I back up my blogs using a free plugin WP DB Backup. I can restore my website to the last 13, if anything happens. I use WP Security Scan free plugin to scan my site and WordPress Firewall to block asks that are suspicious-looking to fix wordpress malware protection.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that your hosting company will have your back so far as WordPress copies go. Not always. It has been my experience that the company may or informative post may not be doing proper backups while they say they do. Take that kind of chance?
You should also place the"Anyone Can Register" in Settings/General to off, and you ought to have some sort of spam plugin. Akismet is the one I use, the old standby, but there are lots of them nowadays.
What's the best way to accomplish WordPress cloning? Out of all of the choices that are available today, which one is appropriate for you and which path over at this website should you choose?
These are. Put a blank Index.html file in your folders, run your web host security scan and backup your entire account.