We have all been told over and over to BACKUP PAGES. We are recommending that everyone back up our WP pages for our blogging websites. ( PBS.) There are various ways to do this, but we are testing creating pages using the Edit Code.
The Edit Coder is supposed to copy everything, including pictures, which Rory now recommends we use. He also says to make a Google Doc with not only a copy of the edit code but also the Media and Key Phrase.
Backup Test by fellow team member at https://4029.com/backup-test/
She first created a page, published it, and added one photo to use for her test. Then she deleted the page and the image from the permanent library.
The test page for backup was then restored from the Google Doc. This was done in the event of a loss of the entire website. The intention was two-fold. To determine whether the images are actually backed up when copying the content of the code editor, as we were told, or not. She believed that the image reference is included in the code editor backup, not the actual image. (fyi she was a programmer in IT until retirement).
Her Conclusion
The backup test of the recommended backup procedure for the pages of our WP sites does not provide the ability to completely restore the page as it was initially created. She noted that in the section that was restored from the code editor. And that first, the code editor backup only contains a reference to the image that exists in the media library.
Noting the reference contains the date that the image was added to the media library, along with the name of the image. The data is highlighted in RED, and the image name is highlighted in PURPLE. This means that if the entire media library is lost along with all the page content, there will be some work to rebuild it!!
How Do We Restore Backup Pages to the Site?
First, you have to reload all of your backup images into the Media Library. When this occurs, the URL for each image will change to the data when the images are reloaded.
Next, you have to re-create each page from your code editor backup. Then you will have to edit the page to change the date in the image reference to the same date that the images were reloaded. Note that no matter how you do the restoration process, it will be tedious. But if you’ve saved your work, you should be able to recreate your pages exactly as they were initially published.
Other Methods of Backup
I truly hope none of us have to restore our website again. When I first started my PBS, I lost 30 pages that no one could find or explain why they vanished. I had not been taught to back up my site pages at that time. This is a hard lesson to learn because you start writing from scratch all over again. We really hope this never happens to you.
I was taught a different method than the one above. I was taught to go to the view of my published page and copy the entire article, make a Google Doc, and paste it there. Also, to make a folder for each of my category pages so that the Google Doc would go into the proper folder.
My Conclusion
I don’t care which method you use to back up your work. The important thing is that you BACKUP YOUR PAGES…All of them. To me, the most important part is not the pictures but the writing of the pages. Don’t let anything happen to your work !! I hope this helps you as you develop your website.
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