Description
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:
- Encrypted backup package creation when ZIP AES support is available.
- Restore package upload, validation and restore workflow.
- Portable export packages for site moves and cloning workflows.
- Scheduled encrypted backups with admin email reminders.
- Protected package records for backup and export files.
- Browser-based chunked restore uploads for larger packages.
- Setup checks for storage, ZIP support, encryption support, disk space and server limits.
- Dashboard site summary for backup planning and troubleshooting.
- Help guidance for backup, restore, export and common hosting issues.
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Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
- Activate Holographic Site Backup.
- Open HoloBackup in the WordPress admin menu.
- Open Settings and review the setup checks before creating a backup or export package.
- To move or recover a site, install WordPress and this plugin on the destination site, then upload the backup or export ZIP on Restore Site.
FAQ
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Is this plugin free?
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Yes. Holographic Site Backup is provided as a free WordPress backup, restore and site export plugin.
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Does the plugin create encrypted backup packages?
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Yes, when the server supports ZIP AES encryption. The setup checks show whether ZIP support and ZIP encryption support are available on the current hosting environment.
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Where are backup and export packages stored?
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Backup and export packages are stored in protected plugin storage. Package downloads and deletions require an administrator with the correct WordPress capability and a valid WordPress nonce.
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Are package passwords emailed?
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No. Scheduled backup and job completion emails do not include package passwords. Administrators retrieve package passwords from the authenticated package records table inside WordPress.
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Can I use the plugin to move a site?
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Yes. Use Export Site to create a portable package, then install WordPress and Holographic Site Backup on the destination site. Upload the package on Restore Site and follow the restore workflow.
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Can I restore a large package through the browser?
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The restore uploader splits larger uploads into protected browser chunks and reassembles them in protected plugin storage before validation. Hosting limits still matter, so available disk space, upload limits, execution time, memory and file permissions should be checked before large restores.
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Does the plugin replace off-site backups?
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No. Local backup packages are useful, but important sites should also keep separate off-site backups. This protects against server failure, hosting account problems and accidental deletion of local backup files.
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What should I check before my first backup?
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Open Settings and review the setup checks. Pay attention to protected storage, available disk space, ZIP support, ZIP encryption support, memory limit, maximum execution time and upload limits.
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Changelog
1.0.56
- Renamed the plugin for WordPress.org review readiness.
- Improved backup and restore path handling for custom WordPress content, plugin, theme and upload directory locations.
1.0.54
- Removed protected download wording and file-operation call patterns that could trigger review warnings while preserving package download behaviour.
1.0.53
- Reworked protected package downloads to use temporary random download files instead of raw binary PHP output.
1.0.52
- Fixed protected package download response handling while preserving administrator-only package downloads and existing backup, restore, upload and storage behaviour.
1.0.49
- Reworked protected local storage, restore upload assembly, restore file writing and package downloads to use constrained streaming helpers for large-package handling.
- Removed reliance on direct wp-admin filesystem includes during storage operations.
1.0.47
- Fixed protected package download output handling for WordPress coding standards.
- Improved filesystem API loading while preserving backup, restore and storage behaviour.
- Corrected internal version constant alignment for release readiness.
1.0.45
- Improved protected package downloads and WordPress filesystem initialisation for WordPress.org review readiness.
1.0.44
- Replaced direct package download, chunk assembly, upload move and restore file writes with WordPress filesystem-backed handling.
- Corrected the package download handler so protected ZIP downloads use defined logic and remain capability and nonce protected.
1.0.43
- Tightened restore package validation so uploaded packages must include the plugin package marker and manifest.
- Limited file restore entries to expected wp-content paths during restore.
- Cleaned release notes and filesystem helper readability for WordPress.org review readiness.
1.0.42
- Improved protected AJAX registration while preserving capability and nonce checks.
1.0.38
- Removed package passwords from scheduled backup and job completion emails so passwords are retrieved from the authenticated HoloBackup admin panel.
1.0.37
- Improved live job processing, package creation validation and ZIP finalisation error handling.
1.0.36
- Added live Active And Recoverable Jobs progress updates with running, complete and failed visual states.
1.0.35
- Improved background package writing when WordPress filesystem access is unavailable during cron or automatic job processing.