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Not a programmer but I've built websites from a design skillset since the mid-nineties. I'm okay with WP in the sense that I know my way around the backend, familiar with Fetch/other FTP programs; can use Unix for basic stuff (mainly anything with clear instructions I can follow…); can suss out decent WP plug-ins and do some basic HTML editing to create custom WP sites.
In this instance, I have a client who did not pay for a rather large site.
Reddit: What is the best plug-in (or simplified way not involving a fee) that will allow me to archive the entire site, remove it from present use, yet be self-contained so that if they by some miracle produce payment in full OR I decide to use it on my own servers as a showpiece?
There are multiple options. One would be to pull your entire WP content folder and export a copy of your DB.
If you want an easier solution, there is a plugin called All-in-one WP Migration that would work great for this. It exports your entire site as a single file, which you can then import in the future into a separate install elsewhere. I believe you may have to purchase a license if your site is larger than something like 2mb, but it’s worth it and works great.
Not sure for a free alternative, but you can easily achieve this with WP Migrate PRO. You can backup the entire website and download it on your local machine, or move the entire website from one server to another with a single click. I use it to deploy local WP websites to my clients’ servers.
Just back it up? No need to overthink this.