CloudScale Backup & Restore
by andrewjbaker · Backup
Also makes 3 other plugins · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
Back up any size site to S3, R2, B2, Wasabi, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, SFTP, WebDAV or Managed Cloud. Free full restore and automated DR.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
-23%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “backup” for “webdav”. “backup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “webdav” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 75 average across 559 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 1.7K 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 39 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
30%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
-0.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| disaster recovery your tag | #7 | #8 | up 3 |
| webdav | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| backup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cloud backup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| migration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| restore your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
45 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 43 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “backup” for “webdav”. “backup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “webdav” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 3 Jun 2026 · 153 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 780 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
39
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v3.2.887 · 2 Nov 2026
39
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 2 Jun 2026
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Back up any size site to S3, R2, B2, Wasabi, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, SFTP, WebDAV or Managed Cloud..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 18 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 18 of 18 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions PayPal, Cloudflare, Telegram, WP-CLI and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 11,922 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "migration" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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★ · 3 shared tags A -
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
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 -
BlogVault Backup & Staging 80K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
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