the “Restore” dialog of the new site: http://yourdomain.com/.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Help Video</h4>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xN5Ffhyn4Ao?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<h4>Credits</h4>
<p>WP Clone uses functions from the “Safe Search and Replace on Database with Serialized Data” script first written by David Coveney of Interconnect IT Ltd (UK) http://www.davidcoveney.com or http://www.interconnectit.com and released under the WTFPL http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/. Partial script with full changelog is placed inside ‘lib/files’ directory.</p>
<p>This plugin is part of the Inisev product family – <a href="https://inisev.com" rel="nofollow ugc">check out our other products</a>.</p>


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SiteSkite

<p><a href="https://www.siteskite.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">SiteSkite</a> is the modern platform to manage and secure WordPress websites at scale — perfect for site owners, freelancers, and agencies. Centralize site maintenance, automate backups, monitor uptime, optimize performance, and update plugins/themes in bulk with ease.</p>
<p><strong>Important:</strong> SiteSkite only manages your website after you connect it using a secure API key.<br />
All plugin installation, activation, and maintenance actions must be initiated from your SiteSkite account — ensuring full control and secure access.</p>
<h3>💡 What SiteSkite Helps You Do</h3>
<p>✔️ Manage multiple WordPress sites from one dashboard<br />
✔️ Automate backups & restore anytime<br />
✔️ Store backups in your own cloud (BYO cloud)<br />
✔️ Monitor uptime & site health across all sites<br />
✔️ Bulk update, activate, deactivate, and delete plugins/themes<br />
✔️ Roll back plugin/theme versions safely<br />
✔️ Add team members & organize sites into workspaces<br />
✔️ Use professional WP tools (Maintenance mode, Debug, Search & Replace, Indexing control, WP Reset & more)<br />
✔️ Track Core Web Vitals performance<br />
✔️ Install curated plugin presets with WP Essentials<br />
✔️ White-label the plugin for agency clients</p>
<p>Built to simplify workflows and scale your WordPress operations without stress.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://auth-platform.siteskite.com/register" rel="nofollow ugc">Get started</a></strong> in minutes.</p>
<h3>🚀 Key Features</h3>
<h4>🔄 Backups & Restore</h4>
<ul>
<li>On-demand, daily, or weekly backups  </li>
<li>Full, database-only, or file-only backups  </li>
<li><strong>Incremental backups</strong> (resource-efficient)  </li>
<li><strong>Classic snapshot backups</strong> (full archive)  </li>
<li>Restore with a click  </li>
</ul>
<h4>☁ BYO Cloud Storage</h4>
<p>Use your own cloud storage, including:<br />
– Google Drive<br />
– Dropbox<br />
– AWS S3<br />
– BackBlaze B2<br />
– pCloud</p>
<h4>⚙️ Bulk WordPress Actions</h4>
<ul>
<li>Update plugins, themes, and core  </li>
<li>Activate/Deactivate/Delete plugins & themes  </li>
<li>Rollback plugin & theme versions  </li>
<li>Install bulk plugins from presets  </li>
</ul>
<h4>🧰 WP Canvas Tools</h4>
<ul>
<li>Maintenance Mode  </li>
<li>WP Debug  </li>
<li>Search & Replace  </li>
<li>Permalink settings  </li>
<li>WP Reset  </li>
<li>Site Indexing toggle  </li>
</ul>
<h4>📊 Performance & Monitoring</h4>
<ul>
<li>Uptime monitoring  </li>
<li>BirdEye status overview  </li>
<li>Core Web Vitals metrics  </li>
</ul>
<h4>👥 Collaboration & Scaling</h4>
<ul>
<li>Workspaces to group sites & clients  </li>
<li>Add users, team members, and clients  </li>
<li>White-label plugin branding  </li>
</ul>
<h4>🛍 Marketplace Access</h4>
<ul>
<li>Browse tools, presets, and digital assets  </li>
<li>Wishlist & follow sellers  </li>
</ul>
<h3>🧭 Who is SiteSkite for?</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress website owners  </li>
<li>Agencies managing client sites  </li>
<li>Freelancers & developers  </li>
<li>Hosting providers offering WP upkeep  </li>
<li>Anyone who wants peace of mind & automation  </li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to external services to perform backups, restores, and operational callbacks. Below is a list of services, what they are used for, what data is sent, and relevant policies.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Dropbox</p>
<ul>
<li>What it’s used for: Uploading and downloading backup archives to the site owner’s Dropbox.</li>
<li>What data is sent and when: Backup file contents and related metadata (e.g., file name and size) during backup and restore operations initiated by the administrator.</li>
<li>Endpoints: <code>https://content.dropboxapi.com</code>, <code>https://api.dropboxapi.com</code></li>
<li>Policies: Terms https://www.dropbox.com/terms · Privacy https://www.dropbox.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Google Drive</p>
<ul>
<li>What it’s used for: Uploading and downloading backup archives to the site owner’s Google Drive.</li>
<li>What data is sent and when: Backup file contents and related metadata during backup and restore operations initiated by the administrator.</li>
<li>Endpoints: <code>https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files</code> and related upload endpoints such as <code>https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v3/files</code> (resumable/multipart uploads).</li>
<li>Policies: Terms https://policies.google.com/terms · Privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Amazon S3</p>
<ul>
<li>What it’s used for: Uploading and downloading backup archives to the site owner’s Amazon S3 bucket.</li>
<li>What data is sent and when: Backup file contents and related metadata during backup and restore operations initiated by the administrator.</li>
<li>Endpoints: Region-specific S3 REST API (e.g., <code>https://s3.<region>.amazonaws.com</code>).</li>
<li>Policies: Service Terms https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/ · Privacy https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Backblaze B2</p>
<ul>
<li>What it’s used for: Uploading and downloading backup archives to the site owner’s Backblaze B2 bucket.</li>
<li>What data is sent and when: Backup file contents and related metadata during backup and restore operations initiated by the administrator.</li>
<li>Endpoints: Backblaze B2 API (e.g., <code>https://api.backblazeb2.com</code>).</li>
<li>Policies: Terms https://www.backblaze.com/company/legal/terms.html · Privacy https://www.backblaze.com/company/privacy.html</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>pCloud</p>
<ul>
<li>What it’s used for: Uploading and downloading backup archives to the site owner’s pCloud storage.</li>
<li>What data is sent and when: Backup file contents and related metadata during backup and restore operations initiated by the administrator.</li>
<li>Endpoints: pCloud API (e.g., <code>https://api.pcloud.com</code>) and regional variants such as <code>https://eapi.pcloud.com</code> (EU) and <code>https://asiaapi.pcloud.com</code> (Asia). OAuth token exchange: <code>https://my.pcloud.com/oauth2_token</code>.</li>
<li>Policies: Terms https://www.pcloud.com/terms.html · Privacy https://www.pcloud.com/privacy-policy.html</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>SiteSkite endpoints (operational callbacks and validation)</p>
<ul>
<li>What it’s used for: Validating the plugin API key, linking a site, downloading managed assets, and sending operational status callbacks to SiteSkite services. Some staging endpoints may be used for validation or asset download during testing.</li>
<li>What data is sent and when: Site identifier and operation status metadata (e.g., backup/restore status) during validation and callbacks. For asset downloads, only the requested asset path is transmitted. Backup contents are never sent to SiteSkite; only selected metadata required to coordinate operations.</li>
<li>Policies: Terms https://www.siteskite.com/terms-of-service · Privacy https://www.siteskite.com/privacy-policy</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>WordPress.org (downloads)</p>
<ul>
<li>What it’s used for: Downloading official WordPress core translation files when requested by an administrator.</li>
<li>What data is sent and when: The request URL includes the WordPress core version and language code to retrieve the matching translation archive; no personal data is sent.</li>
<li>Endpoints: <code>https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/core/<version>/<locale>.zip</code></li>
<li>Policies: Terms https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/ · Privacy https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Notes:<br />
– Data is transmitted only when you initiate an action that requires it (e.g., starting a backup/restore, validating your API key, or downloading translations).<br />
– You choose and configure the cloud storage provider(s) to be used.</p>


SiteSkite centralizes backups, restore, updates, rollback, performance insights, and bulk-site operations — all from one powerful dashboard.

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