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1 === WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin - Migration Backup Restore ===
2
3 Author URL: https://wp-staging.com/backup-wordpress
4 Plugin URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging
5 Contributors: WP-Staging, WPStagingBackup, ReneHermi, lucatume, lucasbustamante, alaasalama, fayyazfayzi
6 Donate link: https://wp-staging.com/backup-wordpress
7 License: GPLv2 or later
8 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
9 Tags: backup, backups, migrate, migration, wordpress backup, move
10 Requires at least: 3.6+
11 Tested up to: 6.4
12 Stable tag: 3.3.1
13 Requires PHP: 7.0
14
15 Backup Restore Migrate Staging Duplicator - 100% unit tested.
16
17 == Description ==
18
19 <h3>Backup, Staging, Cloning & Migration of WordPress Sites</h3>
20 WP STAGING is a professional all in one <strong>backup, staging, and duplicator plugin</strong>. Create an exact copy and backup of your website in seconds! Perfect for staging, backup, or development purposes.
21 (Cloning and backup time depends on the size of your website)
22
23 This backup and staging tool creates a clone of your website into a subfolder or subdomain (Pro) of your main WordPress installation. The cloned site includes an entire copy of your database.
24
25 For pushing & migrating plugins and themes to the live site, creating a backup and upload a backup to cloud providers, check out [WP STAGING | PRO](https://wp-staging.com/backup-wordpress "WP STAGING - Backup & Cloning")
26
27 WP STAGING runs all the time-consumptive operations for database and file cloning and backup operations in the background. This tool does <strong>automatically a search & replacement</strong> of all links and paths.
28
29 **This staging and backup plugin can clone your website quickly and efficiently, even if it is running on a weak shared hosting server.**
30
31 WP STAGING can prevent your website from breaking or going offline due to installing untested plugins!
32
33 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkv52s36Yvg]
34
35 == Frequently Asked Questions ==
36
37 = Why should I use a Backup & Staging Website? =
38
39 Plugin updates and theme customizations should be tested on a staging / backup platform before applying them on the production website.
40 Usually, it's recommended having the staging / backup platform on an identical server like the production server. You can only catch all possible errors during testing with the same hardware and software environment for your test & backup website.
41
42 So, before you update a plugin or install a new one, it is highly recommended to check out the modifications on a clone / backup of your production website.
43 That ensures that any modifications work on your production website without throwing unexpected errors or preventing your site from loading, better known as the "WordPress blank page error."
44
45 Testing a plugin update before installing it in a production environment isn't done very often by most users because existing staging solutions are too complex and need a lot of time to create a
46 an up-to-date copy of your website.
47
48 You could be afraid of installing plugins updates because you follow "never touch a running system." You know that untested updates increase the risk of breaking your site.
49
50 That's is one of the main reasons WordPress installations are often outdated, not updated at all, and insecure because of this non-update behavior.
51
52 <strong> It's time to change this, so there is no easier way than using "WP STAGING" for backup, cloning, and migration of your WordPress website.</strong>
53
54 = How to install and set up a staging site / site backup? =
55 Install WP STAGING backup via the admin dashboard. Go to 'Plugins', click 'Add New' and search the plugins for 'WP STAGING'. Install the plugin with 'Install Now'.
56 After installation, go to WP STAGING > Staging Sites and create your first staging / backup site
57
58 = Is WP STAGING a backup plugin? =
59 Yes, absolutely! WP STAGING started as a staging tool but evolved to a full fledged wordpress backup plugin. Even the free version can be used for backup purposes and comes with automatic backup background processing.
60 The pro version delivers you few more backup features like uploading a backup to cloud backup file storage providers like google drive, (s)FTP, dropbox, Wasabi, DigitalOcean or Amazon S3 but even the free version allows you to restore the backup files in case something happens to your production site. There are many other backup plugins out there but WP STAGING's goal is to bring the reliability and performance of business and enterprise level quality assurance to a WordPress backup plugin to a new level.
61
62 We are offering a basic but still powerful backup feature free of charge for all users. If you want more, WP STAGING PRO will provide a full-fledged premium backup solution with enterprise code quality affordable for everyone.
63
64 [Video: How we run automated tests on WP STAGING](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf9C9Pgu7Bs)
65
66 = What is the difference between WP STAGING backup and other backup plugins? =
67
68 ----------------------------------------------
69 Note: WP STAGING | PRO provides more advanced backup functionality compared to other backup plugins. The speed and Performance of WP STAGING's backup feature often exceed even the most prominent and most well-established backup plugins.
70 We are now adding more advanced backup features to deliver what other existing backup plugins are still missing.
71 ----------------------------------------------
72
73 You may have heard about other popular backup plugins like All in one Migration, BackWPUp, BackupWordPress, Simple Backup, WordPress Backup to Dropbox, or similar WordPress backup plugins and now wonder about the difference between WP STAGING and those backup tools.
74
75 Other backup plugins usually create a backup of your WordPress filesystem and a database backup that you can use to restore your website if it becomes corrupted or you want to go back in time to a previous state.
76
77 The backup files are compressed and can not be executed directly. WP STAGING, on the other hand, creates a full backup of the whole file system and the database in a working state that you can open like your original production website.
78
79 Even though WP STAGING's basic has been started as pure staging plugin it now comes with powerful backup features. So it shifted from being mainly a staging plugin to a staging and backup plugin that can be used to restore a backup and bring back you website to a previous state
80 If you go with the WP STAGING | PRO version, you will get the same backup functionality of other backup plugins but at a much higher tested level and performance.
81
82 Note, that some free backup plugins are not able to support custom tables. (For instance, the free version of Updraft plus backup plugin). In that case, your backup plugin is not able to create a backup of your staging site when it is executed on the production site.
83 The reason is that the tables created by WP STAGING are custom tables beginning with another table prefix.
84 To bypass this limitation and to be able to create a backup of your staging site, you can use any backup plugin or the WP STAGING backup plugin on the staging site and create the backup from that site. That works well even with every other WordPress backup plugin.
85
86 = I want to backup my local website and copy it to production and another host =
87 If you want to migrate your local website to an already existing production site, you can use our pro version [WP STAGING | PRO](https://wp-staging.com).
88 WP STAGING is intended to create a staging site with the latest data from your production site or create a backup of it.
89
90 = What are the benefits compared to a migration and backup plugin like Duplicator? =
91 We like the Duplicator plugin. Even though Duplicator is not as fast as WP STAGING for creating a backup, it's still is a great tool for migrating from a development site to production one or from production site to development one. Overall it's a good tool to create a backup of your WordPress website.
92 The downside is that before you can even create an export or backup file with Duplicator, a lot of adjustments, manual interventions, and requirements are needed before you can start the backup process.
93 The backup plugin Duplicator also needs some skills to be able to create a backup and development/staging site. In contrast, WP STAGING does not need more than a click from you to create a backup or staging site.
94
95 If you have created a local or web-hosted development site and you need to migrate that site the first time to your production domain, you do nothing wrong by using
96 the Duplicator plugin! If you need all your latest production data like posts, updated plugins, theme data, and styles in a testing environment or want to create a quick backup before testing out something, then we recommend using WP STAGING instead!
97
98 If speed, performance, and code quality are a matter for you as well, give WP STAGING a try.
99
100 = I can not log in to the staging / backup site =
101 If you are using a security plugin like Wordfence, iThemes Security, All In One WP Security & Firewall, or a plugin that hides the WordPress default login URL, make sure that you have installed the latest version of WP STAGING to access your cloned backup site.
102 Suppose you can still not log in to your staging / backup site. In that case, you can go to WP STAGING > settings and disable there the WP STAGING extra authentication. Your admin dashboard will still be protected and not accessible to public users.
103
104 = Can I activate permalinks on the staging / backup site? =
105
106 Permalinks are disabled on the staging / backup site after first time cloning / backup creation
107 [Read here](https://wp-staging.com/docs/activate-permalinks-staging-site/ "activate permalinks on staging site") how to activate permalinks on the staging site.
108
109 = How to use a Backup file to Migrate WordPress Backup to another Host or Domain
110 The pro version of WP STAGING can backup your whole WordPress website.
111 With the pro backup function, you can backup and copy your entire WordPress website to another domain, new host, or new server very easily, and often faster and more reliable than with any other existing backup plugins.
112 Have a look at [https://wp-staging.com/docs/how-to-migrate-your-wordpress-site-to-a-new-host/](this article), that introduces the backup feature.
113
114 = Is There a Translation of WP STAGING in my Language? =
115
116 We have translated WP STAGING into five languages nearly completely:
117
118 English: [WP STAGING Backup & Duplicator WordPress Plugin. Backup & Migrate WordPress websites.](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
119 French: [Plugin WordPress de sauvegarde et de duplication WP STAGING. Sauvegarder et migrer les sites Web WordPress.](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
120 German: [WP STAGING Backup & Duplicator WordPress Plugin. Migrate WordPress Webseiten.](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
121 Spanish: [WP STAGING Complemento de copia de seguridad y duplicador de WordPress. Copia de seguridad y migración de sitios web de WordPress.](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
122
123 The following languages have been partially translated. You can help us with the translation:
124
125 Croatian: [WP STAGING Backup & Duplicator WordPress dodatak. Izradite sigurnosnu kopiju i migrirajte WordPress web stranice.](https://hr.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
126 Dutch: [WP STAGING Back-up & Duplicator WordPress-plug-in. Back-up en migratie van WordPress-websites.](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
127 Finnish: [WP STAGING Backup & Duplicator WordPress-laajennus. Varmuuskopioi ja siirrä WordPress-verkkosivustoja.](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
128 Greek: [WP STAGING Πρόσθετο WordPress Backup & Duplicator. Δημιο�
129 ργία αντιγράφων ασφαλείας και μετεγκατάσταση ιστοσελίδων WordPress.](https://el.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
130 Hungarian: [WP STAGING Backup & Duplicator WordPress beépülő modul. WordPress-webhelyek biztonsági mentése és migrálása.](https://hu.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
131 Indonesian: [WP Staging Backup & Duplikator Plugin WordPress. Cadangkan & Migrasi situs web WordPress.](https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
132 Italian: [WP STAGING Plugin WordPress per backup e duplicatori. Backup e migrazione di siti Web WordPress.](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
133 Persian: [WP STAGING پشتیبان گیری و افزونه وردپرس Duplicator. پشتیبان گیری و �
134 هاجرت از وب سایت های وردپرسی.](https://fa.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
135 Polish: [WP STAGING Wtyczka WordPress do tworzenia kopii zapasowych i powielania. Twórz kopie zapasowe i migruj witryny WordPress.](https://pl.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
136 Portuguese (Brazil): [WP STAGING Backup & Duplicador Plugin WordPress. Backup e migração de sites WordPress.](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
137 Russian: [Плагин WP STAGING Backup & Duplicator для WordPress. Резервное копирование и перенос сайтов WordPress.](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
138 Turkish: [WP STAGING Yedekleme ve Çoğaltıcı WordPress Eklentisi. WordPress web sitelerini yedekleyin ve taşıyın.](https://tr.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
139 Vietnamese: [WP STAGING Backup & Duplicator WordPress Plugin. Sao lưu và di chuyển các trang web WordPress.](https://vi.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/)
140
141 = Can I give you some feedback for WP STAGING Backup & Cloning? =
142 This plugin has been created in thousands of hours and works even with the smallest shared web hosting package.
143 We also use an enterprise-level approved testing coding environment to ensure that the cloning and backup process runs rock-solid on your system.
144 If you are a developer, you will probably like to hear that we use Codeception and PHPUnit for our backup plugin.
145
146 As there are infinite variations of possible server constellations, it still can happen that something does not work for you 100%. In that case,
147 please open a [support request](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-staging/ "Support Request") and describe your issue.
148
149 == WP STAGING FREE - BACKUP & STAGING FEATURES ==
150
151 * Clones the entire production site into a subdirectory like example.com/staging-site.
152 * High Performance - Backup and clone an entire website, even with millions of database rows faster and less resource-intensive than with other plugins
153 * Backup schedule. Create an automatic daily backup plan.
154 * Easy to use! Create a clone / backup site by clicking one button
155 * High Performance Background Processor - Runs the backup in the background very efficiently without slowing down your website
156 * No Software as a Service - No account needed! All your data stays on your server. Your data belongs to you only.
157 * No server timeouts on huge websites or small and weak servers
158 * Very fast - Migration and clone / backup process takes only a few seconds or minutes, depending on the website's size and server I/O power.
159 * Use the clone as part of your backup strategy
160 * Only administrators can access the clone / backup website.
161 * SEO friendly: The clone website is unavailable to search engines due to a custom login prompt and the meta tag no-index.
162 * The admin bar on the staging / backup website is orange colored and shows when you work on the staging site.
163 * Extensive logging features
164 * Supports all popular web servers: Apache, Nginx, Microsoft IIS, LiteSpeed Server
165 * Every release passes thousands of unit and acceptance tests to make the plugin extremely robust, reliable and fast on an enterprise code quality level
166 * Fast and professional support team
167
168 == WP STAGING | PRO - BACKUP & STAGING FEATURES ==
169
170 The backup & cloning features below are Premium. You need WP STAGING | PRO to use those features. [More about WP STAGING | PRO](https://wp-staging.com/backup-pro-features)!
171
172 * Migration - Migrate and transfer WordPress to another host or domain
173 * Push staging website including all plugins, themes, and media files to the production website wth one click
174 * Clone the backup / clone site to a separate database
175 * Choose custom directory for backup & cloned site
176 * Select custom subdomain as destination for backup / clone site like dev.example.com
177 * Authentication - Define user roles for accessing the clone / backup site only. This can be clients or external developers.
178 * Multisite Support - Migrate, backup and clone WordPress multisites
179 * Backup Plans - Schedule recurring multiple backups by hours, time and interval
180 * Backup Transfer - Download and upload backups to another server for migration and website transfer
181 * Backup Retention - Select number of backups you want to keep on your server or cloud remote storage provider
182 * Backup Custom Names: Choose custom backup names to differentiate easily between different backup files
183 * Mail notifications - Be notified if a backup can not be created.
184 * Backup of WordPress multisites
185 * Backup to Google Drive
186 * Backup to Amazon S3
187 * Backup to (s)FTP
188 * Backup to Dropbox
189 * Specify custom backup folder destination for backup cloud storage providers
190 * Priority Support for backup & cloning or if something does not work as expected for you.
191
192 == DOCUMENTATION ==
193
194 == Backup, Restore & Migration ==
195
196 <strong>How to Backup and Restore WordPress</strong>
197 [https://wp-staging.com/docs/how-to-backup-and-restore-your-wordpress-website/](https://wp-staging.com/docs/how-to-backup-and-restore-your-wordpress-website/ "Backup and Restore WordPress")
198
199 <strong>Backup & Transfer WordPress Site to Another Host</strong>
200 [https://wp-staging.com/docs/how-to-migrate-your-wordpress-site-to-a-new-host/](https://wp-staging.com/docs/how-to-migrate-your-wordpress-site-to-a-new-host/ "Backup and Transfer WordPress to new host")
201
202 <strong>All Backup Guides</strong>
203 [https://wp-staging.com/docs/category/backup-restore/](https://wp-staging.com/docs/category/backup-restore/ "All Backup Guides")
204
205 <strong>Working with Staging Sites </strong>
206 [https://wp-staging.com/docs/category/working-with-wp-staging/](https://wp-staging.com/docs/category/working-with-wp-staging/ "Working with Staging Sites")
207
208 <strong>FAQ for Backup & Cloning</strong>
209 [https://wp-staging.com/docs/category/frequently-asked-questions/](https://wp-staging.com/docs/category/frequently-asked-questions/ "Backup & Cloning FAQ")
210
211 <strong>Troubleshooting Backup & Cloning</strong>
212 [https://wp-staging.com/docs/category/troubleshooting/](https://wp-staging.com/docs/category/troubleshooting/ "Troubleshooting Backup & Cloning")
213
214 <strong>Change your workflow of updating themes and plugins:</strong>
215
216 1. Use WP STAGING to clone a production website for staging, testing, or backup purposes
217 2. Create a backup of your website
218 3. Customize the theme, configuration, update or install new plugins
219 4. Test everything on your staging site and keep a backup of the original site
220 5. If the staging site works 100%, start the migration and copy all updates to your production site!
221 6. If something does not work as expected, restore the previous backup
222
223 <h3> Can´t I just use my local WordPress development system like xampp / lampp for testing and backup purposes? </h3>
224
225 You can always test your website locally, but if your local hardware and software environment is not a 100% exact clone of your production server, there is NO guarantee that every aspect of your local copy works on your production website exactly as you expect it.
226
227 There are noticeable differences like the PHP version or the server your website is running under. Still, even such non-obvious settings like the amount of RAM or the CPU performance can lead to unexpected results on your production website.
228
229 There are dozens of other reasons why a local test website will never mimic the production site server. That's why a successful local test or backup site is no guarantee that the site will run in the production environment as expected.
230
231 That is where WP STAGING shows its strengths... Site cloning, backup, and staging site creation simplified. WordPress cloning on an enterprise-ish level!
232
233 == WP STAGING BACKUP & CLONING TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS & INFORMATION ==
234
235 * Works on latest version of WordPress
236 * Minimum Supported WordPress Version 3.8
237 * Cloning and Backup work on all webhosts
238 * No extra libraries required
239 * Backup & cloning supports huge websites
240 * Custom backup format is much faster and smaller than any tar or zip compression
241 * Backup & cloning works in low memory & shared hosting environments
242
243 == SUPPORT ==
244 [https://wp-staging.com/backup-wordpress](https://wp-staging.com/backup-wordpress "https://wp-staging.com/backup-wordpress")
245
246 == Installation ==
247
248 = Installation via admin plugin search =
249 1. Go to Plugins > Add new. Select "Author" from the dropdown near search input.
250 2. Search for "WP STAGING".
251 3. Find "WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin" and click the "Install Now" button.
252 4. Activate the plugin.
253 5. The plugin should be shown below settings menu.
254
255 = Admin Installer via zip =
256 1. Visit the Add New plugin screen and click the "Upload Plugin" button.
257 2. Click the "Browse..." button and select the zip file of our plugin.
258 3. Click "Install Now" button.
259 4. Once uploading is done, activate WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin.
260 5. The plugin should be shown below the settings menu.
261
262 == Screenshots ==
263
264 1. Create new WordPress staging / backup site
265 2. Select name for staging / backup site
266 3. Select folders to include in staging / backup site
267 4. Cloning / backup processing
268 5. Listed staging / backup sites
269 5. Listed staging / backup sites
270 6. Open, edit & delete staging / backup sites
271 7. Login to staging / backup site
272 4. Demo of a staging / backup site
273
274 == Changelog ==
275
276 = 3.3.1 =
277 * Fix: Handle warnings when unable to unserialize serialized data during cloning. #3004
278 * Fix: Don't logout when restoring backup wp.com site on last step when database was not restored. #3031
279 * Fix: PHP Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError when using Litespeed server. #3060
280
281 = 3.3.0 =
282 * New: Add backup and restore support for sites hosted on WordPress.com. #2433
283 * New: Add input form for backup URL directly migrate a backup to another site. #2752
284 * Enh: Allow to re-authenticate if current session expires during creating staging site, backup or push process. #2285
285 * Enh: Show all network site host-names in system info. #2953
286 * Enh: During PUSH, use temp directory outside of plugins and themes directories to avoid plugin duplication and conflicts in case of a failure. #1595
287 * Enh: Refactor and DRY backup cache class. #2991
288 * Enh: Show admin message if user has another backup plugin installed and tell how amazing the WP Staging feature is:-) #2966
289 * Enh: Add dev filter activation. #2976
290 * Enh: Don't reload all staging sites after creating staging site for smooth user experience. #2940
291 * Enh: Show better error message when cloning process stops due to memory exhaustion. #2935
292 * Fix: Although all tables were renamed correctly during backup restore, the backup restore log sometimes show incorrect number of tables restored. #2974
293 * Fix: Can't serialize unserialized data that has an instance of a class in the object. Relevant for backup and backup restore. #2981
294 * Fix: Make sure to execute backup performance javascript only when creating a backup. #3019
295 * Fix: Installing the required free version when installing the pro version might disable all network active plugins on a multisite network. #2997
296 * Fix: Improve cleaning up of cache files after pushing and backup. #3021
297 * Fix: If only one file is selected for pushing, that file is not copied. #3011
298 * Fix: Under rare circumstances a push could miss to copy the last file of a queue. #2901
299 * Fix: On Bitnami Hosted WordPress Sites, Plugins and Themes are not replaced during PUSH due to symlinked wp-content folder. #2692
300 * Fix: Undefined index of databaseSsl #2995
301 * Fix: Notice "Free version required" may show up on network admin page while backup free version is not network activated. #2949
302 * Fix: Don't show "Customized uploads folder notice" when host is flywheel. #2970
303 * Fix: Make sure javascript events are only registered when the corresponding element is loaded in the DOM. #3039
304 * Dev: Fix reauthentication e2e when creating backup. #3006
305 * Dev: Add a windows based docker setup to run all backup and staging e2e and unit tests on a real Windows environment. #2699
306 * Dev: Update nodejs docker image for building and compiling assets.#3016
307
308 = 3.2.0 =
309 * New: Support up to WordPress 6.4.2
310 * New: Adding feature to create backup of individual network site in multisite installations. #2795
311 * New: Add backup settings in backup logs. #2969
312 * Fix: Automatic backup repair if the backup file index is corrupted. #2861
313 * Fix: Saves remote storage backups in the database for use when calculating the number of backup to keep on remote storage. #2856
314 * Fix: Prevent accessing the content of backup cache files created during cloning and pushing jobs. #2984
315
316 = 3.1.4 =
317 * New: Add smart exclusion options for backup creation and allow exclusion of cache files, post revisions, spam comments, unused plugins and themes and deactivated plugins with a single click. #2758
318 * New: Add 'Refresh License Status' button beside 'Activate License' and 'Deactivate License' button. #2809
319 * New: Show modal in free version when there are performance issues after creating backup. #2721
320 * New: Add option to upload already created backup to a cloud storage. This feature will be disabled by default. But can be enabled by defining WPSTG_ALLOW_REMOTE_UPLOAD constant to true. #2610
321 * Enh: Formatting and cleaning up legacy backup related core/utils code. #2910
322 * Enh: Improve the admin notice about the required free version during plugin installation to make it more visually striking. #2885
323 * Enh: Add placeholders for pipe and colon characters in file and path names so that they can easily be extracted from backup file index. #2575
324 * Enh: Disable the 'start backup' button when no storage is selected. #2921
325 * Enh: Formatting and clean up for WPStaging PHPCS Sniff code. #2851
326 * Fix: Page loading wrapper was overlapping elements on staging page. Add a loading bar below the header menu when switching between staging and backup main tabs. Adjust the delete modal! #2952 #2938
327 * Fix: Exclude unused themes filter doesn't work properly for entire multisite backup. #2927
328 * Fix: Urls containing port i.e. example.com:8080 were not correctly replaced during using backup for site migration if destination site has different port. #2919
329 * Fix: Due to presence of www prefix in constant DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE on the destination site during backup restore, both source and destination weren't considered same site for updating subsites related URLs. #2954
330 * Fix: Remove Type strictness from custom wp_mail function used in staging site when mail sending is blocked to avoid "Uncaught TypeError". #2932
331 * Fix: Unable to create directory with correct permissions in ABSPATH when ABSPATH has wrong or custom permission i.e. 0170 but ABSPATH is writeable during staging site creation. #2925
332 * Fix: Upsell welcome page shows up when pro is installed and free activated. #2939
333 * Tweak: Show a proper message on FREE version why the backup cannot be restored if backup has same site url with a different url scheme. #2841
334 * Dev: Some e2e tests were still using old checksum file for comparing plugin dist package, which leads to plugin not being latest for those tests. #2916
335 * Dev: Add PHPCS rule improvements for return type hint. #2899
336 * Dev: Moved backup cloud storage related e2e tests to separate suite and DRY workflows generation for e2e tests. #2951
337 * Dev: Don't run storage related tests on basic e2e backup tests. #2930
338 * Dev: Add digitalocean backup dev credentials into dev doc. #2963
339
340 = 3.1.3 =
341 * Fix: There was a potential security vulnerability due to which a malicious user could eventually exploit and access the wp staging cache folder. This issue is now fixed. The security issue was found by Thanks to Dmitrii Ignatyev from cleantalk.org. #2908
342 * Fix: Siteground related issue: file_put_contents() doesn't free up resource automatically immediately, which caused error 500 during backup extraction on SiteGround hosting (due to limited resources). #2868
343 * Fix: For domain based subsites during backup restore, home and site_url were not adjusted properly automatically. #2857
344
345 = 3.1.2 =
346 * New: Compatible up to WordPress 6.4.1
347 * New: Add latest cloning, pushing, backup and backup restore logs when the user downloads the log files or opens support ticket and share debug information. #2806
348 * Fix: Warnings in WordPress 6.4 because WordPress removed property $wpdb->use_mysqli. This could lead to a backup error. #2881
349 * Dev: Add missing twentytwentyone theme to multi_tests to make backup tests work. #2888
350 * Dev: Add a Sniff rule to check for proper use of esc_html_e in backup related code. #2875
351 * Dev: Use cache and run unit tests in parallel to reduce time taken by fast backup tests. #2862
352 * Dev: Fix DB version in DB seed file for multisites backup tests. #2891
353 * Dev: Fix issue with WP CLI e2e backup test not running due to missing core plugin. #2896
354 * Dev: Add make command to update DB backup seed files. #2893
355 * Dev: Make sure that the .gitignore file remains intact and doesn't get deleted when running ./wpstg changelog:update command. #2873
356 * Dev: PHPCS rule for adding a newline after "for, foreach, if" block statements. #2831
357 * Dev: Use constants for job type for cloning/pushing backup process instead of hard coding them. #2850
358
359 = 3.1.1 =
360 * New: Make WP Staging compatible up to PHP 8.3 RC. #2543
361 * New: Add option in settings UI to force use FTP extension over FTP curl method for remote uploading backup using FTP. #2731
362 * New: Add constant `WP_DEVELOPMENT_MODE` with value `all` to new staging site. `WP_DEVELOPMENT_MODE` constant was added in WordPress 6.3. #2792
363 * New: If the "wpstg_push_excluded_tables" filter is used to exclude tables from the push process, these tables are deactivated in the push table selection. #2776
364 * Enh: Make sure pro upgrade button font color can not be overwritten by third party. #2846
365 * Fix: Improve design of the "delete staging site" modal. #2843
366 * Fix: Existing previously created backup files may be invalid under certain circumstances and can lead to a faulty website after restoration. This is a highly recommended update! Please create a new backup after installing this update to ensure that this potential error does not affect your backup file. #2861
367 * Fix: Remove warnings in debug.log that say "WP STAGING: Another instance of WPSTAGING active...". #2849
368 * Dev: Use 7zip instead of zip to achieve better compression ratio to create smaller plugin zip packages. #2854
369 * Dev: Make Flywheel e2e tests pass that were failing due to missing file in flywheel structure. #2871
370
371 = 3.1.0 =
372 * New: Compatible up to WordPress 6.3.2
373 * New: Exclude GoDaddy mu-plugin by default when creating a staging site. #2744
374 * New: Add modal to opt-in for diagnostic monitoring after first installation. #2391
375 * New: An active installation of the free core plugin will be mandatory for pro version 5.1.0 and later. #2612
376 * Enh: Added information into system info logs to indicate whether the site is a single site or a multi-site. #2790
377 * Enh: Show notice that permalinks won't work on WP Engine sites. #2142
378 * Enh: Add Contact Us button to the main menu bar. #2763
379 * Enh: Update license updater and fix a small error that can lead to broken API requests. #2817
380 * Enh: Remove type strictness from optimizer plugin functions which are used with wp hooks to avoid conflict with other plugins. #2830
381 * Fix: Backup uploading to FTP fails if ftpclient is used and ssl enabled. #2750
382 * Fix: Staging login doesn't work if Wordfence Activated option exists in the database but there is no Wordfence plugin active. #2812
383 * Fix: Magic login link does not work if only the free version is active on the staging site. This requires updating WP Staging Free and Pro plugin on staging site. #2781
384 * Fix: Custom WP content paths inside ABSPATH were not correctly cloned for newly created staging site. This could led to missing images and languages. #2740
385 * Fix: When editing staging sites database connection, don't make live sites database prefix mandatory when staging site uses an external database. #2768
386 * Fix: Deprecated warning in login form can prevent login to staging site. #2804
387 * Fix: Upgrade routine was not working for wpstg_queue table for adding response field in the table for FREE version. #2828
388 * Fix: During the file extraction of backup restore, `file_put_contents` is more consistent and faster than `touch`. Can prevent a site from being broken after backup restore due to possible bug in php 8.1.22. #2807
389 * Dev: Add setup for e2e testing of wordpress.com support. #2739
390
391 = 3.0.6 =
392 * Fix: There could be a fatal error after plugin activation on multisites if a plugin uses the filter `site_option_active_sitewide_plugins`. #2785
393 * Fix: Theme Twenty Twenty Three has a bug that leads to corrupt staging sites. The transient `_transient_wp_core_block_css_files` breaks the css after migrating or creating a new staging site. This transient will be deleted on a freshly created staging site. Related: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-block-styles-not-loading-in-frontend/ #2778
394 * Dev: Add make command to check class method return type hints #2769
395
396 = 3.0.5 =
397 * New: Compatible up to WordPress 6.3.1
398 * New: Add support for Wordfence 2FA authentication in the WP Staging login form. #2253
399 * New: Add two new filters to allow updating active plugins on staging site after cloning and on live site after pushing. `wpstg.cloning.update_active_plugins` and `wpstg_pushing_update_active_plugins`. #2409
400 * Enh: Added real time elapsed time counter and restructured new staging process modals. Fixes an issue where log files are mixed up in the log window after canceling a staging process. #2651
401 * Enh: Enable "Email Error Report Sending" as default in WP STAGING | PRO during initial plugin installation #2722
402 * Enh: Wrap WP Staging hooks in custom methods to make WP Staging plugin(s) less exploitable. #2748
403 * Fix: Php error 'cross-device link' can lead to backup restoring failing on Microsoft Azure servers. #2548
404 * Fix: Drop-in plugins like object-cache.php and advanced-cache.php were not excluded by default during cloning. #2746
405 * Fix: Exclude wp-content/wp-staging-sites directory during CLONING and BACKUP and also keep this directory during Backup Restore #2765
406 * Fix: The delete confirmation modal shows a wrong staging site name when there is more than one staging site. #2741
407 * Fix: Exclude All in One Security Plugin (AIOS) from being disabled by wp staging optimizer during staging or backup operations when AIOS has the post prefix option enabled as this will make wp staging unusable. #2672
408 * Fix: After backup creation and backup restoring, the log entries in the success modal get purged and are not visible anymore. #2719
409 * Fix: Make the batch renaming process for tables (in both RESTORE and PUSH) more robust and less error prone. #2772
410 * Dev: Fix inverse usage of TaskResponseDto::isRunning #2643
411
412 = 3.0.4 =
413 * New: Allow the usage of wildcards characters in the push filter 'wpstg_preserved_options'. #2546
414 * New: Exclude multiple database values from copying to a staging site table through the 'wpstg.cloning.database.queryRows' filter. #2545
415 * New: You can add the new constant WPSTAGING_DEV_SITE into wp-config.php that determines if site is a staging/dev site or regular one. #2556
416 * Fix: Cannot upload single backup files larger than 25GB on SFTP Storage. #2539
417 * Enh: Removed console logs and clean up code. #2561
418 * Enh: Rename logfile to wpstg-bundled-logs.txt while downloading and sending report to support team. #2593
419 * Enh: Improve admin notice if cron jobs do not work. #2723
420 * Fix: Fatal error due to foreign key constraints on tmp or bak tables when cleaning WP Staging tmp and bak tables before Pushing a staging site to live. #2728
421 * Fix: Fatal error during backup restore if site has a drop in plugin like db.php or object-cache.php due to incorrect checking the checksum of the drop in plugin file. #2715
422 * Fix: Add new constant `WPSTG_MEMORY_EXHAUST_FIX`, that can prevent memory exhausted errors during backup creation. #2551
423 * Fix: A custom UPLOADS folder outside wp-content was not pre-selected and copied during cloning process and tustom UPLOADS folder was not copied during pushing a staging site as well. #2736
424 * Fix: Improve admin notice when a pro backup is restored with the free version on another domain, host or server. #2697
425 * Tweak: Adjust the requirements for restoring backup by making it dependant on backup structure instead of plugin version. #2717
426 * Dev: Bump AWS PHP SDK package to latest version #2295
427 * Dev: Remove PHP 5.6 compatibility code #2714
428 * Dev: Reduce file size of the free plugin by removing unused backup cloud storages libraries from vendor packages. #2710
429 * Dev: Add e2e tests for admin notices for backup and staging #2652
430 * Dev: Delete tests output dir content while running `make reset` and `./wpstg build:webdriver-rebuild-dist` #2726
431
432 = 3.0.3 =
433 * New: Add dropbox cloud storage backup provider. #1881
434 * New: Add support for custom domain based multisites. Network sites will be created in a subdomain. E.g.If the main site is "example.com" and the staging site destination url is "staging.example.com" then the live network site example.org will be cloned to staging.example.org and the network site example.net will be cloned to staging.example.net automatically. #2600
435 * New: Add more options to wp cli backup backup-create command #2468
436 * New: Add new contact us modal for free version to be able to provide better support to free users. #2246
437 * New: Create staging site as default into 'example.com/wp-content/wp-staging-sites/staging-site- name' if root folder is not writable. #2438
438 * Enh: Revise warnings in the symlink modal tooltip and improve the HTML syntax structure #2668
439 * Enh: Transform the 'click here' hyperlink into a button on the staging site to enable staging site cloning #2664
440 * Enh: Show admin notice on staging site if symlink option has been used to create it #2667
441 * Enh: Added target URL when transferring staging site to live site #2362
442 * Fix: Show admin notice on all pages on live or staging site if current site uses wpstgtmp_ or wpstgbak_ table prefixes as live table. #2666
443 * Fix: Canceling the New CLONING process would delete all tables of production site if advanced settings were used to provide custom prefix for staging site with same database and host as production site. #2665
444 * Fix: WP Staging backup folder gets deleted during restore on Windows OS. This can lead to an interuption and fatal error of the backup restore. #2690
445 * Fix: Improve condition whether a table belongs to current site table during PUSH when cleaning temporary tables. #2686
446 * Fix: If database tables prefix contains underscore like wp_12345, the sql backup part in multiparts backup is detected as separate backup. #2656
447 * Fix: Having residual tables with wpstgbak_ prefix can leads to unsuccessful PUSH and backup RESTORE. Unless the current site prefix is wpstgbak_, these tables are now removed before starting RESTORE and PUSH #2576
448 * Fix: Added style enhancement of changing the cursor to a pointer when interacting with the 'Contact Us' button #2662
449 * Fix: Copied generated login link contains inline css style. #2654
450
451 = 3.0.2 =
452 * New: Support for WordPress 6.3
453 * New: Add more options to wp cli backup-create command #2468
454 * Enh: Increase log file storing time to 14 days. #2625
455 * Enh: Add admin notice to explain the new backup feature in free version #2524
456 * Enh: Enhance free version backup modal UI #2608
457 * Enh: Don't allow saving empty table prefix for a staging site when using the edit button #2572
458 * Fix: Use DTO instead of separate file for managing index sizes while creating backup to avoid filesystem lock. #2640
459 * Fix: Backup creation fails on PHP 8 because unable to get primary key for table. #2629
460 * Fix: Stop backup restore if no sql query is found to be executed but the backup contains a database to be restored #2560
461 * Fix: Show admin notice if there is no WordPress table prefix in the database #2586
462 * Dev: Add changelog entries in dedicated files #2623
463 * Dev: No changelog needed on release branches #2763
464
465 = 3.0.1 =
466 * New: Make UI more consistent and use same success and processing modals for staging site creation as for backup creation #2221
467 * Fix: Rating banner can not be dismissed #2632
468 * Fix: Multipart backup scheduled to be sent to google drive does not send all parts #2516
469 * Fix: Could not backup tables that contain multiple primary keys (composite keys) #2616
470 * Fix: Stop backup restore and add better logging if sql file is not readable during backup restore #2560
471 * Fix: New delete modal does not show all tables on sites with many db tables due to CSS issue #2221
472 * Fix: Resolved conflict with plugin "Admin and Site Enhancements" #2513
473 * Fix: Prevent UI issue and word wrapping on line that says: "No staging site found" on MacOS on Chrome #2552
474 * Dev: Undefined method interfaceDatabaseClient::fetchAll() in phpstan #2622
475 * Dev: e2e tests fail on multi sites #2631
476
477 = 3.0.1 =
478 * New: Make UI more consistent and use same success and processing modals for staging site creation as for backup creation #2221
479 * Fix: Rating banner can not be dismissed #2632
480 * Fix: Multipart backup scheduled to be sent to google drive does not send all parts #2516
481 * Fix: Could not backup tables that contain multiple primary keys (composite keys) #2616
482 * Fix: Stop backup restore and add better logging if sql file is not readable during backup restore #2560
483 * Fix: New delete modal does not show all tables on sites with many db tables due to CSS issue #2221
484 * Fix: Resolved conflict with plugin "Admin and Site Enhancements" #2513
485 * Fix: Prevent UI issue and word wrapping on line that says: "No staging site found" on MacOS on Chrome #2552
486 * Dev: Undefined method interfaceDatabaseClient::fetchAll() in phpstan #2622
487 * Dev: e2e tests fail on multi sites #2631
488
489 = 3.0.0 =
490 * New: Drop support for php 5.6. Minimum php version is 7.0 #2579
491 * New: Flywheel hosting compatibility. Create staging sites and create backups on hosting providers where the WordPress core is located outside the public dir. #2372
492 * New: Add system info to backup log file #2309
493 * Enh: Check if sftp backup directory path is writeable while testing remote connection #2506
494 * Enh: Add a tooltip to inform that backups will be created only for the current site and do not contain other sites, like staging websites #2483
495 * Enh: Allow the user to click on "Copy" to copy the generated login link #2443
496 * Enh: Improved code to be compatible with PHPstan level 3 rules #2461
497 * Enh: Changed the order of login link expiry to day, min, sec #2380
498 * Enh: Update back button color to make clear it is an active button #2512
499 * Enh: Display the size of backup index parts in the list of backups #1678
500 * Enh: Show the "Push Changes" button always in WP STAGING PRO and disable it until the license is activated #2466
501 * Fix: WP CLI command `wp wpstg backup-status` did not work as expected #2467
502 * Fix: Unselect folders starting with wp-admin* and wp-includes* when creating a new staging site #2340
503 * Fix: Show the "primary key" warning only on WP STAGING admin page #2477
504 * Fix: Multisite related constants missing during network clone when the original wp-config.php is not valid defaul multisite configuration file #2504
505 * Fix: Restoring a backup fails because redis/memcache not configured on the destination site. This disables object cache if object-cache.php is not identical on backup and restoring site #2517
506 * Fix: Php error 'Undefined constant DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE' #2512
507 * Fix: Microsoft IIS 7.5 with php 8.1.9 produces unexpected time format when using microtime() resulting in fatal error "division by zero" while creating a backup #2571
508 * Fix: `www` prefix is set in `domain` property of subsite would result into repeating `www` prefix during network clone #2544
509 * Fix: Don't escape MySQL binary and blob data during cloning as this results into invalid data #2565
510 * Tweak: Small visual glitches on tooltip in upload backup modal #2496
511 * Dev: Improved usage of $status variable in backup and cloning #2332
512 * Dev: This PR does a comprehensive pass on the codebase to verify that authorization checks are being done on callbacks that takes user input. #2531
513
514 =2.16.0 =
515 * New: Bring the premium high-performance pro backup feature into the basic version to allow creating a periodic backup of the WordPress website including backup restoring. #1979 #2487
516 * Enh: Display Google Drive account info permanently on the settings page. Remove the option to customize the Google drive redirect uri. #2399
517 * Enh: New styled back button #2444
518 * Fix: Database tables renaming is now done in multiple requests instead of a single request for both PUSH and RESTORE. This allow easily rename hugh number of tables on slow server without worrying about increasing PHP Script timeout limit #2392
519 * Fix: On backup restore keep or remove the staging site mode depending upon the current site state. E.g. Restoring a backup of a staging site on a live site will remove the staging site mode #2392
520 * Fix: Small JS errors related to the backup sidebar menu when clicking tabs on the main navigation #1979
521 * Fix: Backup restore can fail if backup has different access token than current site #2481
522 * Fix: Several php 8.x warnings on staging site push operation in wpstg debug log #2472
523 * Fix: When cloning into external database NULLs were converted to empty strings in the staging site #2448
524 * Fix: Backup created with free version can show a warning if it is restored with pro version #2497
525 * Dev: Update google webdriver driver test credentials #2450
526
527 = 2.15.0 =
528 * New: Compatible up to WordPress 6.2.2
529 * New: Pro feature to allow generation of magic login links to staging site. Go to "Actions > Share Login Link". This requires updating WP Staging Pro plugin on staging site #2204
530 * New: Pro feature to sync active admin account. Go to "Actions > Sync User Account" to synchronize active admin user account with staging site #2183
531 * New: Feature to disable WP Cron on the staging site #2314
532 * New: Add two-way encryption for backup storage credentials stored in the database. Read https://wp-staging.com/docs/wp-staging-encryption-setup/ #2310
533 * New: Show selected plugins and themes count before cloning #2339
534 * New: Support SSL connection to external databases #2264
535 * New: Allow WP-CLI to work on the staging site #2280
536 * New: Button to unselect all staging site tables before cloning #2355
537 * Enh: Beautify backup and staging log file format #2393
538 * Enh: Append debug log to download system information #2441
539 * Enh: Improved code to be compatible with PHPstan level 1 rules #2348
540 * Enh: Improved code to be compatible with PHPstan level 2 rules #2419 #2459
541 * Enh: Check if the option_name field contains the primary key before cloning #2386
542 * Enh: Display the staging site name on generate login link screen #2432
543 * Enh: Refresh UI and add new animated loader icon to show backup progress #2292 #2349
544 * Enh: Refresh UI and format system information page #2333
545 * Enh: Refresh UI an add button to open staging site after updating staging site #2358
546 * Enh: Refresh UI. Show more clear cron message and take into account that WP_CRON could be disabled if external backup cron is used #2378
547 * Enh: Improve backup email error report and show more clear messages when a backup fail #2383
548 * Enh: Display a message when the backup or restore process stops due to lack of server memory #2210
549 * Enh: Combine wp staging logs and system info logs #2224
550 * Enh: Show admin notice when optimizer mu-plugin is disabled to improve reliability of backup creation #2301
551 * Enh: Run backup validation checks again after deleting a backup #2286
552 * Enh: Toggle triangle icon on multi part backup click #2308
553 * Enh: Make more clear where to enter the license key #2404
554 * Enh: Allow uploads directory outside ABSPATH by using the filter `wpstg.backup.directory` #2359
555 * Enh: Improves the look of the update notice #2294
556 * Fix: Inaccurate performance values "queries per second" for backup restore #2327
557 * Fix: Backup download URLs now support mixed http/https scheme #2376
558 * Fix: Deprecation notice on PHP 8.2 / 8.1 #2389
559 * Fix: Write the correct version number in wpstg.js when creating a free dist package #2431
560 * Fix: Correct use of printf and gettext #2313
561 * Fix: On backup creation MySQL Error 1118 row size too large error can appear #2422
562 * Fix: Fix line-break issue during files-index validation when validating a backup on Windows OS that was created on Linux OS and vice versa #2402
563 * Fix: Add Query Compatibility fix when restoring a database backup created on MariaDB with PAGE_COMPRESSED=`ON` on MySQL database #2401
564 * Fix: PHP 8.1 warnings on backup creation due to using null value on wp_normalize_path #2453
565 * Fix: Added method to handle sending email in free version with attachments #2417
566 * Fix: Selecting a child folder automatically selects the parent folder. #2317
567 * Fix: Toggle correctly the side bar navigation depending if staging or backup tab is active #2261
568 * Fix: Excluding sub-directories on backup did not work with using the filter 'wpstg.backup.exclude.directories' #2291
569 * Fix: Database permission warning did not disappear due to escaped database name #2234
570 * Fix: Remove sanitize_url() deprecated notice #2306
571 * Fix: Could not download system info #2323
572 * Fix: Catch runtime exception when checking for valid backups during invalid file index notice #2312
573 * Fix: Use correct html element id to fix js console error #2344
574 * Fix: Last backup duration was always 0 min, 0 sec. It is now fixed #2383
575 * Fix: Retry adding the backup file index up to 3 times if adding the backup file index fails #2383
576 * Fix: Login redirect loop on wp-admin #2385
577 * Fix: Remove double `www` prefix if network is cloned to a `www` prefixed hostname but subsite already has `www` prefix #2284
578 * Dev: Check if the Issue or PR Number exist in the changelog #2394
579 * Dev: DRY webdriver tests #2276
580 * Dev: Decouple PRO feature from WPStaging\Backup namespace and move them into WPStaging\Pro\Backup namespace #2296 #2336 #2356
581 * Dev: Fix issues running basic webdriver tests on Github CI #2319
582 * Dev: Add timeout to Github actions #2324
583 * Dev: Add more unit tests to increase reliability of the backup plugin #2273
584 * Dev: Refactor backup terms `Export` to `Backup` and `Import` to `Restore` for consistency #2265
585 * Dev: Move src/Pro/Backup to src/Backup as a first step to allow basic Backup feature to be added in Free version of WP Staging #2287 #2297
586 * Dev: Write wp staging debug logs into global debug.log #2346
587
588 2.14.1
589 * Fix: Remove custom global exception handler to avoid conflicts with other plugins #2424
590
591 2.13.0
592 * New: Major change of the User Interface #2197 #2208
593 * New: Add an option to send an email error report. You can enable this option in the settings and use a separate email to receive error reports #2205
594 * New: Button to edit backup schedules #2042 #2135
595 * New: Show Google Drive backup account information on the plugin's Google Drive backup settings page #2091
596 * New: Add a cancel button to stop the pushing process #2101
597 * Enh: Show a notice if site contains backup(s) with invalid files-index #2205
598 * Enh: Add a retry mechanism to backup restore if a backup restore fails due to 404, 429 or 503 errors #2094
599 * Enh: Clean up log files and don't show necessary information #2124
600 * Enh: Show notice how to enable permalinks depending on whether the server is Apache or another. #2143
601 * Enh: Explain what to enter in the 'version' field of Generic S3 provider #2172
602 * Enh: Show notice how to fix cron issue when using Litespeed server #2170 #2226
603 * Enh: Better notification message when there are no files to backup #2175
604 * Enh: Take sub folder into account when testing location for Google Drive Storage #2197
605 * Enh: Include the current date and time in the database filename when the backup is a "Multipart Backup" #2126
606 * Enh: Database restore enhancement to increase the execution time for executing an ajax triggered SQL query when query execution fails for a certain number of retries on weak servers #2117
607 * Enh: Hide license key for privacy reasons, for instance when plugin is used by agencies on client websites #2118
608 * Enh: Add filter `wpstg_login_form_logo` to allow custom change of the logo image on login page to staging site #2076
609 * Enh: Clarification that the maximum retention period for backup in the "Create backup" modal only applies to locally hosted backup files #2085
610 * Enh: If issue is reported via using the REPORT ISSUE button, send the license key with the submitted message #2087
611 * Enh: Change some words in UI to be more consistent #2099
612 * Enh: Show link to docs article in warning if license key can not be activated #2100
613 * Enh: Cleanup and remove backend/views/notices/poll.php and all related code #2107
614 * Enh: Clean up backend/views/notices/poll.php and all related unused code #2107
615 * Fix: Staging site database tables can not be pushed if staging site settings contain different table prefixes #2151
616 * Fix: Support adding "+" sign in the name of the backup folder by FTP, the name of backup and in the name of clone #2160
617 * Fix: Check if WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE is already defined before adding it to wp-config.php. (Solve conflict with local flywheel). #2165
618 * Fix: Oldest multipart backups were not deleted during remote upload #2129
619 * Fix: Prevent fatal error on push when there is no theme installed on production site #2185
620 * Fix: Continue database backup restore by using shorter name for identifiers name exceeding maximum allowed characters #2114
621 * Fix: Add a check to prevent warning undefined variable: jobId #2196
622 * Fix: Better error handling if folder or file is not writeable #2190
623 * Fix: Handle errors for PHP 8.x during Database backup restore Task when max_packet_size is bigger than the actual sql result #2125
624 * Fix: Convert utf8mb4 to utf8 when restoring database in MySQL < 5.7 to prevent MySQL Error 1071 because MySQL < 5.7 has max key length of 767 bytes. By converting utfmb4 to utf8 it reduces the size by 1/4 and allows restoring a backup. #2203
625 * Fix: Restore of backup blocked due to incorrect permission check #2228
626 * Fix: WP Staging log backup files could not be deleted #2222
627 * Fix: Prevents a rare edge case where scheduled backup are continuous started over by implementing a better clean up routing #2231
628 * Fix: Prevent fatal error on setting page due to using double semicolon(‘::’) to call static method from variable. Affects old php versions only. #2166
629 * Fix: Old automated local backup were not deleted and thus no new automated backup were created #2141
630 * Fix: Improve detection if WordPress is installed in subdirectory. If home URL and site URL are different the cloned staging site URLs are sometimes incorrect. #2068
631 * Fix: Ensure that functions in wp-staging-optimizer.php are declared only one time #2079
632 * Fix: Remove some php's deprecation warnings for php 8.x #2078
633 * Fix: Remove error in search & replace of serialized data due to strict types during staging PUSH on PHP 8.1 and higher version. #2065
634 * Fix: Remove warning "Undefined index: networkClone in single-overview.php line: 54" #2097
635 * Fix: Attach log files to report mail #2156
636 * Fix: Unable to upload backup files to more than one remote storage in single backup job #2245
637 * Fix: Fetch google drive backup files in ascending order by time to fix a backup retention issue for google drive #2245
638 * Dev: Revert all usage of isWritable and isExecutable #2232
639 * Dev: Broken test _04PushCest after implementing #2199 #2216
640 * Dev: Write the version of the plugin into the header of wpstg.js when creating the dist package with make dev_dist #2095
641 * Dev: Downgrade phpcs library to fix xss tests #2105
642 * Dev: Show upload_path in system info #2024 #2147
643
644 2.12.0
645 * New: Optional feature to split backup files by type (plugins, media, themes) and maximum file size. Use filter `wpstg.backup.isMultipartBackup` to activate this option. Use `wpstg.backup.maxMultipartBackupSize` filter to adjust maximum file size for split backup, default is 2GB #1804
646 * New: Add filter `wpstg.remoteStorages.chunkSize` (in bytes) to change chunk size of backups upload to remote storages #2047
647 * New: Add filter `wpstg.remoteStorages.delayBetweenRequests` (in milliseconds) to add delay between requests to upload chunks to remote storages #1997
648 * New: Add filter `wpstg.backup.tables.non-prefixed` to allow backup and restore of non WordPress prefixed tables #2018
649 * New: Add option to download backup log files via ACTIONS > Log File #2025
650 * New: Send mail report if unable to upload backup to remote storage(s) during automated backup #2025
651 * Enh: Dont show recommendation message on using the same MySQL/MariaDB version while restoring if already the same MySQL/MariaDB version #1997
652 * Enh: Preserve remote storages options during clone update. #2004
653 * Fix: Store taskQueue in jobDataDto instead of a separate file #1997
654 * Fix: Added upload_path in system info #2024
655 * Fix: BINARY and NULL were not correctly search replaced if restoring the backup on the same site #2043
656 * Fix: Correct database server type and MySQL/MariaDB version in System Info Tab #2043
657 * Fix: Exclude filters in the UI for the staging site now allow adding dot `.` for extension, file and folder exclusion rules #2053
658 * Fix: Issue during cleaning of other files in wp-content directory when actual uploads directory is not direct child of wp-content directory #2041
659 * Fix: UPLOAD path was not correctly search replaced if source and destination site had a different relative upload path #2041
660 * Fix: Importing a multisite backup with domains as network sites created wrong URLs for network sites if backup is restored into a multisite where network sites are subdirectories #2038
661 * Fix: Allow database creation during push if multisite and mainsite #2032
662 * Fix: Preserve scheduled backup plans during push #2032
663 * Fix: Stop uploading backup to remote storage(s) after failure on certain amount of retries #2025
664 * Fix: Dont copy google drive option during new or reset clone. This will make sure both sites will have different Refresh token. So revoking refresh token on one site doesn't break uploading process for the other #2004
665 * Fix: Fix php warning when null is passed as argument to trim function #2059
666 * Fix: Improve admin notice when JETPACK_STAGING_MODE is active on staging site #2014
667 * Dev: Bump minimatch from 3.0.4 to 3.0.8 in /src/assets #2007
668 * Dev: Make extra_hosts section in docker DRY #2070
669 * Dev: Split webdriver tests to speed up running and allow parallel execution of them #2057
670 * Dev: Improve login page authentication message #2058
671
672 2.11.0
673 * New: Compatible up to WordPress 6.1.1
674 * New: Add support for uploading backups to DigitalOcean Spaces, Wasabi and other S3 compatible storages #1966
675 * Enh: Allow backup upload to Amazon S3 when bucket has Lock Object and retention enabled #1973
676 * Enh: Show warning if test connection to backup storage provider fails during save settings #1965
677 * Enh: Show warning if there are more than 4 overdue backup cron jobs #1986
678 * Enh: Show message if unable to pre-scan directories before cloning #1993
679 * Fix: Could not delete oldest backup from (S)FTP cloud storage provider if FTP location was set in FTP settings #1953
680 * Fix: Under rare circumstances a fatal error is thrown during backup if scheduled time is NULL
681 * Fix: `SSL` and `Passive` checkboxes were not considered during FTP backup storage test connection #1965
682 * Fix: Fatal error when set_time_limit() has been disabled by the hosting provider #1977
683 * Fix: Preserve backup cloud storage provider settings when pushing and improve Google Drive backup authentication #1999
684 * Dev: Deprecated heredoc syntax for variables. Fix unit tests for php 8.2RC #1975
685
686 2.10.0
687 * New: Compatible up to WordPress 6.0.3
688 * New: Show loader icon while saving settings or testing backup remote storages connections #1925
689 * New: Show settings last saved time for backup remote storages SFTP, Amazon S3 and Google Drive #1925
690 * New: Show last update and install date for WP STAGING | PRO plugin in System Info #1928
691 * New: Show selected themes and plugins for UPDATE and RESET clone jobs #1926
692 * New: Fix issues when restoring multisites backup if network subsites have different domains. It now support restore or conversion of domain based subsite to subdirectory based subsite #1872
693 * New: Option to disable local storage space and upload backup(s) only to remote storage spaces #1935
694 * Enh: Huge improve of backup restoring performance by factor 2-3. #1951
695 * Enh: Huge improve of backup creating performance on slow database servers. #1951
696 * Enh: Add extra search & replace rule for elementor generated data #1902
697 * Enh: Add dropdown to select bucket region for S3 backups instead of typing it in manually. Improve Amazon S3 settings page #1943
698 * Enh: Skip search & replace if restoring a backup on the same site #1949
699 * Enh: Add extra search & replace rule for elementor generated data #1949
700 * Enh: Add search replace filter for database backup restore #1872
701 * Enh: Allow access of staging site by using user email addresses beside usernames #1928
702 * Enh: Add option to not ask for license key activation on local development sites #1913
703 * Enh: Add better log messages for non working cron jobs #1907
704 * Fix: Prevent a rare situation where the database is copied slowly with only one row per request #1951
705 * Fix: Table selection ignored when creating a new staging site #1946
706 * Fix: Could not properly restore network sites when a multisite backup was restored on a new WordPress that had a different table prefix than the source website #1948
707 * Fix: Adjusted multiple SplFileObject methods (due to unconsistent behaviour of these methods across multiple PHP versions) to support PHP 8.0 > 8.0.19, PHP 8.1 > 8.1.6 and upcoming PHP 8.2 #1903
708 * Fix: Deleting the oldest remote backup from SFTP, Amazon S3 and Google Drive fails sometimes #1890
709 * Fix: No update notification visible in wp staging user interface when there is a new pro version available #1894
710 * Fix: Clean up code #1871
711 * Fix: Unable to create backup if there are files in WP STAGING cache folder that can not be deleted like .nfs* files. #1859
712 * Fix: Analytics reporting does not contain the list of installed plugins #1896
713 * Fix: If an Amazon S3 api key contained + character, it turned into space character when saving in database #1912
714 * Fix: Always store the names of installed plugins, mu-plugins and themes in backup metadata #1906
715 * Fix: When restoring database with large amount of tables on PHP > 8.0.1 some tables doesn't get created due unconsistent behaviour of FileObject library across PHP versions. #1872
716 * Fix: Undefined var message in the log files if SSL connection could not be established due to outdated TLS on client server #1913
717 * Fix: While creating a single staging site out of a network site, the folders (uploads/sites/ID) from other network sites weren't excluded and contained in the staging site #1922
718 * Fix: Selecting parent folder does not automatically select its subfolders for UPDATE and RESET clone jobs. #1926
719 * Fix: Amazon S3 only supports a maximum of 10,000 chunks for uploading a single backup file. With previous 5MB chunk size, backup uploads to S3 failed if they are bigger than 50 GB. Now backup chunk size is adjusted according to the size of the backup file by making sure total chunks are less than 10,000 #1924
720 * Fix: Error when pushing a staging site and all folders are selected #1883
721 * Dev: Add testing suite to run unit tests against multiple PHP versions #1903
722 * Dev: Add sass/scss support for compiling css #1925
723 * Dev: Add Xdebug support for PHP 8.1, use custom php.ini in PHP 8.0 and PHP 8.1 #1928
724 * Dev: Update DI52 version to 3.0 for performance gain #1934
725
726 = 2.9.20 =
727 * Fix: Prevent internal error when clicking on Test Connection link on SFTP remote storage backup settings page. #1869
728 * Fix: Properly catch runtime Exception during Backup Create and Backup Restore #1833
729 * Fix: Connection to external database is broken if the password has special characters #1862
730 * Fix: Can not login to staging site if special characters are used in password due to improper sanitization #1877
731 * Tweak: Improve visual design of the upgrade screen
732 * Tweak: Better error logging if backup could not be uploaded to sftp and if path does not exist on SFTP remote server. #1869
733 * Dev: XDebug support for docker PHP image v.8.x #1867
734
735 = 2.9.19 =
736 * New: Compatible up to WordPres 6.0.2
737 * Security: Further improve sanitization and escaping of variables to prevent potential XSS attacks with high privileges #1836
738 * Enh: Show better response from remote when license can not be activated #1818
739 * Fix: Fatal error Uncaught TypeError on google drive backup upload settings page under rare circumstances when site is translated #1849
740 * Fix: Fatal error on Windows OS when pushing a staging site and activating the backup option. It deletes the WP Staging content directory including its cache files file during files copying process, resulting in a failed push #1851
741
742 = 2.9.18 =
743 * Fix: Does not sanitise and escape some of its backup settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks (XSS) even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup) #1825
744
745 = 2.9.17 =
746 * New: Support up to WordPress 6.0.1
747 * Fix: Important update! Deselecting all tables does not lead to exclusion of tables as expected, but leads to selection of all tables. Thus all tables are copied and possibly overwritten instead of deselected. Applies to new cloning, UPDATE and RESET of a staging page. That can lead to data loss in the staging site. An update is strongly recommended! The problem appeared for the first time in version 4.2.8. #1814
748 * Fix: Can not upload backup file to google drive if the google api returns incorrect value for available storage size (negative value). This sometimes happens for Google workspace accounts and does not affect all users. #1799
749 * Fix: Plugin wps-hide-login could not be excluded during cloning process, preventing users from log in to the staging site #1812
750
751 = 2.9.16 =
752 * Fix: On some servers, autoloader tries to load Composer\InstalledVersions although this doesn't exist. We fix this by only loading classes that exist #1801
753 * Enh: Some shared hosting servers like DreamHost doesn't allow sending large data through URL which resulted in interval server error 500 when fetching the backup list. We changed the way of sending data now through request body which allow listing backups on such shared hosting servers #1788
754 * Enh: Improve workflow to support tables with long name exceeding the 64 characters MySQL limit when a tmp prefix during restore is added. Those tables are now temporarily renamed to temporary short names during the restore process and after successful restore renamed back to their original names #1784
755 * Fix: Restoring a backup, site language is not properly imported, resulting in switching the imported site back to site default language. Reason: Language files are imported before importing other files during backup restore. This led to cleaning the restored language files while cleaning other files. Now language directory is skipped during the cleaning of existing "other" files #1794
756 * Fix: Check/Uncheck of the plugins and themes checkbox in the PUSH UI didn't affect the children checkboxes. This issue is fixed and children checkboxes are properly toggled #1797
757 * Fix: If all tables were excluded during PUSH, it was treated as if all tables were selected. Now tables selection is properly handled during the PUSH #1797
758
759 = 2.9.15 =
760 * New: Add sFTP support to upload backup files automatically via (s)FTP to a remote server or NAS system #1677
761 * Enh: Cloning/Push stops if folder name contains backslash character (\) on Linux OS #1744
762 * Enh: Don't copy or update wp-config.php if staging site is updated by using the UPDATE button #1747
763 * Enh: Restoring a backup from a staging site that uses the meta tag noindex, causes the imported site to also not be indexed. In the worst case, this can result in a production site not being indexable after restoring a backup. This update ensures that the index meta value of the imported site is preserved when a backup is restored. #1777
764 * Enh: If Jetpack plugin is active, use the special Jetpack Staging Mode by adding the constant JETPACK_STAGING_MODE to wp-config.php of the staging site #1780
765 * Fix: On some servers, autoloader tries to load Composer\InstalledVersions although this doesn't exist. We fix this by only loading classes that exist #1801
766 * Fix: Fatal error if php curl() module is missing and backup is uploaded to Google Drive or Amazon S3 #1769
767 * Fix: Fatal error on cloning due to strict standard issue in DbRowsGeneratorTrait when user has E_STRICT or E_DEPRECATED constants active in PHP #1772
768 * Fix: Fatal error on plugin activation if there is no write permission on the backup files. Happens only on updating from a very old version to latest one and the backup metadata update routine is fired #1776
769 * Dev: Add automated test for scheduled backup plans #1764
770
771 = 2.9.14 =
772 * Fix: Certain default plugins like wps-hide are not excluded anymore during cloning #1742
773 * Fix: Scheduled backup not always executed #1754
774 * Fix: Backup folder is deleted during backup restore on Windows OS #1737
775 * Fix: On backup restore retry deleting an item again in next request instead of re adding it at the end of queue, if item isn't completely deleted in current request #1758
776 * Enh: Refactor normalizePath() #1751
777 * Enh: Optimize table selection to reduce POST characters. Send either selected tables or excluded tables whichever is smaller along to reduce the POST size for cloning and pushing #1727
778 * Enh: Allow automatic update of WP STAGING | PRO on the staging site. It can still be disabled using the filter wpstg.notices.disable.plugin-update-notice #1749
779 * Enh: Add filter wpstg.backup.restore.extended-search-replace. The extended search replace allow properly replacing to destination URL for some plugins like rev-sliders in backup restore #1741
780
781 = 2.9.13 =
782 * New: Support up to WordPress 6.0
783 * Fix: Don't load mbstring polyfill file at all if iconv extension isn't loaded #1734
784 * Enh: Increasing Backup Filescanner Performance. Lower backup directory and file scanner request time #1714
785 * Enh: Rename cancel button of backup schedules modal make it more responsive #1714
786
787 = 2.9.12 =
788 * Fix: If there is a damaged backup in backup folder, automated backup does not work any longer #1707
789 * Fix: Support UNC paths like //servername/path Unix or \\servername\path DOS/Windows #1698
790 * Fix: Remove prefixed vendor namespace from the Normalizer class in the idn-intl polyfill #1720
791 * Fix: Handle SSL related errors and catch other exceptions while making remote request to refresh Google token #1718
792 * Fix: Backup does not restore theme if theme does not have a style.css #1719
793 * Fix: Missing exception in Backup Extractor.php #1724
794 * Enh: List damaged backup files in the UI and mark them #1710
795 * Enh: Remove message "backup metadata not found" in debug log #1710
796 * Enh: Clean up debug messages #1722
797 * Enh: Add missing escaping of POST output #1705
798
799 = 2.9.11 =
800 * New: Add Amazon S3 as backup cloud storage option for backup upload #1665
801 * Fix: Fatal error due to missing BackupScheduler class in Free version #1688
802 * Fix: Can not recursive scan file system if there is a symlink in root directory linking to the root directory itself. #1688
803 * Fix: Can not download backup files. Incorrect backup download link if wp-content folder is symlinked to another folder outside the wp root folder #1697
804 * Fix: Error on downloading backup in IIS due to section in parent web.config that overwrites the WP STAGING generated web.config in backup folder #1699
805 * Fix: PHP Fatal error while cloning if php iconv extension is not active. Continue cloning even if punycode related code doesn't work due to missing extensions #1702
806 * Enh: Remove duplicated mbstring class #1702
807
808 = 2.9.10 =
809 * Fix: Fatal error on missing Backup Scheduler class in Free version #1688
810 * Fix: Fix recursive scanning if there is symlink in root directory linking to root directory itself #1688
811
812 = 2.9.9 =
813 * New: Support up to WordPress 5.9.3
814 * New: Added upgrade routine for backup created with version 4.1.9 and 4.2.0 to fix backup metadata info #1647
815 * New: Add multiple filters to keep existing media files, plugins, themes and mu-plugins after backup restore #1617
816 * New: Clean existing files during backup restore which are not in backup #1617
817 * Fix: Backup creation is blocked by mod_security if access tokens contain 0x string #1651
818 * Fix: Unable to upload backup created with version 4.1.9 and 4.2.0 using WP Staging Backup Uploader #1647
819 * Fix: Unable to import multisite backup when restoring backup into domain other than it was created on #1644
820 * Fix: If there is an mysql error on copying a single row, it can lead to a interrupt of the whole clone job due to a browser memory exhaust error because whole sql query is written into html log element . #1654
821 * Fix: Cloning does not work if php mb module is not installed #1669
822 * Fix: Catch fatal error happening on backup upgrade routine #1663
823 * Fix: Only process one queue action at a time. This make sure another action doesn't conflict with the action in process. Also fix the wpstg_queue backup table growing problem #1652
824 * Enh: Save log file name instead of complete task response in wp_wpstg_queue table. This reduces the size of backup queue table #1623
825 * Enh: Stop the backup job on critical errors during scheduled backup #1623
826 * Dev: Test for cleaning up files before backup restore fails on second run #1681
827
828 = 2.9.8 =
829 * Fix: Fatal error if another plugin uses the same google library as WP STAGING uses for the backup storage provider #1641
830
831 = 2.9.7 =
832 * New: Support up to WordPress 5.9.2
833 * New: Feature to upload backups to Google Drive (PRO) #1453
834 * New: Add filter wpstg.frontend.showLoginForm to force disable login form for the staging / backup site access #1577
835 * New: Option to schedule a backup without creating one (PRO) #1588
836 * Enh: Improve backup schedules error reporting by showing cron related notice on backups page and sending schedules error report mails (PRO) #1588
837 * Enh: Improve subdirectory WordPress install detection by adding support for idn(internationalized domain names) #1564
838 * Enh: Change backup lock process mechanism from using database to file based lock #1561
839 * Enh: Make files & folders exclude filters work on WordPress root directory #1606
840 * Enh: Remove old database only backup before PUSH process (PRO) #1608
841 * Enh: Exclude .htaccess from root directory only during cloning process #1616
842 * Enh: Don't backup table wp_wpstg_queue table (PRO Version) #1624
843 * Update: Bump minimist from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 in /tests/js #1627
844 * Update: Bump postcss from 8.2.10 to 8.2.13 in /src/assets #1547
845 * Update: Bump mustache/mustache from 2.13.0 to 2.14.1 #1543
846 * Update: Bump nanoid from 3.1.22 to 3.3.1 in /src/assets #1626
847 * Fix: Correctly set multisite subsites urls with www prefix when cloning and restoring a backup (PRO) #1567
848 * Fix: Backup error "OutOfRangeException" was never caught when insert query exceeds max allowed packet size (PRO) #1570
849 * Fix: Add backup logic to check extended query string size against max allowed packet size which otherwise leads to a fatal error (PRO) #1570
850 * Fix: Handle critical error if WP STAGINGS settings get corrupted. Give option to restore default settings #1602
851 * Fix: Recreate cron jobs of existing backup plans when adding a new backup schedules (PRO) #1588
852 * Fix: Enqueue a failed task/item again and set the queue's offset to the end of file #1609
853 * Fix: Stop cloning if destination directory/clone name already exists #1607
854 * Fix: Continue cloning process even if copying a table failed #1578
855 * Fix: Don't remove freemius options if entire multisite is cloned. Prevents a fatal error. (PRO) #1629
856 #1638
857
858 = 2.9.6 =
859 * New: Support up to WordPress 5.9.1
860 * New: Add filter wpstg.frontend.showLoginForm to allow third party plugin disabling login form for the staging site #1577
861 * New: Add labels to distinguish between network and single site clones on multisite
862 * Fix: Handle issue when showing staging sites in System Info #1560
863 * Fix: Fix Rows Generator for zero or negative values for Primary Key Index #1584
864 * Fix: Set option "Keep permalinks" on the staging site when updating a staging site if "keep permalinks" is active on the production site initially #1562
865 * Fix: Updating an existing multisite clone converted the clone to a single site #1565 #1589
866
867 = 2.9.5 =
868 * New: Create backups and restore of multisites (PRO) #1458
869 * Fix: Force AnalyticsSender to convert wpstg_settings to array before usage #1559
870 * Fix: Cloning backup Search & Replace does not work with new primary key conditional query #1556
871 * Fix: Fix labels on backup sites #1551
872 * Fix: Backup restore can not unserialize escaped serialized strings #1554
873
874 = 2.9.4 =
875 * New: Add filter to change the cache folder for creating & restoring backups #1528
876 * New: Huge performance improvement for search & replace in cloning / pushing / backup process #1522
877 * Fix: Call to undefined function human_readable_duration() on backup creation if WP is older than 5.1 #1527 #1525 #1535
878 * Dev: Add unit tests for Times class that is used in backup listing view
879 * Dev: Update db_version in SQL dumps to match WordPress 5.9 db version #1539
880 * Dev: Add command to get db_version from database
881
882 = 2.9.3 =
883 * New: Add support for WordPress 5.8.3
884 * New: Add filter for excluding files during cloning / backup #1494
885 * New: Add filter for overwriting max execution for database backup restore #1512
886 * New: Add filter to allow overwriting of the maximum allowed request time to make sure backup restore works for huge files. (19.000.000M database rows) #1510
887 * Tweak: Show custom uploads folder in tooltip description and explain better that changing a symlink image will also change the image on the production site. #1495
888 * Fix: If cloning a multisite subsite into external database, it does not clone / backup wp_users and wp_usermeta #1515
889 * Fix: Skip tmp single file plugin during backup PUSH copy process #1491
890 * Fix: Preserve table selection during PUSH and UPDATE even when all backup tables unselected #1488
891 * Fix: Make sure maximum memory consumption during cloning or backup is never higher than 256MB #1502
892 * Fix: Use custom implementation of wp_timezone() for backward compatibility to WordPress older than 5.3 #1505
893 * Fix: Override FileObject::fgets to make them behave exactly from SplFileObject of PHP < 8.0.1 #1506
894
895 = 2.9.2 =
896 * Hotfix: Fix CLONE PUSH BACKUP on Medium and High CPU Load on WP STAGING 2.9.1. Improve Performance of database backup #1492
897
898 = 2.9.1 =
899 * New: If cpu load setting is low make use of the file copy limit for pushing / backup process to increase copy speed #1485
900 * Enh: Add warning notice if WP_CRON_DISABLED is set to true as backup BG Processing depends upon it #1467
901 * Fix: Add own implementation of get_current_network_id() for backward compatibility when creating backup #1438
902 * Fix: Updating or resetting staging / backup site skips all WordPress core folders #1435
903 * Fix: Prevent 504 Gateway Timeout issue during Backup restore by force a low CPU LOAD (i.e. 10s) #1420
904 * Fix: Wrong directory path is displayed when update/reset a staging / backup site #1447
905 * Fix: Override SplFileObject::seek to make it consistent across all PHP version including PHP 8 when creating backup #1444
906 * Fix: Make FileObject::seek behave exactly as SplFileObject::seek from PHP < 8.0 when creating backup #1480
907 * Fix: Search Replace now works for Visual Composer / WP Bakery encoded pages on cloning backup creation #1442
908 * Fix: Adjust CSS of the "Backup in Progress" element #1466
909 * Fix: Clarify email sending tooltip description #1469
910 * Fix: Adjust CSS of the loader icon for showing backup creation #1487
911 * Tweak: Retain WP STAGING ( backup ) options during push #1417
912 * Tweak: Make PHP 5.6 minimum supported PHP version for backup #1448
913 * Tweak: Set WordPress 4.4 as minimum required WordPress version #1449
914 * Dev: Fix Queue working in PHP 8 and Add PHP 8 unit tests in backup fast tests #1450
915 * Dev: Cancel pending or running github actions backup fast tests if there is a new push on the same PR #1486
916 * Dev: Fix Queue working in PHP 8 and Add PHP 8 unit tests in fast tests #1450
917 * Dev: Cancel pending or running github actions fast tests if there is a new push on the same PR #1486
918
919 = 2.9.0 =
920 * New: Compatible up to WordPress 5.8.2
921 * Fix: Update notice is shown even when using latest version #1398
922 * Fix: Backup & cloning 100% compatible with PHP 8.0.12 #1281
923 * Fix: Skip search replace on backup & cloning query if it's size exceed preg functions limit #1404
924 * Fix: Skip inserting backup & cloning query if it exceeds mysql max_allowed_package. Show warning to user #1405
925 * Fix: Make db option wpstg_staging_sites always return an array #1413
926 * Fix: Fix dependency injection for backup notices class. Solve conflict with TranslatePress #1416
927 * Tweak: Use php version number as tag for php docker container #1407
928 * Tweak: Improve symlink tooltip text #1411
929 * Tweak: Refactor WP STAGING Pro to WP STAGING | PRO in notices #1409
930 * Tweak: Remove 16 characters limitation for the backup & CLONE NAME and keep it for CLONE DIRECTORY #1412
931
932 = 2.8.9 =
933 * New: Show a summary of selected tables and plugins in the backup push selection
934 * New: Ask user to allow sending non-personalized usage information for improving the backup & staginguser experience
935 * New: Adding improved and dedicated WP STAGING debug log for backup and staging.
936 * New: Better support for custom ( backup ) tables without a wp core table prefix. Allow cloning / backup of custom tables that do not begin with a WP table prefix to an external database #1304
937 * New: Now you can create a staging / backup environment for your entire multisite network #1263
938 * New: Add new logic for showing update notification for PRO version, compatible to staged rollout releases #1308
939 * New: Show warning notice about not changing wp-content or uploads dir path on staging / backup site #1313
940 * Tweak: Disable the notice about not messing with uploads or wp-content directories in backup site #1385
941 * Tweak: Lower memory consumption on backup creation #1301
942 * Tweak: Fix open staging / backup site button and text #1321
943 * Tweak: Layout of database comparison modal #1332
944 * Tweak: Make staging / upgrade site upgrade routine run always #1358
945 * Fix: Feedback modal not opened after disabling the backup plugin #1373
946 * Fix: Prevent cloning error by enclosing table name with backticks in CLONE / BACKUP and PUSH jobs #1388
947 * Fix: Duplicate primary key error that could occur on Push a backup / staging site #1322
948 * Fix: Dont rename themes/plugins with tmp prefix during push of staging / backup site if content cleaning option is enabled #1305
949 * Fix: No search & replace of wp option db_version if table prefix is db_, during CLONE / BACKUP / PUSH #1307
950 * Fix: Avoid upgrade error if wp option wpstg_staging_sites is empty or not an array not an array #1331
951 * Fix: Show an error if table can not be copied for any reason on cloning / backup process #1302
952 * Fix: CSS issue vertical center align finish label after push #1311
953 * Fix: Use WordPress local timezone when logging for clone and backups #1323
954 * Fix: Better support for custom plugin directories on the staging / backup site #1314
955 * Fix: Not all cloning / backup settings are cleaned during uninstall #1325
956 * Fix: Staging / backup site does not have orange admin bar after cloning #1329
957 * Fix: Warning if array key offset does not exist on search & replace of a backup #1334
958 * Fix: Disable WordFence plugin on the staging /backup site to prevent by renaming .user.ini to .user.ini.bak #1338
959 * Fix: Prevent empty database prefix in staging / backup site options if site is cloned to external database #1340
960 * Fix: List of staging / backup sites contains duplicate entries if staging sites were initially created with wp staging free 2.8.6, then upgraded to pro 4.0.3 and pro 4.0.5 #1349
961 * Fix: Show error and stop cloning / backup process if unable to create staging / backup site destination folder #1348
962 * Fix: Fix issue about checking rest url on backup / staging site #1354
963 * Fix: Fix exclude condition for tables during PUSH of a staging / backup site #1364
964 * Fix: Fix PUSH process when no table is selected #1387
965 * Fix: Enclose table name with backticks during quering in CLONE / BAKUP and PUSH jobs #1388
966
967 = 2.8.8 =
968 * New: Compatible up to WordPress 5.8.1
969 * Enh: Refactor the wp_login action hook to work with different parameter count than the one in WordPress Core #1223
970 * Enh: Sort new staging backup sites in descending order by creation time #1226
971 * Enh: Warn if creating a backup in PHP 32 bit version #1231
972 * Enh: Update the backup upload success message #1221
973 * Enh: Show a notice if there is a new WP STAGING free version of the backup plugin #1250
974 * Enh: Rename db option wpstg_existing_clones_beta to wpstg_staging_sites #1211
975 * Enh: Update the warning message shown when the delete process of the staging backup site fails #1257
976 * Enh: Allow use of REST API on staging backup sites without login #1287
977 * Enh: Add new EDD software licensing updater for the pro version of the WP STAGING backup plugin #1294
978 * Fix: New pro version does not recognize staging backup sites created with older free version #1293
979 * Fix: Fix a rare issue that could happen when creating a new staging backup site or restoring a backup when there is a row with primary key with value zero #1271
980 * Fix: Try to repair MyISAM table if it's corrupt when creating a Backup #1222
981 * Fix: Fix an issue on backup creation that would cause a database export to loop when encountering a table with negative integers or zeros as a primary key value #1251
982 * Fix: Lock specific tables while exporting a backup, to prevent a rare duplicated row issue #1245
983 * Fix: If the memory exhausts during a database export using the Backup feature, lower the memory usage/speed of the export and try again automatically #1230
984 * Fix: Prevent failure of adding database to backup from causing a loop #1231
985 * Fix: Fix issue when old backup clones from version 1.1.6 or lower replaces the existing clones from later version when upgrading from FREE to PRO version #1233
986 * Fix: Fix inconsistent Unselect All Tables button's action #1243
987 * Fix: Replace undefined date with proper formatted date during backups for some warning and critical messages #1244
988 * Fix: Split file scanning of wp-content into scanning of plugins, themes, uploads and other directories to reduce timeout issues #1247
989 * Fix: Rename .user.ini to .user.ini.bak after cloning to reduce fatal errors on staging backup site. Also show a notice. #1255
990 * Fix: Skip scanning the root directory if all other directories are unselected before starting a backup staging site #1256
991 * Fix: Show correct insufficient space message instead of permission error if unable to copy or create a backup site due to insufficient space #1283
992 * Fix: Fix showing of error when unable to count tables rows and wrap table name when fetching rows during backup #1285
993 * Fix: Remove custom error handler that could cause errors due to notices being thrown #1292
994 * Fix: Fix an error that would occur when PHP lacked permission to get the size of a directory when pushing a staging backup site to production #1295
995 * Dev: Set the version of Selenium containers to 3.141.59-20210713 to avoid issues with broken latest version of selenium #1234
996
997 WP STAGING Backup & Cloning | Full changelog:
998 [https://wp-staging.com/wp-staging-changelog](https://wp-staging.com/wp-staging-changelog)
999
1000 == Upgrade Notice ==
1001 New support for WordPress.com hosts. Multiple security enhancements. Updating is recommended!