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Restore a WordPress backup
Get your site back to a healthy version quickly.
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Quick answer
Get your site back to a healthy version quickly.
- WordPress works best with a clean theme, minimal plugins, and caching enabled.
- Regular updates keep your site secure and compatible with modern browsers.
- Backups before updates prevent small mistakes from becoming big problems.
Key details
If a plugin or update breaks your site, you can roll back to a previous backup.
SiteHosts stores daily backups that you can restore from your control panel.
Restoring a backup brings back files and databases from that date.
Step-by-step
- Open your SiteHosts dashboard and go to Backups.
- Choose the date you want to restore.
- Confirm the restore and wait for completion.
Quick checklist
- Install LiteSpeed Cache
- Update themes and plugins monthly
- Back up before major changes
- Remove unused themes and plugins
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