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GD Press Tools 4.2.5 Pro

New revision of GD Press Tools Pro adds new debugger panel for current user info, fixes few bugs and adds many improvements to restore backup from archive script that now includes options to select what elements from archive to restore and fixes some issues in the script.

Restore Script: Page 1
Restore Script: Page 1

First page for the restore script (image on the right) shows new selection checkboxes. So if you create full backup, but also have extra tasks to add non WP tables for instance or other things, script will list all found tasks in the archive. With some complex .htaccess files, there was a possibility that script stops working after step 2. Now, .htaccess will be first renamed to temp name, and than renamed back once the full restore is done. Also, temp folder is removed after the process is done.

Debugger has another panel that displays the current user profile info in great detail. Global settings panel has extra information about usability of some options that are only for multisite/network mode.

Tests are ongoing for upcoming WordPress 3.3, and so far there are no issues, except for the AdminBar. Due to changes in WP AdminBar, you can’t disable it with GD Press Tools on the admin side anymore. Everything else works fine so far. Beta #1 for WP 3.3 should be out in a day or two, and if any problems are found in the next 2 months leading to final 3.3 release, GD Press Tools will be fixed quickly.

As always, please report any bugs you find in the forums, and I will get on fixing it.

Links and Resources

Here is the list of tutorials that you might find useful:

How to backup and restore your website
Using GD Press Tools 4.2 Backup
Using GD Press Tools Auto Tagger

Comparing GD Press Tools Pro versus BackupBuddy:

GD Press Tools Pro versus BackupBuddy

To see the list of plugin features, overview and to buy the plugin, visit these pages:

GD Press Tools Overview
GD Press Tools Main Page
GD Press Tools Frequently Asked Questions
Buy GD Press Tools Pro

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GD Press Tools Pro
Powerful administration plugin for WordPress

Collection of various administration, backup, cleanup, debug, events logging, tweaks and other useful tools and addons that can help with everyday tasks and optimization.

About the author

Milan Petrovic
Milan Petrovic

CEO and Lead developer of Dev4Press Web Development company, working with WordPress since 2008, first as a freelancer, later founding own development company. Author of more than 250 plugins and more than 20 themes.

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