User Guide

Kuvarssoft Backup & Restore — every feature, with screenshots.

The guide below walks through every Free and Pro feature — backup, cloud providers, schedules, migration, URL replace, logs and notifications — with real screenshots from the plugin.

01. Backup & Restore

Back up your entire site (database + wp-content) in one click. Download the ZIP locally or send it to the cloud. To restore, upload a ZIP — the plugin validates it, restores the files and produces a detailed restore report.

  1. 1. Create a New Backup
    Click “New Backup”. The plugin builds a single compressed ZIP from the database dump and wp-content. Backup Lock prevents a second concurrent backup during the run.
  2. 2. Download or Push to Cloud
    Once complete, download from the row or click “Upload to Cloud” to send the archive to your configured provider (Google Drive, S3, R2).
  3. 3. Restore
    Upload the ZIP → the plugin validates contents → database + files are restored → a detailed report is generated under Restore Reports.
Backup list: status, size, timestamp and per-row actions.
Backup list: status, size, timestamp and per-row actions.
“Upload to Cloud” flow — pick provider and destination folder.
“Upload to Cloud” flow — pick provider and destination folder.

02. Cloud Backups

PRO

Cloud provider layer supporting Google Drive, Amazon S3 and Cloudflare R2. Configure each provider independently, pick a folder/bucket, and run a connection test. After selecting a provider, the “Pull from Cloud” flow becomes available across all backups.

  1. 1. Provider Settings
    Under Cloud Backup → Settings, connect Google Drive via OAuth, or enter Access Key / Secret / Bucket / Region for S3/R2. Each provider has a “Test Connection” button.
  2. 2. Take & Push Backup
    From the Cloud Backup screen, take a backup and push it directly to a provider. Progress is reported in real-time.
  3. 3. Restore From Cloud
    List archives on the provider, select one and run the download + restore flow from a single screen.
Cloud Backup dashboard.
Cloud Backup dashboard.
Provider credentials and connection tests.
Provider credentials and connection tests.
Take-backup flow over the cloud provider.
Take-backup flow over the cloud provider.
Restore directly from listed cloud archives.
Restore directly from listed cloud archives.

03. Scheduled Backups

PRO

WP-Cron based hourly, daily, weekly or monthly automatic backup schedules. Each schedule can have its own destination (local, Drive, S3, R2), retention window, and scope (DB only, files only, full).

  1. 1. Create a Schedule
    Schedules → “New Schedule”. Choose the cadence, start time, destination provider and how many archives to retain.
  2. 2. Edit a Schedule
    Edit any schedule to change cadence or destination, or pause it temporarily. The next run time is shown on the schedule row.
Active schedules with next run times.
Active schedules with next run times.
Schedule edit screen.
Schedule edit screen.

04. Site Migration

PRO

Token-based site-to-site transfer between two WordPress installs — no FTP or cPanel needed. “Send” on the source, “Receive” on the destination → the plugin orchestrates the transfer and finalizes with URL Replace for the new domain.

  1. 1. Generate Token on Destination
    On the destination site, open Migration → “Receive” and generate a one-time transfer token.
  2. 2. Send From Source
    On the source site, paste the destination URL + token in Migration → “Send”. The transfer starts; progress is streamed live.
Source — “Send” screen.
Source — “Send” screen.
Destination — “Receive” with transfer token.
Destination — “Receive” with transfer token.

05. URL Replace

PRO

A serialize-safe URL replacement tool you can use after a migration or standalone. Safely updates every table for old → new domain, including https/http and www/non-www variants, and handles PHP serialized data correctly.

  1. Enter Old / New URLs
    Enter the old and new URLs, preview affected rows via “Dry-run”, then execute. Results are written to the log.
URL Replace main screen.
URL Replace main screen.

06. Logs

PRO

Every operation (backup, restore, cloud transfer, schedule, URL replace, system) is timestamped and leveled (OK / Warning / Error). Includes verbose debug log + system log + PDF export.

  1. System Logs
    See PHP version, memory limit, plugin version, environment diagnostics — all on one screen.
  2. Debug Log
    Enable the debug log when troubleshooting; detailed traces are easy to share with our support team.
  3. PDF / CSV Export
    Export the operation log as PDF or CSV — handy for archiving and audits.
System log screen.
System log screen.
Debug log stream.
Debug log stream.
PDF export output.
PDF export output.

07. Notifications

Email notifications for backup, restore and schedule results. Carbon-copy support lets you keep multiple addresses in the loop, with an option to receive alerts on errors only.

  1. Carbon Copy & Filtering
    Define carbon-copy recipients and toggle filters such as “Errors only” under Settings → Notifications.
Carbon-copy recipient configuration.
Carbon-copy recipient configuration.
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