[Recommendation] Set up a backup solution

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Recommendation title

Set up a backup solution

Recommendation description

Detect whether a known backup plugin is active (e.g. UpdraftPlus, Duplicator, Jetpack VaultPress Backup, BackWPup, WPvivid, Solid Backups) and, when none is found, recommend setting one up.

Context: this idea came out of the security-update task work (#769). That task advises "make a fresh backup first — but do not postpone the update if you have none." Backup readiness itself deserves to be its own calm, non-urgent recommendation before an emergency, rather than friction during one. Once this provider exists, the security-update task could sharpen its copy based on the same detection: "you appear to have a backup plugin — consider running a backup first" vs. pointing at this recommendation.

Suggested implementation sketch:

• New provider classes/suggested-tasks/providers/class-backup-solution.php following the existing Tasks pattern; should_add_task() checks active plugins against a filterable list of known backup plugin slugs (is_plugin_active() / get_option( 'active_plugins' ), plus multisite network-activated plugins).
• Hosting-level backups can't be detected, so the task must be dismissable ("my host does backups").
• Optional integration: Security_Update::get_description() (and the alert email in Utils\Security_Update_Monitor) could branch on the same detection helper.

Required capability

manage_options

Onboarding recommendation

false

Points to award

1

Recommendation priority

medium

Dismissable

true

Snoozable

true

Additional Information

• The detection list should be filterable (progress_planner_backup_plugins or similar) so partners/white-label setups can extend it.
• False negatives are fine (host-level backups, custom scripts) — that's what dismiss is for. False positives are worse; only count actually active plugins.
• Related: Add critical security-update task with UI lockdown and admin alerts #769 (security-update task whose backup advice prompted this).

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