Uncover the Hidden Secrets to Fully Restore Your Hacked Website—Step-by-Step Recovery Exposed!
4. Back up your site in its current state
Save a copy of your site — even if it’s compromised. It lets you preserve recent content, conserve evidence to analyze the source of the hack, and allows you to restore your site should something go wrong during recovery.
Make sure to back up both your site files and database. Use your hosting control panel, SFTP, or a backup plugin. Managed hosting providers like WordPress.com usually offer automatic backups. On our Business and Commerce plans, you can restore from backup with one click and also download site backups.
