[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10476: Option to export .zip backup before auto upgrade of wp/plugins

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#10476: Option to export .zip backup before auto upgrade of wp/plugins
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 Reporter:  williamsba1      |       Owner:  dd32          
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:  2.9           
 Severity:  normal           |    Keywords:                
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Changes (by dd32):

  * version:  => 2.9
  * type:  enhancement => feature request
  * milestone:  Unassigned => Future Release


Comment:

 The way i see it, Is that WordPress needs a new exporter.

 The current exporter exports post/page/attachment data & meta-data, It
 doesnt save the state of the Install however, The plugin list, The Options
 set, Etc. are all lost.

 What I'd like to see, which would probably "fix" this ticket, would be an
 Exporter that does it all, with an importer (or maybe an Installer..)
 which can take an export and re-create the install exactly as it was the
 moment the export was created.

 That has issues with non-hosted plugins, But would be possible if the
 export was a zip file which also contained any custom-plugins, But would
 certainly start getting large if it also included all Attachments..
 Options as to what to backup to the export would be great.

 I'm setting this to a feature request (pending patch/someone working on
 it) and Future  release pending the same.

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