How to Backup and restore your WordPress Blog

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To create a backup of your Wordpress blog, please see below:

1. In Wordpress, go to Tools | Export.
2. Select the “All content radio” button.
3. Click “Download Export file”.

A backup xml file will be created and saved onto your PC.

To restore a backup of your Wordpress blog, please see below:

1. In Wordpress, go to Tools | Import.
2. If this is the first time you are doing an import we need to install the WordPress importer plug in.
3. Once the plug in is installed on subsequent imports click on the Wordpress importer and browse to the Wordpress exported file.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Finally, click “Upload file and import”.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. If you uploaded the posts to a new user you now need to configure the new user’s details.
6. Click on users and users in the drop down list.
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. From the user list move the mouse to the entry for the new user and click edit.
8. Update the information on the next page.
   
   
   

Your backup has now been successfully restored.