Backup WordPress Blog to Google Drive

In this Tutorial we will walk through on the instructions “How to Backup WordPress Blog to Google Drive“.
It’s always recommended to backup of your website & this even applies to your WordPress Blog , which includes files (themes, plugins etc) and SQL tables (all your blog posts, comments, drafts etc are stored as tables in MySQL database). so that In case of any failure using the Backup we can revert back to the working condition in the least time possible.
Also remember that the backup taken should be stored in a secure place outside the website.If you like using DropBox please refer one of our  Previous post where we had covered in detail on How to Backup WordPress site to DropBox

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Just search for ‘WordPress Backup’ in WordPress Plugin Directory & you will find lots of Plugins which can be helpful in automating the process of talking Backup of your WordPress Blog.Some of these WordPress plugins takes backup, email you the backup & some other plugins will store the backup on Cloud Storage services like S3,Google Drive,DropBox etc.

Why to Backup WordPress Blog to Google Drive :

Below are the reasons why you should consider Google Drive for storing backups of your WordPress blog.

• Google Drive the Brian child of Google provides 5GB space for free.
• You can share files in Google Drive  with any of your Blog Partner & can set appropriate permissions.
• Google Drive can be accessed from any of the devices like Smartphones, Tablet PC’s, Laptops etc.
• Time taken to upload Backup’s to Google Drive is minimal.
• The files you store in Google Drive are safe & secure.

How to Backup WordPress blog to Google Drive :

Download and Install Google Drive for WordPress plugin developed by SecureNext Team from official WordPress plugin repository.

Google Drive for WordPress Plugin »

Brief list of things you have to do in this tutorial:

1. Install & Activate wp-google-drive Plugin
2. Create Client ID & Client secret from the API section ‘Google API Console‘.
3. Authorize redirecting url as
   http://www.yourwebsite.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=configure_google&action=auth
4. Authorizing the Plugin by using Client ID and Client Secret.
5. Now configure the frequency at which the the plugin takes backups.

Here is the step by step guide that helps you to understand on the topic how to  backup your WordPress blog to Google Drive.

Login to your Google Account & navigate to Google APIs Console .

Click on “API Access” tab and click on “Create an OAuth 2.0 client ID”

Give a product name & specify URL of the Logo you want to use,Once done click on “Next” button.

In the Next screen choose ‘Web Application’& enter your website name.

Once you enter the URL of you website, click on More options link & fill in the details as like below replacing it with your website name.

Once you have done Click on Create Client ID & that’s it you have successfully created a Client ID which can used by the Plugin to Backup your WordPress site to Google Drive.Below is how the client ID looks like.

Now it’s time for you to copy the Client ID & Client Secret.Now Navigate to “Configure Google” in your WordPress Admin Dashboard

Enter Both the client ID & Client Secret into text fields & click Allow Access.

Now you will be redirected to Google Site where you need to give permissions “Allow Access”.

If everything is successful you will see a screen like this & it also provides an option to Revoke permissions to Google Drive.

How to configure WordPress blog Backup to Google Drive :

Now you need to enter Backup Folder Name,Set an email ID for notifications,Set the frequency at which you want to Backup your WordPress Blog (Daily,weekly,Monthly) & save button to complete the Automatic Backup to Google Drive Configuration.

Moving to next tab “Manage Database” you have the option if you want to exclude some tables from backup to Google Drive.

In other Tab “Manage Files” you have the option to exclude any list of WordPress files & Directories.

How to manually Backup WordPress blog to Google Drive :

While the above process Schedules WordPress Blog to Google Drive Automatically, you can manually take Backup of your WordPress blog from “One Time” Tab & Click Backup.

Now that you have learned “How to Backup your WordPress Blog to Google Drive” give this WordPress plugin a try before some thing goes wrong.Please drop a comment below if you need any assistance in Configuring the plugin.