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Send a snapshot

In WordPress, on the Wigoh page, press Send to Wigoh (also labelled Create a snapshot or Export).

What is exported​

  • The full database, including users and options.
  • The wp-content directory: uploads, plugins, mu-plugins, languages and themes, read from where WordPress says they are, plus every other wp-content directory. Logs, backup-plugin output, caches and host mu-plugins are excluded.
  • Not exported: this site's Wigoh credentials, transients, and WooCommerce or WP All Import session rows.

How it uploads​

In resumable chunks to short-lived, private upload addresses that Wigoh creates for your site only. Oversized or timing-out chunks are halved automatically. Large files resume across requests; media is compressed lightly.

Progress​

The phases advance in the admin page: precheck → database → files → fingerprint → manifest → upload → complete. You can abort. A finished snapshot offers Create new snapshot.

Warnings​

Unreadable files or directories are skipped with a warning rather than failing the snapshot (capped at 200 warnings per kind). A full disk fails it immediately. Tables whose names are not all lowercase are included. MariaDB-specific schema features are converted so the snapshot restores on Wigoh's server, and every change is listed in the snapshot warnings.

Optional email​

You can turn on an email to the site administrator when a snapshot fails or a release rolls back, in Wigoh → Overview. It is off by default.