Summary: If your WordPress website has been hacked, or just isn’t working properly anymore, you may need to restore the site to a previous version. In this post, we’ll cover the basics of restoring WordPress and the various steps you’ll need to take to get your WordPress website up and running again.Note: The steps described in this article only apply to self-hosted WordPress sites.Restoring WordPress Requires a BackupRestoring a WordPress site implies that you have a backup of your website. Without a backup, unfortunately, there is nothing to restore.You must have a backup of your WordPress site to restore it.A proper WordPress backup should include all the elements that make up your site. A backup is essential, not just for voluntarily restoring your site (for example, if you’re moving hosts), but if disaster strikes, and you find your site compromised, running into database issues, or worse.What are the Building Blocks of a WordPress Site?Dissecting a WordPress site will give us the following components that are essential to any WordPress site and necessary for successfully restoring WordPress:WordPress – The core software that runs your website. The WordPress core software contains all the code and functions that run a WordPress site (such as the WordPress admin dashboard from which you manage your content, site settings and more).A database – WordPress stores all content and data, such as posts, pages, categories, comments, users, options and settings in a database.A theme – WordPress comes shipped with a default theme, but most, if not all users will use a WordPress theme of their own choice, perhaps even their own design.Plugins – WordPress plugins extend the functionality of your website, for instance, by adding a shopping cart, a contact form, and much more.Requirements and Tools Needed to Restore Your WordPress WebsiteRestoring a WordPress site means that you should have access to:A healthy copy of the items listed above (WordPress, database, theme and plugins). In particular for your content, it is vital to always have a fresh backup of the database. You don’t want to restore your site and end up with the most recent content being a post from 2014.Your Server. Server access is usually provided through an FTP account. Your hosting provider will have the access credentials and information you need to access your server, enabling you to copy files to and from that server. Alternatively, your hosting account’s control panel provides “file manager” functionality enabling you to copy files.The Database. You will most likely use a program called phpMyAdmin, and again, access information should be provided by your hosting provider.What is FTP?FTP is an acronym for File Transfer... You are listening to the topic about "A Guide to Restoring WordPress", if you want to read the full article, please visit https://geniuswp.com or the link in the description.
