You are developing things on a WordPress site and would like to have a snapshot of the current state of your site? SnapShots will help you save states of your WordPress environment.
- Save snapshots of your site with a simple click.
- Name your snapshots for easy distinction.
- SnapShots stores current location and redirects after restore.
- Stores and restores database tables and files in upload folder.
- Automatically logs in current user.
- Automatically clears old snapshots with same name.
- Small footprint and minimal UI.
Options
All options are defined via constants and can get overwritten with a filter. The format of options is
SNAPSHOTS_[OPTION_NAME]
Best to define your custom option constants in the wp-config.php file.
You can use filters options like
add_filter( 'snapshots_[option_name]', function( $default_option ){
return $my_option;
});
Default Options
// Default save location.
SNAPSHOTS_FOLDER : WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/.snapshots'
// add '--allow-root' to each command if you run the commands as root.
SNAPSHOTS_CLI_ALLOW_ROOT: false
// define the location of your 'wp' binaries.
SNAPSHOTS_CLI_PATH: '/usr/local/bin'
// Number of shots kept with the same name.
SNAPSHOTS_MAX_SHOTS: 2
// SnapShot includes files from content folder.
SNAPSHOTS_SAVE_FILES: true
// SnapShot includes location (URL) during creation to redirect on restore.
SNAPSHOTS_SAVE_LOCATION: true
Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.