What is the correct way to update both WP/plugins/themes without breaking the site?

This is the reason I always recommend to use the least amount of plugins. This obviously easier to say then do, but if you are a developer you should strive to eliminate all plugins by incorporating the relevant code into a site specific plugin or theme. Integrators obviously have less ability to achieve this. The … Read more

Backup custom table

No it does not, it will only export all of your posts, pages, comments, custom fields, terms, navigation menus, and custom posts. https://codex.wordpress.org/Tools_Export_Screen

WordPress manual restore not completely successful

Problem seems strange since you can see the content in the backend but not able to see it in the frontend. So here are a few suggestions. Try to save the permalink again? And try to clear the cache too. Try to change the theme to any other basic theme available. Also when I tried … Read more

Managing Backups: Space Issues [closed]

You can use a plugin like backwpup that lets you: Store backup to Folder Store backup to FTP Server Store backup to Amazon S3 Store backup to Google Storage Store backup to Microsoft Azure (Blob) Store backup to RackSpaceCloud Store backup to DropBox (free) Store backup to SugarSync (free) and manage the number of backup … Read more

How does the WXR file differ from the WPDB?

There’s not a one-to-one relationship between the WordPress database and the .wxr file. We can find this line in the exported .wxr file: <!– This file is not intended to serve as a complete backup of your site. –> Skimming through the export_wp() function, we can see what’s excluded, for example: The data stored in … Read more