Backups are the unsung heroes of website management. You never think about them – until you need them. And when disaster strikes, a reliable backup can mean the difference between a minor inconvenience and a full-blown crisis.
At Red Jet, we take WordPress site protection seriously. That’s why we trust UpdraftPlus as our go-to backup solution across the WordPress sites we manage. Whether you’re a small business owner or running a full WooCommerce store, UpdraftPlus helps us keep your site safe, recoverable, and stress-free.
Here’s why we’ve chosen it and why it matters for your website.
🔒 Backups Aren’t Optional – They’re Essential
WordPress sites can break for any number of reasons:
- Plugin or theme updates gone wrong
- Hacked or compromised files
- Server errors or file corruption
- User error (accidental deletions or changes)
- Hosting outages or migrations
In all these cases, having reliable, up-to-date backups is the quickest way to restore your site and minimise downtime. At Red Jet, we believe backup and recovery should be automatic, secure, and hassle-free and that’s exactly what UpdraftPlus delivers.
🔧 Why We Use UpdraftPlus
1. Automatic Scheduled Backups
We configure UpdraftPlus to take automatic daily backups of your entire WordPress installation including the database, themes, plugins, media, and uploads. This means your site is always protected without you lifting a finger.
Need more frequent backups for an eCommerce store? We can configure hourly backups too.
2. Reliable Offsite Storage
Local-only backups are risky. If your server fails or gets infected, your backups may be gone too. That’s why we configure UpdraftPlus to store backups securely in offsite locations like:
- Amazon S3
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
- SFTP/remote servers
This keeps your backups safe, even if your hosting environment is compromised.
3. Easy One-Click Restores
When things go wrong, you don’t want to wait for developers to dig through files. With UpdraftPlus, we can restore your site in minutes – not hours. Whether it’s a full site restore or just your database, it’s fast and reliable.
4. Granular Backup Control
We love that UpdraftPlus lets us back up (or restore) individual components:
- Just the database
- Just the plugins
- Just the uploads
This level of control is crucial when we’re troubleshooting plugin conflicts or rolling back a faulty update.
5. Multisite & WooCommerce Support
UpdraftPlus plays well with WordPress Multisite and WooCommerce setups – making it the perfect choice for growing stores and networked websites. We can even back up order data, product inventory, and customer information without disruption.
6. Trusted by Millions
UpdraftPlus is the world’s most popular WordPress backup plugin, with over 3 million active installs. It’s trusted by developers, agencies, and hosting providers alike — and backed by a professional support team if anything goes wrong.
🛠 How Red Jet Uses It
As part of all our WordPress hosting and maintenance plans, we:
- Install and configure UpdraftPlus
- Set up scheduled backups based on your site’s activity level
- Secure your backups offsite (S3 or remote SFTP)
- Perform regular test restores
- Monitor backup success logs and fix issues proactively
Want to make sure your backups are actually working? Request a free site audit and we’ll check your entire backup and recovery setup.
🧯 Real-World Example: A Site Recovered in Minutes
One of our clients updated a plugin that caused a fatal error across their site. Within 15 minutes, we used UpdraftPlus to restore a clean backup from the previous night. No loss of data. No downtime. No panic.
That’s why backups matter and why we use UpdraftPlus.
✅ Final Thoughts
UpdraftPlus gives us the flexibility, reliability, and control we need to protect your WordPress site – whether you’re running a blog, business website, or full-scale eCommerce store. Combined with Red Jet’s managed hosting and support, it forms a rock-solid safety net that gives our clients peace of mind.
Looking for expert WordPress support and rock-solid backups?
Compare our hosting plans or get in touch with Red Jet and never worry about losing your site again.