Make a full backup before changes, download it, and roll back if something goes wrong.
Your whole account is backed up every day. A WordPress backup is an extra copy of one site that you control, ideal before updates or big changes.
Creating a backup
- Sign in to HostPanel and go to WP Toolkit → WordPress Backups.
- Click Create Backup.
- Choose the site and the type: Full (files and database), Files or Database.
- Give it a name and a note, such as "before theme change".
- Start the backup. It runs in the background; the list updates when it is ready.
Downloading a backup
Use the download action on the backup. You get one .tar.gz file containing your files and database, which you can keep on your computer.
Restoring
- Use restore on the backup.
- Choose what to restore: files, database or both.
- Confirm.
Before restoring, the panel automatically saves the current state of the site, so you can undo the restore if you need to. Your wp-config.php is never overwritten.
Backups count towards your disk space. Delete old ones you no longer need.