Pantheon Migrations
by Pantheon Systems · Backup
Also makes 7 other plugins · 38.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
The easiest way to migrate your site to Pantheon
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “content migration”, “website migration” and “site migration” to your wp.org tags. You rank #10, #12 and #18 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
87 health vs 75 average across 557 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 107.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Backup plugin keeps 1.6%, across 286 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 3 releases 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 66 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pantheon your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| migration your tag | #13 | #20 | down 1 |
| content migration | #10 | #18 | down 3 |
| website migration | #12 | #20 | down 1 |
| post migration | #12 | #20 | down 1 |
| site migration | #18 | #19 | down 1 |
| wordpress migration | #24 | #24 | down 5 |
| plugin migration | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| migration plugin | #20 | #23 | down 1 |
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “content migration”, “website migration” and “site migration” to your wp.org tags. You rank #10, #12 and #18 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “migration”. #13 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · 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
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v6.72 · 28 Aug 2026
24
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- Read on wp.org ↗★★★★★ Masoud Shokohi5.4y ago
- ★★★★★ hongpong7.0y ago
Nice to have something that just works like it’s supposed to. huzzah
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joe Dooley9.2y ago
I’ve migrated over a dozen sites to Pantheon with this plugin and all of the migrations were successful. Even migrations with 10gbs of files! Just set it and forget it! Always works as described. Thanks a lot for making my life easier.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mommaroodle9.3y ago
WOW, I am super impressed – speechless. well done – at this rate if it keeps up, I think I’ve finally then found a life long hosting partner!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ James Joseph Finn9.5y ago
Now, that’s how you do Engineering as Marketing. This thing is a sweet introduction to Pantheon. I hope the UX is this good all around. Click. Click. Done. And, dag, they have some thick pipes to move your files. Super fast!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kbgasser10.5y ago
It went perfectly — just as stated. Outstanding!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blueprintmarketing11.0y ago
I love this it’s so fast & easy
Read on wp.org ↗
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 Pantheon Migrations when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Migration
Readme readiness
4 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 "The easiest way to migrate your site to Pantheon"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 8 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 827 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-07-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-11 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-10 2K+ → 1K+ down after 837 days in tier
- 2021-03-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 619 days in tier
- 2019-07-15 100+ → 1K+ up
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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UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Widget Importer & Exporter 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Backup Migration 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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