Regular backups are crucial for any WordPress administrator. Accidents happen — often at the least convenient times. You might forget to update your plugins, which lead to vulnerability exploits and malware in your WordPress environment. Or you might add some new code which completely b0rks your site. By making regular backups of your environment — especially before applying updates, patches, site migrations, or installing new software — you can make it easier to restore your site in the event of an issue.