WordPress multisite compatible

Restrict access to the network administrator

Although the free version of UpdraftPlus can be used on a WordPress multisite network, it isn’t recommended. This is because UpdraftPlus would become accessible to all sub-site admins without any separation or restrictions, allowing unregulated access to the entire network database and file structure.

The multisite feature of UpdraftPlus Premium addresses this issue by restricting access to the UpdraftPlus dashboard exclusively to network administrators.

Only trusted network admins can access the dashboard, ensuring better security and management of the network.

Restore only sub-sites instead of the entire network

With UpdraftPlus Premium, you can back up the entire WordPress multisite network but restore individual sub-sites.  Sub-sites can be restored separately without affecting the multisite network.

Selectively back up and restore the blogs.dir directory and mu-plugins

Mu-plugins (must-use) plugins are more likely to be used by network administrators and thus UpdraftPlus Premium allows you to back these up and restore them separately.

This is different to the free version where mu-plugins would be backed up and restored alongside ‘other files’ and can not be separated out.

If managing an older version of WordPress multisite where blog data is stored in its own blogs.dir folder structure, UpdraftPlus Premium allows you to back up and restore this as its own directory.

Migrate a single site into a WordPress multisite network or migrate a subsite into another multisite network

Note both of these scenarios are considered permanent beta features. We can’t guarantee results because of the nature and complexity of how multisites are configured.

I’ve never had to look at another website backup plugin after having come across Updraft. It has everything you’d need: easy backups to different types of backup options like GDrive, FTP servers, Dropbox, local, etc. What’s more important is the excellence with which it restores. This is usually a challenging part for website backup plugins but Updraft does it seamlessly.