Backup Bolt – Lightweight Backup, Fast WordPress Backup to ZIP
by Backup Bolt · Backup
Also makes 1 other plugin · 800+ installs across the portfolio →
Create and download a WordPress backup with one click. Choose a custom backup to save storage space or back up your entire site in a compressed ZIP fi …
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Health
B 83/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
800+
≈870 estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “backups”, “restore” and “backup” for “local backup”, “wp backup” and “plugin backup”. “backups” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “local backup” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “restore” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wp backup” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “backup” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “plugin backup” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 75 average across 555 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.9%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 20.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Backup plugin keeps 1.6%, across 284 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Backup plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
30%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
-0.8
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| bolt | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| compressed | #12 | #18 | down 1 |
| files backup your tag | #15 | #24 | up 7 |
| wordpress backup your tag | #16 | #24 | up 4 |
| lightweight | #16 | #16 | — |
| zip backup | #7 | #12 | up 4 |
| backup your tag | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| auto backup | #13 | #20 | up 9 |
| local backup | #15 | #21 | 0 |
| wp backup | #17 | #22 | — |
| plugin backup | #19 | #23 | 0 |
| site backup | #23 | #23 | up 1 |
| download backup | #14 | #22 | up 8 |
| simple backup | #17 | #23 | 0 |
| free backup | #19 | #23 | 0 |
| backup website | #19 | #23 | — |
| restore backup | #20 | #22 | 0 |
| backup restore | #20 | #22 | 0 |
| backup plugin | #21 | #23 | down 1 |
| backups your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| restore your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “backups”, “restore” and “backup” for “local backup”, “wp backup” and “plugin backup”. “backups” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “local backup” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “restore” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wp backup” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “backup” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “plugin backup” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “files backup”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “wordpress backup”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
16d ago
latest release · v1.6.0 · 16 Oct 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 65% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.6.0). 3 of 4 disclosed are patched.
- 2024-02-20 CVE-2023-7236 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.3.0 Patched in 1.4.0
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 1.1.0 - 1.1.3 Patched in 1.2.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Backup Bolt when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Backup
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Super simple one click backup your site and download the backup in compressed zip format. Choose between cu..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 942 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "restore", "zip backup" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-28 900+ → 800+ down after 233 days in tier
- 2025-11-07 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 900+ → 1K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-10-27 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-10-20 1K+ → 900+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-10-14 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-13 1K+ → 900+ down after 479 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone 600K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
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