What Happens When You Archive a WordPress Site?

When you archive a WordPress site, it’s as if you’re taking a snapshot of the site in its current state. All of the posts, pages, comments, and other content is preserved.

However, the site’s settings, menus, and other customizations are not.

If you want to restore a previously archived site, you’ll need to recreate the settings from the archived site. If you don’t have the original files, you can’t restore them.

If you want to delete an archived site, you can’t do that. The site is preserved as a snapshot, and there’s no way to delete it.

There are a few potential benefits to archiving a WordPress site. For one, it can help you keep a history of your site’s development.

Additionally, if you ever have to restore the site from a backup, archiving will make the process easier.

Finally, if you’re planning to move your WordPress site to a new server, archiving will make the transition easier. The site will still be available, but the settings and customizations will be preserved.