Looking for more information about VaultPress Backups included with the Jetpack VaultPress Backup plugin? See our article about the Jetpack VaultPress Backup Plugin.
Backups via the Jetpack plugin backup your site daily or after certain events in real-time. These backups are stored on WordPress.com’s servers all over the world. Using VaultPress Backups via the Jetpack plugin requires a paid VaultPress Backup plan. You can learn about our VaultPress backup plans here.
To view the current status of your backups, navigate to Jetpack → Backup in the WP Admin. This will take you to your site’s backups in your WordPress.com dashboard.
Latest Backup
When viewing your backups on WordPress.com, you’ll land on a page with the URL https://wordpress.com/backup/your-site-url.com. On that page, you can see your latest backup, and scroll through other recent backups.
If you have real-time backups, you’ll see a list of More backups from today.
You can also view your backups via the Activity Log.
Jetpack Plugin: VaultPress Backup Support Articles
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Privacy Information
This feature is deactivated by default, and unlocking/activating it requires an upgrade to a paid solution.
| Data Used | |
|---|---|
| Site Owners / Users We currently back up the following data: WordPress database tables (any tables which begin with your WordPress table prefix and also have a unique key or a primary key). We also back up the files in your plugins, themes, and uploads directories, as well as select files from your WordPress root directory and `wp-content` directory. This includes all the unique and irreplaceable data in WordPress, as well as everything properly integrated into the WordPress installation. In addition to the data that we back up and store, we also use (and store) your server access credentials (if provided): SSH and/or FTP/SFTP. These credentials are explicitly provided by you when activating Jetpack VaultPress Backups. For feature usage tracking (detailed below): IP address, WordPress.com user ID, WordPress.com username, WordPress.com-connected site ID, user agent, referring URL, timestamp of event, browser language, country code, and user site count. Please also refer to the activity log’s privacy information. | Site Visitors
None. |
| Activity Tracked | |
| Site Owners / Users We track several events around the usage of this feature: backup requests/downloads/confirmations, restore requests/confirmations/cancellations, date-picker changes/expansions, and backup storage upgrade requests or indications of interest. Please also refer to the activity log’s privacy information. | Site Visitors
None. |
| Data Synced (Read More) | |
| Site Owners / Users None. Please also refer to the activity log’s privacy information. | Site Visitors
None. |
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