Zain Hassan

<p><strong>ZHBackup – Restore & Migration</strong> is a full-site WordPress backup and restore plugin built for real migration workflows. It packages your database, media, plugins, themes, selected <code>wp-content</code> folders, root files, and optional custom root folders, then restores them through a chunked process designed to avoid request timeouts.</p>
<p>The database is stored as a structured package instead of one large SQL replay file, so large page-builder data, post meta, options, and other oversized values can be restored in smaller, traceable steps. Live activity logs show the progress of exports, imports, database rows, large values, file restore, validation, and cleanup.</p>
<p>After a restore, ZHBackup lets you review the site first and run stale-file cleanup separately from the restore process. This keeps restore completion predictable while still giving you a controlled way to remove old plugins, uploads, themes, and selected root-folder files that are not present in the backup.</p>
<p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Full-Site Backups</strong> — Back up the database, uploads, plugins, themes, mu-plugins, selected <code>wp-content</code> folders, root files, and optional custom root folders.</li>
<li><strong>Structured Database Package</strong> — Export database schemas, row chunks, and large values separately for reliable restores of Elementor/page-builder data and other large rows.</li>
<li><strong>Chunked Export and Restore</strong> — Process database and file operations in small AJAX steps to reduce timeout and memory-limit issues.</li>
<li><strong>Browser Upload or Server Restore</strong> — Upload backups through the browser in resumable chunks, or place backups on the server via FTP/SFTP and restore from a table of available files.</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Archive Formats</strong> — Create standard <code>.zip</code> backups or optimized <code>.zhbackup</code> archives.</li>
<li><strong>Live Activity Logs</strong> — Follow professional export/import logs with database checkpoints, row counts, large-value restore events, file progress, validation, and cleanup status.</li>
<li><strong>Post-Restore Cleanup</strong> — Save a cleanup plan after restore and run stale-file cleanup manually after reviewing the restored site.</li>
<li><strong>Serialized-Safe Find & Replace</strong> — Update URLs safely across serialized PHP data, JSON-escaped URLs, and Elementor widget data.</li>
<li><strong>Secure Backup Storage</strong> — Store backups outside the webroot when available, with <code>.htaccess</code>, <code>web.config</code>, and <code>index.php</code> protections when stored inside the site.</li>
<li><strong>Retention Policies</strong> — Automatically clean up older backups by count or age using WP-Cron.</li>
<li><strong>No Required Account</strong> — Use all backup, restore, migration, and cleanup features without a license key or forced signup.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>WordPress.org Compliant:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>No obfuscated or encoded PHP</li>
<li>Proper sanitization for all inputs</li>
<li>Escaped outputs throughout</li>
<li>Nonces for all form submissions</li>
<li>Capability checks on every action</li>
<li>No hidden external API calls</li>
<li>No telemetry without explicit consent</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>ZHBackup includes an optional newsletter signup form on the plugin Settings page.</p>
<p>This feature connects to an external service hosted by Hassan Zain at <code>hassanzain.com</code>. It is used only to add the submitted email address to the ZHBackup newsletter or product updates list.</p>
<p>Data is sent only when an administrator manually submits the optional signup form. The plugin does not contact this service during normal backup, restore, migration, import, export, or find-and-replace usage.</p>
<p>When the form is submitted, the plugin sends:</p>
<ul>
<li>Email address entered in the signup form</li>
<li>Site URL (<code>home_url()</code>)</li>
<li>Plugin slug (<code>zhbackup</code>)</li>
<li>Plugin version</li>
</ul>
<p>Terms of service: https://hassanzain.com/terms-and-conditions<br />
Privacy policy: https://hassanzain.com/privacy-policy</p>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>ZHBackup does not send telemetry or usage analytics during normal backup, restore, migration, import, export, or find-and-replace operations.</p>
<p>The only optional external data transfer is the administrator-initiated newsletter signup described above.</p>


ZHBackup – Restore & Migration

Full-site WordPress backup, restore, and migration with structured database packages and chunked server-side imports.

Syed Balkhi

SeedProd

Bob Riley

Cory Lamle

andreamk

<h4>WordPress Backup & Migration Plugin</h4>
<p><a href="https://duplicator.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=top_link&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Duplicator</a> provides a simple way to move WordPress sites, create reliable backups, or clone a site for staging. With Duplicator, you can easily migrate, transfer, or clone your WordPress site between domains or hosts with no downtime. Create full backups of your website, or package your entire site to download and install elsewhere with only a few steps.</p>
<p>At Duplicator, reliabilty, security, and ease of use are our top priorities. Our variety of cloud backup integrations and easy migration wizard make Duplicator the most beginner-friendly backup and migration plugin on the market. You don’t have to hire a developer. Create a backup and migrate sites in just a few minutes.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Duplicator Pro</strong><br />
  This plugin is the Lite version of Duplicator Pro, which comes with scheduled backups, cloud storage integrations, multisite support, and more. <a href="https://duplicator.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite&utm_content=get_duplicator_pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Get Duplicator Pro for the complete migration and backup solution</a>.</p>
</blockquote>
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<h4>Easy Site Migration, Backup, and Cloning</h4>
<p>Duplicator streamlines site migrations by packaging your website files and database into a single file, known as a “backup”. Download and re-install your “backup” on any new WordPress location or server without dealing with complicated setups. Launch at your new destination without installing WordPress. Duplicator is the <strong>only</strong> migration and backup plugin that works on an empty site.</p>
<p>See why experts love Duplicator:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“Duplicator provides an easy to use tool to make backups of your site, or to transfer it to another location.”<br />
  Richard McAdams – Expert Web Developer</p>
</blockquote>
<h4>Secure WordPress Backups</h4>
<p>Duplicator offers cloud <a href="https://duplicator.com/secure-wordpress-backups/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=secure_wordpress_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress backups</a> with military-grade encryption. Automatically backup your entire WordPress site to secure cloud storage.</p>
<h4>Recovery Points (1-click Restore)</h4>
<p>Duplicator makes <a href="https://duplicator.com/disaster-recovery-1-click-restore/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=1_click_restores&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">1-click restores</a> for WordPress backups easy and stress-free. Quickly restore your entire website in minutes just like a time machine.</p>
<h4>Fast WordPress Migrations</h4>
<p>Duplicator makes <a href="https://duplicator.com/wordpress-migration/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wordpress_migrations&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress website migrations</a> fast and stress-free. Quickly move to a new host, domain, or server. No downtime, no data loss, and no coding required.</p>
<h4>WordPress Multisite Backups</h4>
<p>Duplicator offers automatic <a href="https://duplicator.com/wordpress-multisite-backups/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wordpress_multisite_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Multisite backups</a> with easy 1-click restore. Safely backup your entire Multisite network to secure cloud storage.</p>
<h4>WooCommerce Backups</h4>
<p>Duplicator offers reliable <a href="https://duplicator.com/woocommerce-backups/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=woocommerce_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce backups</a> with military-grade encryption. Easily and automatically back up your entire online store to secure cloud storage.</p>
<h4>Pre-configured WordPress Installs</h4>
<p>Never start from scratch with Duplicator’s smart <a href="https://duplicator.com/pre-configured-wordpress-installations/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=pre_configured_installs&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">pre-configured WordPress installs</a>. Save time and hassle duplicating ready-made sites with 1-click.</p>
<h4>WordPress Recovery Points with Quick Rollbacks</h4>
<p>Duplicator offers hourly recovery points and <a href="https://duplicator.com/wordpress-recovery-points-rollback/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wordpress_recovery_points&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">1-click rollbacks for WordPress sites</a>. Quickly and automatically recover from failed WordPress updates or disasters.</p>
<h4>Partial WordPress Backup Plugin</h4>
<p>Duplicator makes <a href="https://duplicator.com/partial-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=partial_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">partial backups for WordPress</a> quick and easy. Save storage and restore sites faster with database-only, media-only, or completely custom backups.</p>
<h4>Server to Server WordPress Migration Import Tool</h4>
<p>Duplicator makes <a href="https://duplicator.com/server-to-server-wordpress-migration/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=server_to_server_migrations&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">server-to-server WordPress migrations</a> fast and hassle-free. Quickly import your website to a new server in minutes. No downtime, no data loss.</p>
<h4>Smart WordPress Migration Wizard</h4>
<p>Duplicator’s smart <a href="https://duplicator.com/wordpress-migration-wizard/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wordpress_migration_wizard&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress migration wizard</a> makes transferring your website to a new host or server effortless. No downtime, no data loss, and no code required.</p>
<h4>Drag & Drop Import WordPress Website Tool</h4>
<p>Migrating WordPress sites has never been easier with Duplicator’s <a href="https://duplicator.com/drag-drop-import-wordpress-tool/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wordpress_migration_wizard&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">drag & drop import tools</a>. Quickly transfer your site to a new host or server in minutes, no code required.</p>
<h4>Clone WordPress Website Plugin</h4>
<p>Duplicator <a href="https://duplicator.com/clone-wordpress-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=clone_wordpress_website&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">clones your entire WordPress website</a> with 1-click, no code needed. Perfect for staging sites, sandbox, or site migration.</p>
<h4>WordPress Staging Site</h4>
<p>Duplicator Pro lets you <a href="https://duplicator.com/wordpress-staging-site/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wordpress_staging_site&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">create a WordPress staging site</a> directly from your WordPress dashboard. Safely test plugin updates, theme changes, and new features on a staging environment before pushing changes to your live site. No manual setup, no separate hosting, and no risk to your production site.</p>
<h4>Duplicator Pro Features</h4>
<p>Duplicator Pro takes Duplicator to the next level with features you’ll love, such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>WordPress staging sites – create a staging copy of your site to safely test changes before going live</li>
<li>Drag and Drop installs – just drag the backup file to the destination site!</li>
<li>Scheduled backups</li>
<li>Cloud Storage to Dropbox Backups, Google Drive Backups, Microsoft OneDrive Backups, Amazon S3 Backups and FTP/SFTP Backups</li>
<li>Custom Backups and Cloning: want just plugins, or just themes, just the database? No problem!</li>
<li>A special 2-step streamlined installer mode for mega-fast installs</li>
<li>Recovery Points added for very fast emergency site restores</li>
<li>Support for managed and shared hosts such as WordPress.com, WPEngine, GoDaddy Managed, and more</li>
<li>Multi-threaded to support larger websites & databases</li>
<li>Migrate an entire multisite WordPress network or a sub site as a standalone site</li>
<li>Database and user creation <em>in the installer</em> with cPanel API</li>
<li>Connect to cPanel directly from the installer</li>
<li>Custom plugin hooks for developers</li>
<li>Advanced permissions</li>
<li>Email notifications</li>
<li>Professional support</li>
<li>… and much more!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Supported Backup Cloud Storage Integrations</h4>
<p>We support any Amazon S3 compatible storage providers plus these first-party integrations.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/secure-wordpress-backups/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=localhost_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Localhost Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/ftp-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=ftp_sftp_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">FTP/ SFTP Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/dropbox-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=dropbox_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Dropbox Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/google-drive-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=google_drive_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Drive Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/microsoft-one-drive-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=microsoft_one_drive_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Microsoft OneDrive Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/amazon-s3-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=amazon_s3_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Amazon S3 Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/cloudflare-r2-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=cloudflare_r2_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Cloudflare R2 Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/wasabi-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wasabi_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Wasabi Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/dream-objects-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=dream_objects_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Dream Objects Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/vultr-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=vultr_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Vultr Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/wordpress-backups-for-digitalocean-spaces/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=digital_ocean_spaces_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Digital Ocean Spaces Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/google-cloud-storage-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=google_cloud_storage_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Cloud Storage Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/backblaze-b2-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=backblaze_b2_storage_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Backblaze B2 Storage Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/linode-object-storage-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=linode_object_storage_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Linode Object Storage Backups</a></li>
</ul>
<p>You can easily see why Duplicator is the best WordPress backup and migration plugin on the market! Want to unlock these features? <a href="https://duplicator.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=upgrade_to_pro&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to our Pro version</a></p>
<h4>Branding Guidelines</h4>
<p>Duplicator® is a registered trademark of Snap Creek LLC. When writing about the backup & migration plugin by Duplicator, please make sure to uppercase the initial first letter.</p>
<ul>
<li>Duplicator (correct)</li>
<li>duplicator (incorrect)</li>
</ul>


Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More

You have to do some leg work with this plugin to create a database depending on what hosting you use, but the amount of time saved and the integrity of your transferred data is well taken care of with this plugin.

Works like a charm

This made moving my wordpress site to a new server SO EASY AND PAINLESS (only needed the free version too). A+

Works so great, A+

Very useful for moving website from localhost to live server. Thank you!

Excellent plugin

importing is only available ip PRO version.

pathetic plugin

Best backup and migration plugin


The free version worked without a hitch. [BIG problems getting BlueHost issues squared away. Their support team is clueless. None of it was an issue with Duplicator!]


Free Version Worked Without A Hitch

Excellent free tool for moving your site in a self contained single file. Thx!


I've been using Duplicator for a few years now and it has saved me so much time doing from manual migrations. There are some substantial limitations for larger websites in the free version, but for most website the free version is more than sufficient. 


Easy-to-use and all-in-one solution for migration

just great


It does not update to a new version, when installing on a new website you enter a password to install and then there is only an advertisement for the PRO version. Hell, yesterday everything worked as it should and today it's a total flop and manual work. Back to the trees.


New version total fail

Works perfectly every time


Duplicator is a solid plugin for WordPress migration and backup. Trusted over years. Thank you guys.


Solid plugin


Great plugin! Using the free version, it requires following some instructions but it works perfectly as instructed.



Thanks


Awesome


Thank you for creating this wonderful plugin and making it available for free 🫡


Works perfect all the time!


Been using this plugin for a few years now, my goto plugin for migrations


Works great


I've been using this plugin for years and it's really convenient to backup or migrate a website. Thanks to the developer!


Very useful

Easy!


I have moved hundreds of sites with this plugin, it always works great.


Great plugin


It's my first choice for deploying websites to production since I discovered it.


Impresive option to deploy projects

Geat!


I have been using Duplicator for my websites' backups for a few years already and never had any problems with it. It works great for site migrations too. Thank you for such a great plugin!


The best plugin for backups, also works great for migrations

The best WordPress backup and migration plugin. Quickly and easily backup ,migrate, copy, move, or clone your site from one location to another.

ZHBackup – Restore & Migration vs Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More