pCloud WP Backup
by ploudapp · Backup
The pCloud WP Backup plugin will help you backup everything on your blog with one click and store it in the cloud in the most secure way.
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 79/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “wp backup” and “scheduled backup” to your wp.org tags. You rank #19 and #21 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.
79 health vs 75 average across 553 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 17.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Backup plugin keeps 1.6%, across 282 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 10 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: Listing tuning
Updated 38 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
2.8★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 3.73★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Only 2 tags — use the full 5 relevant tags so search matches more queries.
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.
50
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
41%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pcloud your tag | #4 | #13 | down 1 |
| wp backup | #19 | #24 | — |
| scheduled backup | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| backup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 17 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 “wp backup” and “scheduled backup” to your wp.org tags. You rank #19 and #21 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.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.9K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
10
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.0.11 · 23 Sep 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% run the current release. 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 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 70% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Francesco5mo ago
Lack of features and ship to PCloud the entire domain… WAT?Does not have incremental backupYou cannot exclude folders and database tablesDoes not work on some website cause a js double declaration.wp2pcl.js:1 Uncaught SyntaxError: Identifier ‘__’ has already been declaredat wp2pcl.js:1:1wppa-all.js:2 At: 21:12:49.910 message: Document.readyinject_main.js:1 inject_main.jsNo go
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ uomiguel1.8y ago
After updating to version 2.0, the pCloud WP Backup plugin functions excellently! The backup process is seamless, and it has improved my site’s reliability significantly. Highly recommend giving it another try if you’ve had issues before.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TJ962.2y ago
Never experienced something like that. Luckily we got a free trial. We started to use pcloud for saving backups in combination with the WordPress plugin. Pcloud is worse than not even working at all. 8 times out of ten it is not working at all. And the ninth time it providse corrupted files which look totally normal at first. If you rely on that backup years of work will be wasted. Import has never worked at all without problems (even though some were minor problems). The retention of only some backups also doesn’t work. It keeps all files untouched even though set different. Use everything else. Not pcloud!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mladen Gradev2.5y ago
I need this plugin as I have a pCloud subscription and lots of storage. But unfortunately the plugin is still very rough and without basic features. If you develop it quickly, I would be very happy to use it and leave a high rating.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ phomar2.6y ago
Start backup at 2024-03-23 10:56:562024-03-23 10:56:56 – Starting Database Backup2024-03-23 10:59:11 – Database Backup Finished2024-03-23 10:59:13 – Starting with creating ZIP archive, please wait… Please try adding FTP option, I think you will resolve most of the problems or server issues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexio2.7y ago
Plugin is at very first stages, lots of things missing to make it a decent solution. Backups don’t work and no development/updates for it. Looks abandoned.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jlc19642.9y ago
This is a great idea, but for big sites with larger pdf files, it is trying to zip the entire site and simply eats up memory then times out. <gwmw style=”display:none;”></gwmw> I have used updraftsplus backup and it splits larger sites into multiple files for download. Here is what ends up in my error log after pcloud app times out. PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 268435456 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 69632 bytes) in /wp-content/plugins/pcloud-wp-backup/Pcloud/Classes/ZipFile/Util/class-filesutil.php on line 134, referer: /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp2pcloud_settings<gwmw style=”display:none;”></gwmw>
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ domag3.1y ago
Normalerweise “0” Stern weil es ja nicht funktioniert. Am liebsten “-1” Stern weil man seine Lebenszeit damit verbringt den Fehler vergeblich bei sich selber zu finden, grausam…
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.0.11). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.5 pCloud WP Backup <= 2.0.3 - Missing Authorization on the 'start_backup' AJAX Method to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read ↗2026-07-16 CVE-2026-14503 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.0.3 Patched in 2.0.4
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The pCloud WP Backup plugin will help you backup everything on your blog with one click and store it in the..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,822 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-02-16 900+ → 1K+ up after 108 days in tier
- 2025-10-31 800+ → 900+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-10-10 700+ → 800+ up after 255 days in tier
- 2025-01-28 600+ → 700+ up after 699 days in tier
- 2023-03-01 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-02-26 600+ → 500+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-02-22 500+ → 600+ up after 58 days in tier
- 2022-12-26 400+ → 500+ up after 8 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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Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
pCloud Backup 50+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
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
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