Tag: WordPress Database Restore

How to Restore Your WordPress Site From a Backup in 15 Minutes (Even If the Site Is Down)

Your WordPress site is down -- a hack, bad update, or accidental deletion. If you have a backup, you can get back online in 15 minutes. This guide covers 5 restore scenarios: plugin restore with UpdraftPlus or Duplicator, manual FTP + phpMyAdmin restore when locked out, host one-click restore via cPanel or managed hosts, database-only restore for DB corruption, and fresh install with content merge. Includes troubleshooting for URL issues, broken permalinks, serialized data corruption, and a post-restore verification checklist.

Varun Dubey · April 18, 2026 · 16 min read