rank-math/create-backup snapshots the current Rank Math settings so they can be restored later.
Cheap, safe, and the right first move before any bulk settings change.
At a glance
| Ability | rank-math/create-backup |
| Toolset | Rank Math — toolset/rank-math |
| Group | Rank Math › Status, Backups & Tools |
| Requires | Rank Math SEO, active on the site |
| Capability | manage_options |
| Safety | Writes data |
| Repeatable | Not idempotent — each call changes the row set, so re-running is not a no-op |
| Ships in | AcrossAI Abilities Manager 0.0.34 and later |
How it works
This is the one ability in the suite with essentially no downside. It reads settings and writes a snapshot; nothing is modified and nothing is at risk.
Which makes it the correct prelude to anything consequential — an import, a maintenance tool, a sweep of title template changes. All of those are recoverable if a backup exists and unrecoverable if not.
Each call creates an additional backup rather than replacing the last one. That means backups accumulate, which is fine — they are small — and it means you can take one before each step of a multi-step change and roll back to the right point.
Rank Math also creates one automatically before an import, so that path is covered even if nobody thought about it.
Restoring is rank-math/manage-backup, which is irreversible in the other direction.
Input
This ability takes no input.
What comes back
| Name | Type | What it is |
|---|---|---|
key | string | The backup key, for restoring it later. |
created_at | string | When it was taken. |
success | boolean | Whether the call completed. |
message | string | A one-line summary of what happened, suitable for showing a human. |
error_code | string | Present only on failure — a stable machine-readable reason, such as a missing field, a wrong field type or an unmet confirmation. |
Example
Ask your assistant:
Back up the Rank Math settings before I change anything.
It resolves to one call:
{
"ability": "rank-math/create-backup",
"parameters": {}
}Worth knowing
- No downside. Take one before anything consequential.
- Each call adds a backup rather than replacing the previous one.
- Note the key — it is how you restore.
- An import creates one automatically as well.
Related abilities
- List Rank Math Settings Backups — see what exists
- Restore or Delete Rank Math Backup — use one
- Import Rank Math Settings — the thing to back up before
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