CUSTOMIZING GOOGLE DRIVE FOR WORDPRESS

Install and activate the plugin.

In the "Configure Google" tab, you need to link your account to work with this plugin. To do this, you need to enter the Client ID and Client secret so that the plugin can interact with Google Drive through the Google API. Just in case, at the end of the note there is an instruction on how to generate the Client ID and Client secret system support analyst.

Go to the "Backup Settings" tab to set the initial plugin parameters.

In the "Backup Folder" section, in the "Enter the Backup Folder Name" field, enter a template for the backup name.

In the "Mail Options" section, in the "Custom Mail ID" field, enter the email address to which you will receive notifications when the backup is complete.

In the "BackUp Schedule" section, in the "Set Time Interval" drop-down list, select the backup frequency.

Then go to the "Manage Database" tab to configure the parameters of the database backup.

In the "Exclude Database Tables" section, select the tables that should not be backed up.

In the "Database Backup" section, select whether or not to include the database in the ZIP archive. In the archive, it will be placed in / wp-content / db /.

In the "Manage Database" section, select the number of database backup versions from the drop-down menu.

Click the Save button to save your changes.

Next, go to the "Manage Files" tab to configure the backup of site files.

In the "Exclude Files" section, select the files to exclude from the backup.

In the "Manage Files" section, in the "Set Backup Limit" drop-down list, select the number of backup versions.

All! Now your WordPress site will be backed up to your Google Drive on schedule!

Note. To make a backup copy in manual mode, go to the On Time Backup tab.

GETTING CLIENT ID AND CLIENT SECRET IN GOOGLE CONSOLE

Go to the Google Console using the link specified in the plugin settings.

In the window that opens, return to the classic view of the console by clicking on the link "Return to original console", which is located at the bottom of the screen.

Then press the button "Create another client ID ...".

In the window that opens, select "Web application", then select "http: //" from the drop-down list and enter in the field the link that is indicated on the plug-in configuration page and highlighted in bold. After that click "Create client ID".

In the window that opens, find the "Client ID for web applications" you created and copy the Client ID and Client secret.

Go back to the plugin settings page in the WordPress admin panel and paste the copied Client ID and Client secret from the Google Console. Then click "Allow access".

If everything went well, a page will open with a confirmation that the plugin can work with your account. Click "Accept", after that you can go to the plugin settings.