Backup Extension
by Shehab mahamud · Backup
A plugin to generate backups of installed plugins.
53 health vs 73 average across 139 Backup plugins
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 636 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2023-11-04 · 986 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
53
now · peak 179
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2023-11-03 · 984 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-02-14 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in band
- 2024-02-10 10+ → 20+ up after 6 days in band
- 2024-02-04 20+ → 10+ down after 49 days in band
- 2023-12-17 10+ → 20+ up after 13 days in band
- 2023-12-04 — → 10+ up
Competes with
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Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites 40K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
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