Migrate To Liquid Web & Nexcess
by Liquid Web · Backup
Migrating your site(s) to the Liquid Web & Nexcess WordPress Hosting platform has never been so easy.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
-17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “migrating” to your wp.org tags. You rank #19 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed it's a slot worth spending.
83 health vs 75 average across 557 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 241K 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
4.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| liquid web | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| liquidweb your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| liquid | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| migrate | #12 | #22 | down 1 |
| migrating | #19 | #23 | down 1 |
| migrate wordpress | #16 | #22 | down 2 |
| web hosting | #14 | #19 | 0 |
| wordpress migrate | #14 | #22 | down 3 |
| migrate to wordpress | #14 | #21 | 0 |
| wp migrate | #20 | #22 | up 1 |
| migration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “migrating” to your wp.org tags. You rank #19 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.1K · 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.
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 22 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 23 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Skip Shean1.3y ago
Tried copying a production site at Nexcess to a dev server also at Nexcess. Verified all data entered correctly. Would not work. I’ve had problems with this thing every time they recommend I use it. Drives me crazy that they don’t ever fix it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ metadripdigital3.8y ago
Crashed my liquid web cloud VPS server. Rebooting didn’t fix it. Had to restore the server from a backup. Unreal
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dale Reardon6.6y ago
Hi, I had 3 sites: A simple Divi theme based site; A Divi theme based site with WooCommerce basic setup; An advanced Avada powered site using WooCommerce, membership plugin, blog and much more. The plugin worked perfectly to transfer my 3 sites and then once I followed the rest of the going live checklist my sites went live on LiquidWeb instantly. It really was a perfect stress free experience. I highly recommend this plugin and also note that it works on Nexcess managed WordPress hosting which is what I used – Nexcess hosting is a sub brand that is now part of LiquidWeb. Dale.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ searchbound6.9y ago
A great plugin. LiquidWeb provides lots of videos and documentation for moving sites over to their managed WordPress environment. I was able to move my site, update DNS, and push everything live within 30 minutes. Super easy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Francis Smith8.6y ago
Very useful plugin for migrating to Managed WordPress, and also for cloning existing sites on the platform.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ walilkoa8.7y ago
the integration with the managed wordpress platform is perfect; set up your target site at liquidweb, and the dashboard feeds you all the information you need for the plugin. install and be free from your old host 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ noahbalboah10.3y ago
Really simple to use, very impressed.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 5.88 Tweak: Code Restructuring Tweak: Added support for PHP 8.4 5.88
- — Version 5.56 Better handling for Activate Redirect 5.56
- — Version 5.25 Bug fix get_admin_url 5.25
- — Version 5.24 SHA256 Support Stream Improvements 5.24
- — Version 5.22 Code Improvements Reduced Memory Footprint 5.22
- — Version 5.16 Bug Fixes 5.16
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 330 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "liquidweb" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-11 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-10 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-09-29 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-28 2K+ → 1K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-21 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 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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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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