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Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Kayla
I know; I would be too. I need to do research and see if it backs up all of the picture files. I don't think it does.
I would cry. I save all the picture files first, so that's not an issue. That, or they come from my flickr so a) they're there as well, and b) they originated from my hard drive.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Kayla
On Chrome, I use Chrome SEO for work purposes, but it works fine for Kinky World too, obviously.
this?
06/30/2011
Contributor: KinkyKrissy KinkyKrissy
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Originally posted by Kayla
Hmm. I'm not sure how to back-up a Tumblr. I've never seen a feature on my Tumblr that would do that.
Yeah I haven't really looked around much for anything. Until today when I remembered about the meeting did I ever really start giving it thought.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Kayla
That would work, but I think Kinky World has about 800 posts now. Copy-pasting 800 word documents would suck.

For smaller blogs, though, too, that would definitely work. I'm glad blogs have made it easier back things up though.
Nooo, as you go! From the beginning! I wouldn''t dream of going back and doing it! LOL!!!
06/30/2011
Contributor: luna[KM] luna[KM]
Hi guys. Just popping in here I back up my blog using a WP plug in every week and have it emailed to me. I've accidentally deleted my blog before so it's been a godsend to have a backup.

Kinky-Blogging also backs up everything on our servers everyday.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Kake aka PoeticErotica
this?
Hmm. I don't know. It was here: link But it seems like the author may have removed it.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Serenesub
That's exactly it. I got flagged as "A Marketing Blog." Unless you're flagged they wont see it usually unless they are actively looking.
That sucks but at least you know what happened. :/
06/30/2011
Contributor: Dusk Dusk
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Originally posted by KinkyKrissy
Yeah I haven't really looked around much for anything. Until today when I remembered about the meeting did I ever really start giving it thought.
Found an article that might help, it seems there are some things out there to try backing up Tumblr.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by luna[KM]
Hi guys. Just popping in here I back up my blog using a WP plug in every week and have it emailed to me. I've accidentally deleted my blog before so it's been a godsend to have a backup.

Kinky-Blogging also backs up everything on our ... more
I'm glad to see a host backing up everything for people. I'd hate to see people lose all of their content.
06/30/2011
Contributor: luna[KM] luna[KM]
I have over 2000 posts on my personal blog and over 500 on Submissive Guide so that would be a lot of document saving if you had to do it manually. Ick.
06/30/2011
Contributor: KinkyKrissy KinkyKrissy
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Originally posted by Dusk
Found an article that might help, it seems there are some things out there to try backing up Tumblr.
I'll have to check that out, thanks!
06/30/2011
Contributor: Serenesub Serenesub
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Originally posted by luna[KM]
Hi guys. Just popping in here I back up my blog using a WP plug in every week and have it emailed to me. I've accidentally deleted my blog before so it's been a godsend to have a backup.

Kinky-Blogging also backs up everything on our ... more
I've been meaning to email you! I was wondering if you allowed affiliate links and such on your kinky blogging network?
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by luna[KM]
I have over 2000 posts on my personal blog and over 500 on Submissive Guide so that would be a lot of document saving if you had to do it manually. Ick.
Submissive Guide has a ton of stuff, so that'd be horrible to try and back-up. I'm glad you prepare for it though.
06/30/2011
Contributor: luna[KM] luna[KM]
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Originally posted by Serenesub
I've been meaning to email you! I was wondering if you allowed affiliate links and such on your kinky blogging network?
You mean separate from the Kink Ads that support the site? You can put whatever links you want on there.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Kayla
That's a lot of back-ups! How often do you do it?
Every 2-3 weeks to once a month with Poetic Erotica, every 2-3 months with Icing on the Kake. For the templates, any time I make major changes or if I forget, the next time it crosses my mind. So, not that often, in all reality. Just with some regularity.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
If you are using Wordpress.com/ (the free version of Wordpress), it's very easy to back-up your blog posts. This method can also be used for the Wordpress.org (self-hosted version of Wordpress), but it is pretty much the only method available when it comes to the free Wordpress software. When you log into your Wordpress account, look towards the left-hand side of your account. Towards the bottom of the left-hand sidebar, there should be something that says “Tools”. Click on that. Under “Tools”, there should be something that appears that says “Export”. Click on that. You can then choose which type of back-up you'd like to do – all content, posts, or just pages. Just save this file in a safe place, and in case something happens to your blog, you can use the “Import” function to restore it!

So what if you use the self-hosted version of Wordpress (Wordpress.com)? You then have a ton more options as you can download your own plug-ins into Wordpress to back things up for you. You can use the above method when you have a self-hosted version of Wordpress, but one of the neat things is that you have more options.

I personally use Wordpress Database Back-up. As long as you know how to install plug-ins to your Wordpress (if you don't, you can see a tutorial here), you can install this plug-in to do your back-ups for you! The neat thing is the settings you have with this plug-in. You can have it e-mail the back-up to you hourly, daily, monthly, weekly, twice monthly, or a ton of other options. You can set it to back-up comments, keywords, and other items instead of just the posts themselves. The plug-in gives you a lot of freedom, but if you find you don't like this plug-in, there are other Wordpress plug-ins that will manage your back-up for you as well.

What other questions do you have about backing up blog content?
06/30/2011
Contributor: Serenesub Serenesub
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Originally posted by luna[KM]
You mean separate from the Kink Ads that support the site? You can put whatever links you want on there.
Hmm, definitely have to consider another move then. Thank you
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Kayla
Hmm. I don't know. It was here: link But it seems like the author may have removed it.
Indeed.
06/30/2011
Contributor: KinkyKrissy KinkyKrissy
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
If you are using Wordpress.com/ (the free version of Wordpress), it's very easy to back-up your blog posts. This method can also be used for the Wordpress.org (self-hosted version of Wordpress), but it is pretty much the only method available ... more
What about backing up photos? Did you say certain plug ins don't allow you to, or just don't automatically?
06/30/2011
Contributor: luna[KM] luna[KM]
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Originally posted by Serenesub
Hmm, definitely have to consider another move then. Thank you
You are welcome
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
Quote:
Originally posted by luna[KM]
I have over 2000 posts on my personal blog and over 500 on Submissive Guide so that would be a lot of document saving if you had to do it manually. Ick.
I can't even imagine. Mind-numbingling tedious, time-consuming, & exhausting one would think. Thank goodness for auto-backups. And, hey!
06/30/2011
Contributor: luna[KM] luna[KM]
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Originally posted by KinkyKrissy
What about backing up photos? Did you say certain plug ins don't allow you to, or just don't automatically?
The plug in that Kayla uses (and I use) does not back up files, only the database. So if you would need to back up your files separately. I keep a folder on my harddrive of "media" that I've used so that I can re-upload them if necessary.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by luna[KM]
You mean separate from the Kink Ads that support the site? You can put whatever links you want on there.
Wow! Good to know!
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Quote:
Originally posted by KinkyKrissy
What about backing up photos? Did you say certain plug ins don't allow you to, or just don't automatically?
I'm honestly not as sure about the photos. The plug-in I use doesn't seem to back-up photos, and I haven't found out where the photos are located in the FTP client. I'm sure there's plug-ins though.
06/30/2011
Contributor: luna[KM] luna[KM]
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Originally posted by Kayla
I'm honestly not as sure about the photos. The plug-in I use doesn't seem to back-up photos, and I haven't found out where the photos are located in the FTP client. I'm sure there's plug-ins though.
For WordPress on the FTP files are saved in the wp-content/uploads folder.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Quote:
Originally posted by luna[KM]
The plug in that Kayla uses (and I use) does not back up files, only the database. So if you would need to back up your files separately. I keep a folder on my harddrive of "media" that I've used so that I can re-upload them if necessary.
I have the same folder, but I wish I could figure out how to back them up straight from the FTP. I think there's probably a plug-in.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by luna[KM]
For WordPress on the FTP files are saved in the wp-content/uploads folder.
Awesome! Great! That's a good thing to know!
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
I think that's all of the back-up information I have to cover! That makes it pretty easy, doesn't it? Yep! You just pick the blogging platform you use and follow the included instructions to make sure that all of your content stays safe – even if something bad happens.

Now, to let you guys know, this will be the last EdenBloggers meeting! I've just gotten very, very busy, and I honestly don't have the time to continue doing all of these meetings. However, I will gladly take time out of my day to continue posting blogging prompts and the blog post round-ups if you guys are interested. Is this something you'd like me to continue? (And of course, I'm ALWAYS available through Private Message for any blogging questions!)
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Kayla
I'm honestly not as sure about the photos. The plug-in I use doesn't seem to back-up photos, and I haven't found out where the photos are located in the FTP client. I'm sure there's plug-ins though.
I always just save 'em. Better safe than sorry, right?
06/30/2011
Contributor: KinkyKrissy KinkyKrissy
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Originally posted by luna[KM]
The plug in that Kayla uses (and I use) does not back up files, only the database. So if you would need to back up your files separately. I keep a folder on my harddrive of "media" that I've used so that I can re-upload them if necessary.
Okay thanks. I've been getting more nervous about storing things on my computer since I almost lost everything on it not too long ago.
06/30/2011