Recently, we started to get a lot of questions and support requests from our clients that could have been altogether avoided if the website owner had an adequate website backup solution in place. In this post, we will discuss the three most likely scenarios when having a properly backed up version of the website would allow to quickly bring your website back to normal.

Scenario 1 – Routine Software Updates.

Most modern CMSs (Content Management Systems) roll out regular updates. This is a good thing as the updates provide new features, improve existing ones, fix bugs and remove vulnerabilities. Depending on the customizations done on a particular website these updates may or may not result in issues that affect the performance and/or look and feel of your website, break certain functionality, etc. For most basic sites that do not have heavy customizations these updates go unnoticed, but for sites that have been heavily modified to meet the specific customer requirements and/or rely on use of third party plugins and extension compatibility issues are possible. Yet, these update are done for a reason and simply not doing them may create its own set of problems down the road. While having a proper backup will not eliminate the need for regular updates or provide a permanent solution, it will allow to quickly recover the website to the last known working configuration without disrupting your business and then figure out the best course of action. Read more