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Getting Started

Install IPow Core and configure your first automated backup in under 5 minutes.

System Requirements

Before installing IPow Core, ensure your WordPress hosting environment meets these minimum requirements:

  • WordPress version: 5.6 or higher
  • PHP version: 7.4 or higher (8.1+ recommended for best performance)
  • PHP Extensions: zip, curl, mbstring
  • Memory Limit: 256MB minimum (512MB recommended for large sites)
  • Execution Time: 60 seconds minimum

1. Installation

Since IPow Core is a premium plugin, it is not available in the public WordPress.org repository. You must download it from your account dashboard.

  1. Log in to your IPow Core Account Dashboard.
  2. Navigate to the Downloads section and click Download Plugin (latest) to save the ipow-core.zip file to your computer.
  3. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard (e.g., yoursite.com/wp-admin).
  4. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
  5. Click Choose File, select the ipow-core.zip file you downloaded, and click Install Now.
  6. Once the installation completes, click Activate Plugin.

Multisite Users: If you are running a WordPress Multisite network, you must Network Activate the plugin from the Network Admin dashboard. IPow Core backs up the entire network as a single archive.

2. License Activation

To unlock cloud connections and automatic updates, you must activate your license key.

  1. Find your License Key in your Account Dashboard under the Licenses tab.
  2. In your WordPress admin, go to the newly added IPow Core menu in the left sidebar, then click Settings.
  3. Paste your license key into the License Key field and click Activate License.
  4. You should see a green "Active" badge appear successfully.

3. Connect Cloud Storage

IPow Core securely pushes your backups off-site to your preferred cloud provider. This is the most crucial step.

  1. Go to IPow Core → Settings → Cloud Storage.
  2. Select your preferred provider: Google Drive, Dropbox, or Amazon S3.
  3. Click the Connect button next to your chosen provider.
  4. A secure OAuth window will open. Follow the prompts to grant IPow Core permission to create a backup folder.
  5. Once connected, you will be redirected back to WordPress with a success message.

Never store backups solely on your local web server. If your server crashes or gets hacked, your backups could be lost along with your site.

4. Configure Backup Schedule

Set it and forget it.

  1. Go to IPow Core → Settings → Schedule.
  2. Choose your frequency (Daily, Weekly, Every 6 Hours, etc.).
  3. Select what to back up (Files & Database, Database Only, Files Only).
  4. Set your retention policy (e.g., keep the last 14 completed backups).
  5. Click Save Schedule.

5. Run Your First Manual Backup

We highly recommend running a manual backup immediately to ensure everything is configured correctly.

Go to the IPow Core Dashboard and click the large Backup Now button. The progress bar will indicate the status, and upon completion, you should verify the backup file exists in your connected cloud storage.