Everything you need to know about backing up, restoring, and migrating your WordPress site with BackupRidge.
Frequency options include Hourly, every 2/4/6/8/12 hours, Daily, Weekly, Fortnightly, and Monthly.
Select components and exclusions for your backups.
Set archive format, size split threshold, compression, and encryption.
Default local backup path is wp-content/backupridge.
Free: Choose a filename prefix (plugin default, site URL hostname, or site name) with automatic date/time stamping. Pro: Full template with placeholders such as {site}, {datetime}, {id}, and {seq}.
{site}_{datetime}_{id}
{site}_{type}_{seq}_{datetime}Choose export method and configure table/chunk behavior.
Tune resume intervals, retries, and host profile presets.
Performance presets: Choose a profile such as Default, Slow host, or Fast host. Auto-detect host capabilities probes PHP limits and extensions to suggest a safer preset on constrained servers.
Configure upload chunk size, retry count, delay, and local deletion behavior.
Upload chunk size should be tuned to your host limits and network stability.
Choose how many backups and logs to retain.
Email: Enter one or more addresses (comma-separated). Use Email on success and Email on failure to choose when messages are sent. Use Test email in Settings to verify delivery from your host.
Webhooks: Set a webhook URL, pick a format (Generic JSON, Slack, or Discord), and enable Webhook on success / Webhook on failure as needed. Test from the Notifications section when outbound HTTPS is allowed.
Advanced includes custom table storage and delete-on-uninstall behavior.
Incremental backups and archive encryption are available with Pro.