Title: WXD Backup Lite Author: webxdevelopers Published: June 1, 2026 Last modified: June 1, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wxd-backup-lite/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3557158) ![](https://ps.w.org/wxd-backup-lite/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3556939) # WXD Backup Lite By [webxdevelopers](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wxdlabs/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wxd-backup-lite.1.0.2.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wxd-backup-lite/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wxd-backup-lite/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wxd-backup-lite/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wxd-backup-lite/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wxd-backup-lite/) ## Description Most WordPress backup tools either feel too fragile when you actually need them, or too bloated with upsells and clutter. **WXD Backup Lite** is built around a narrower goal: reliable backups, safer restores, and cleaner migrations for real-world WordPress sites. The focus is on **recovery confidence** and predictable workflows — not features for their own sake. **Full-site backups. Guided restores. Clean migrations.** WXD Backup Lite can create full-site or selective backups, schedule recurring jobs, enforce retention rules, lock important backups from deletion, and guide restores through a structured flow — including an automatic restore point created before every recovery attempt. **WooCommerce-friendly:** Because WooCommerce stores everything in the WordPress database and filesystem, full-site backups automatically capture orders, products, customers, and store configuration. No extra setup required. **What’s included:** * Full-site backup — database, plugins, themes, uploads, MU-plugins, and core files * Selective backup scope for targeted jobs * Portable .zip backup archives * Daily, weekly, or manual backup scheduling * Configurable retention with automatic cleanup of the oldest backups * Backup locking to protect important archives from auto-deletion * Guided one-click restore with scope selection, confirmation, and real-time progress * Automatic restore point created before every restore * Real-time restore event log and progress tracking * Post-restore validation flow * Site migration workflow with URL rewriting * wp-config.php normalization after migration * Import from an uploaded backup archive * Dashboard with backup stats, storage forecast, and server health check * Activity log with export support * Concurrent restore lock and restore-safety protections * Nonce and capability protection on all AJAX actions **Note:** This plugin does not support WordPress Multisite. It is designed for single- site installs only. **Privacy:** No data leaves your server. WXD Backup Lite makes no external API calls, does not phone home, and requires no account or license key. Backup archives are stored locally in the `wsbl-backups` subfolder of your WordPress uploads directory. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` or install directly from the WordPress plugin directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the WordPress admin. 3. Go to **WXD Backup** in the WordPress admin sidebar. 4. Create your first backup, or configure a schedule and retention policy. No account, no API key, no external service required. ## FAQ ### Where are backups stored? Locally on your server in a protected `wsbl-backups` subfolder inside your WordPress uploads directory. The exact path depends on your `wp-content/uploads` configuration. Remote storage destinations (S3, Backblaze) are planned for the Pro tier. ### What does each backup contain? Each archive contains a SQL database dump, a JSON manifest file, key root config files when present, and the main WordPress content directories (plugins, themes, uploads, and optionally core files). ### Does this plugin support restore? Yes. You can restore a full backup or selectively restore supported backup components from the admin area. Every restore creates an automatic restore point first, so you can roll back immediately if something goes wrong. ### Does this plugin support migration? Yes. You can upload an archive, import it into local storage, and restore it. The migration workflow handles URL rewriting and wp-config.php normalization so the site comes up cleanly on the new host. ### Does it work with WooCommerce? Yes. Full-site backups capture WooCommerce orders, products, customers, and store configuration automatically — no separate plugin or configuration needed. ### Does it work with WordPress Multisite? No. This version does not support Multisite. Activating on a Multisite network will show an admin notice and the plugin will remain inactive. Multisite support is on the roadmap for a future release. ### What happens if a restore fails halfway? Every restore creates an automatic restore point first, and concurrent restores are blocked. If something fails mid-restore, you can immediately roll back to the pre-restore state. ### Does it require any special PHP extension? Yes. The PHP `ZipArchive` extension must be enabled on your server. The plugin’s health check will flag this if it is missing. ### Does this plugin send data to external services? No. WXD Backup Lite operates entirely on your server and does not connect to any external service. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “WXD Backup Lite” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ webxdevelopers ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wxdlabs/) [Translate “WXD Backup Lite” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wxd-backup-lite) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wxd-backup-lite/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wxd-backup-lite/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wxd-backup-lite/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wxd-backup-lite/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.2 * Fixed: the backup lock/unlock icon was blank on the initial Backups table render and only appeared after the button was clicked. The SVG icon now renders correctly on first paint. * Fixed: corrected several admin-area links (Upgrade to Pro, Docs, Support, More Products) that pointed to non-existent URLs. #### 1.0.1 * Restore reliability: post-commit hardening (.htaccess + wp-config) now runs in the same request that commits files, so cPanel/LiteSpeed handler directives baked into a backup .htaccess can no longer 500 the site mid-restore. * Restore reliability: stale source-site jobs purged from the imported activity log; the completed restore is recorded as its own activity entry. * Restore reliability: iThemes Security `itsec-*` options purged on restore, preventing Force-SSL redirect loops on the destination. * Stop restore: clicking Stop early no longer leaves the modal hanging; the rollback now drives incrementally via the JS poll loop so the event log streams transitions instead of going silent. * Stop restore: progress bar no longer snaps from 100% back to 0% after a successful rollback. * Stop restore: starting a new restore from a wizard that still shows a previous“ Stopped” terminal state now resets cleanly. * Stop restore: event log no longer leaks a stale “Importing general database tables” entry below the “Stop requested by user” line. * Rollback throughput: DB import bumped to 5,000 statements per tick during rollback, turning multi-hour rollbacks into minutes. * Migrate wizard: removed the URL-mapping step (auto-detected from archive) and the PRO upsell placeholder. * Migrate wizard: Stop Restore button moved into the wizard footer and now hides on terminal completion. * Migrate wizard: progress bar now fills determinately during the restore phase. * Migrate wizard: event log now matches the standalone Restore wizard density. * Activity log: drag-and-drop file selection now enables the wizard’s Next button( parity with Browse). * Activity log: per-tick byte/percent sub-progress shown during long DB import buckets. * Activity log: stopped+rolled-back restores now render with an amber “Stopped — rolled back” badge. * Activity log: event log populates from both the standalone restore wizard and the migrate wizard’s poll loop. * Activity log: Retry Job for restore-type jobs now opens the regular Restore wizard instead of running silently in the background. * Critical: fixed a rollback-empties-plugin-dir bug where a failed copy() during file-rollback would call cleanup_path() on the destination without a preserved fallback, deleting wp-content/plugins entirely. * Localhost compatibility: optional shim for the WpOrg\Requests\IdnaEncoder autoloader works around a known Elementor + localhost subdirectory crash. * Code quality: WordPress.org Plugin Check passes with zero errors and zero warnings. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release of WXD Backup Lite. * Full-site and component-level WordPress backups with SQL database export. * Restore workflow with automatic safety restore point and rollback on failure. * Import and migration workflow with URL mapping and environment-aware hardening. * Scheduled backups, retention policy, background job tracking, and archive verification. ## Meta * Version **1.0.2** * Last updated **16 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [backup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/backup/)[database backup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/database-backup/) [migration](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/migration/)[restore](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/restore/) [scheduler](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/scheduler/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wxd-backup-lite/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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