Having a reliable WordPress backup solution in place is important – but just as important is knowing how to restore your website if disaster strikes. In this post, I’ll explain step-by-step how to fully restore a WordPress website from a backup created by UpdraftPlus.

Step 1: Log into your WordPress admin dashboard.

Step 2: Go to Settings > UpdraftPlus Backups in the navigation menu.

Step 3: You will then see any backups listed. You can also place a backup file in the /wp-content/updraft folder or upload other backups by clicking Upload backup files, then the Select Files button to choose a file.

Step 4: Next to the backup you want to use, click the “Restore” button.

Step 5: A box will appear and warn you that “Restoring will replace this site’s themes, plugins, uploads, database and/or other content directories (according to what is contained in the backup set, and your selection).”

Select the items that you want to restore such as Plugins, Themes, Uploads, Others, and Database. In this guide, we are restoring everything.

Step 6: Click the “Next” button.

Step 7: The backup file will then be processed, click the Restore button to begin the restoration.

You will see a “Restore successful” message at the bottom of the UpdraftPlus Restoration Progress page.

When the restoration finishes, check your WordPress site’s data against the original backup copy to confirm completeness. Tweak any settings needing adjustment post-restore.

And that’s it.

With these simple yet essential steps, you can fully reinstate a previous version of a site or recover a corrupted WordPress install via UpdraftPlus backup.

Just be absolutely certain you have a reliable backup first.