Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More vs Disable WordPress Updates – Version Locker

WordPress Backup & Migration Plugin Duplicator provides a simple way to move WordPress sites, create reliable backups, or clone a site for staging. With Duplicator, you can easily migrate, transfer, or clone your WordPress site between domains or hosts with no downtime. Create full backups of your website, or package your entire site to download and install elsewhere with only a few steps. At Duplicator, reliabilty, security, and ease of use are our top priorities. Our variety of cloud backup integrations and easy migration wizard make Duplicator the most beginner-friendly backup and migration plugin on the market. You don’t have to hire a developer. Create a backup and migrate sites in just a few minutes. Duplicator Pro This plugin is the Lite version of Duplicator Pro, which comes with scheduled backups, cloud storage integrations, multisite support, and more. Get Duplicator Pro for the complete migration and backup solution. Easy Site Migration, Backup, and Cloning Duplicator streamlines site migrations by packaging your website files and database into a single file, known as a “backup”. Download and re-install your “backup” on any new WordPress location or server without dealing with complicated setups. Launch at your new destination without installing WordPress. Duplicator is the only migration and backup plugin that works on an empty site. See why experts love Duplicator: “Duplicator provides an easy to use tool to make backups of your site, or to transfer it to another location.” Richard McAdams – Expert Web Developer Secure WordPress Backups Duplicator offers cloud WordPress backups with military-grade encryption. Automatically backup your entire WordPress site to secure cloud storage. Recovery Points (1-click Restore) Duplicator makes 1-click restores for WordPress backups easy and stress-free. Quickly restore your entire website in minutes just like a time machine. Fast WordPress Migrations Duplicator makes WordPress website migrations fast and stress-free. Quickly move to a new host, domain, or server. No downtime, no data loss, and no coding required. WordPress Multisite Backups Duplicator offers automatic WordPress Multisite backups with easy 1-click restore. Safely backup your entire Multisite network to secure cloud storage. WooCommerce Backups Duplicator offers reliable WooCommerce backups with military-grade encryption. Easily and automatically back up your entire online store to secure cloud storage. Pre-configured WordPress Installs Never start from scratch with Duplicator’s smart pre-configured WordPress installs. Save time and hassle duplicating ready-made sites with 1-click. WordPress Recovery Points with Quick Rollbacks Duplicator offers hourly recovery points and 1-click rollbacks for WordPress sites. Quickly and automatically recover from failed WordPress updates or disasters. Partial WordPress Backup Plugin Duplicator makes partial backups for WordPress quick and easy. Save storage and restore sites faster with database-only, media-only, or completely custom backups. Server to Server WordPress Migration Import Tool Duplicator makes server-to-server WordPress migrations fast and hassle-free. Quickly import your website to a new server in minutes. No downtime, no data loss. Smart WordPress Migration Wizard Duplicator’s smart WordPress migration wizard makes transferring your website to a new host or server effortless. No downtime, no data loss, and no code required. Drag & Drop Import WordPress Website Tool Migrating WordPress sites has never been easier with Duplicator’s drag & drop import tools. Quickly transfer your site to a new host or server in minutes, no code required. Clone WordPress Website Plugin Duplicator clones your entire WordPress website with 1-click, no code needed. Perfect for staging sites, sandbox, or site migration. WordPress Staging Site Duplicator Pro lets you create a WordPress staging site directly from your WordPress dashboard. Safely test plugin updates, theme changes, and new features on a staging environment before pushing changes to your live site. No manual setup, no separate hosting, and no risk to your production site. Duplicator Pro Features Duplicator Pro takes Duplicator to the next level with features you’ll love, such as: WordPress staging sites – create a staging copy of your site to safely test changes before going live Drag and Drop installs – just drag the backup file to the destination site! Scheduled backups Cloud Storage to Dropbox Backups, Google Drive Backups, Microsoft OneDrive Backups, Amazon S3 Backups and FTP/SFTP Backups Custom Backups and Cloning: want just plugins, or just themes, just the database? No problem! A special 2-step streamlined installer mode for mega-fast installs Recovery Points added for very fast emergency site restores Support for managed and shared hosts such as WordPress.com, WPEngine, GoDaddy Managed, and more Multi-threaded to support larger websites & databases Migrate an entire multisite WordPress network or a sub site as a standalone site Database and user creation in the installer with cPanel API Connect to cPanel directly from the installer Custom plugin hooks for developers Advanced permissions Email notifications Professional support … and much more! Supported Backup Cloud Storage Integrations We support any Amazon S3 compatible storage providers plus these first-party integrations. Localhost Backups FTP/ SFTP Backups Dropbox Backups Google Drive Backups Microsoft OneDrive Backups Amazon S3 Backups Cloudflare R2 Backups Wasabi Backups Dream Objects Backups Vultr Backups Digital Ocean Spaces Backups Google Cloud Storage Backups Backblaze B2 Storage Backups Linode Object Storage Backups You can easily see why Duplicator is the best WordPress backup and migration plugin on the market! Want to unlock these features? Upgrade to our Pro version Branding Guidelines Duplicator® is a registered trademark of Snap Creek LLC. When writing about the backup & migration plugin by Duplicator, please make sure to uppercase the initial first letter. Duplicator (correct) duplicator (incorrect)

Version Locker is an update manager that lets you disable automatic updates in WordPress and keep any plugin, theme, or WordPress core itself on the version you are running today. Turn off updates for one plugin, for every plugin at once, for themes, or for WordPress core. Once something is locked it will not update automatically, and the one-click update button is withheld until you unlock it. Every switch is reversible in one click. Stop Automatic Updates, Without Losing Track of Them Most plugins that disable updates simply hide them, and six months later you have no idea how far behind you are. Version Locker still shows you the update it is holding, including the new version number and whether it is a major, minor, or patch release. You can add a note explaining why something is pinned, and set a date for the lock to release itself. Downgrade WordPress Core to a Specific Version Pick the release you want and Version Locker offers it under Dashboard > Updates. Nothing is installed until you start it there yourself, and once the site is on that release, further core updates are held back. You can downgrade WordPress to an earlier version, or hold WordPress on the version you have tested, without editing files over FTP or hunting for an old ZIP. Only releases published on WordPress.org are offered, and the package always comes from WordPress.org in your site’s own language. Going backwards across a major version has to be confirmed first, because WordPress upgrades the database as it goes and cannot migrate it back. What Makes This Different Four things you will not find together anywhere else: Roll back to an earlier version. Something broke after an update? Reinstall any version still published on WordPress.org and pin it there, from inside your dashboard. No FTP, no hunting for old ZIP files. Roll back WordPress core, not just plugins. Choose a specific WordPress version and stay on it. Hold new releases for a few days. Set a waiting period and every new release is held for that many days before WordPress offers or installs it. Let other people find the bugs first. It only ever delays an update, it never starts one. Copy your setup between sites. Save your locks and settings to a file and load them on another site. You see exactly what will change before anything is applied. Who This Is For Agencies and freelancers managing client sites. Anyone running a customized or patched plugin. Production and eCommerce sites that update on a schedule. Sites on older PHP or an older WordPress version. Common Problems It Solves Stop WordPress from automatically updating plugins in the background. Prevent a specific plugin from updating while every other update keeps working normally. Keep a customized plugin from being overwritten by a new release. Go back to the version that worked before an update broke your site. Freeze a whole site’s versions before a migration, audit, or busy trading period. Block WordPress core updates until you have tested the new version on staging. Downgrade WordPress to a specific version after a core update broke the site. Hold WordPress on an older version while a theme or plugin catches up. Delay WordPress updates for a few days so someone else hits the bugs first. Stop someone else with admin access from updating a plugin you deliberately pinned. Keep an eye on which updates you are holding, and how far behind you have fallen. Full Feature List Disable automatic updates for individual plugins Disable automatic updates for individual themes Turn off all plugin updates at once Turn off all theme updates at once Turn off WordPress core updates Downgrade WordPress core to a specific version, or hold it on the one you are running Roll back a plugin or theme to any earlier version on WordPress.org Hold new releases for a set number of days before they are offered Block new plugin or theme installs, including ZIP uploads Automatically lock anything you newly install Save your locks and settings to a file, and load them on another site Lock or unlock without a page reload Bulk lock or unlock many items at once “Update available” indicator on locked items, without enabling the update See the pinned version and how far behind you are (major, minor, or patch) Add a note to any lock, and set it to unlock itself on a date Search and filter your plugins and themes Activity log showing who changed what and when, with CSV export Works on Multisite How It Works Version Locker uses WordPress filters to hide update notices and refuse update attempts. Locking never touches your files: nothing is added, changed, or removed on disk. The one exception is Roll Back, which only runs when you ask for it. It downloads the version you pick from WordPress.org and replaces the installed files, exactly as a normal update would. You are warned and asked to confirm first. No account, no API key, no external service. Nothing is sent anywhere.