Changing Default Settings for Automatic WordPress Backups

With the automatic WordPress site backup feature, you can set default backup settings that will be applied to newly created sites and sites configured to use the default settings. See the instructions below for more information.

For more information about automatic WordPress site backups, see our article WP Hosting Backups.

 Changing Default Backup Settings

Changing default backup settings will affect all sites configured to use default settings and any new sites you create.

1. Go to the WordPress Backups interface. See How to Find WordPress Automatic Backups Interface article
2. Find the "Default Backup Settings" section. Your default settings are listed here.  
   

   Don’t see any options? You may need to set your backup status to “Active.”

   You can change the following defaults: 

   Backup Status	This category gives you the ability to make backups active or inactive by default: Active: Sites configured to use default settings and newly created sites will take backups Inactive: Sites configured to use default settings and newly created sites will not take backups
   Schedule	Schedule on what day backups should be taken. You can select a day of the week to repeat weekly or every day.
   Backups to Keep	This category establishes how many backups should be kept. Once the limit is reached, the oldest backup will be deleted to make room for the new backup. Five backups is the current maximum number of backups.

3. Once you have set your ideal default backup settings, click Update Backup Settings to save your changes.