Prime Mover – Backup and Migration

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1. ★★★★★ icze4r

   2mo ago

   Been having the worst time with WordPress backup proggies not working. This one does! Thank you so much!!!!! 💖c(◕ᴗ◕✿)(´•ω•｀)

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2. ★★★★★ slavomir12

   6mo ago

   Thank you very much your work developers. I am very grateful for your wok and for your helpful plugin <3. I successfully used a plugin to migrate from WordPress Multisite to simple WordPress

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3. ★★★★★ Igor Radovanov

   6mo ago

   Never failed a single migration, and it works with multisite networks. Thank you!

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4. ★★★★★ leadmarketcz

   7mo ago

   The only plugin that works for multisite

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5. ★★★★★ Marioline

   9mo ago

   Just migrated a new website from local to server, absolutely flawless – and intuitive, no need to spend hours going over documentation or having to create an account. What a timesaver! Thank you!

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6. ★★★★★ aecord

   9mo ago

   The plugin is easy to use and works seamlessly and the support is really awesome. Would recommend this to everyone over any backup and migration plugins.

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7. ★★★★★ Romain FILLATRE

   9mo ago

   It’s just awesome ! 😍 I only had a small issue when downloading my export package from a multisite subsite. Nothing happened, I just saw the message “analysing files”. After several minutes, an error message appeared and directed me to a page to resolve the problem. There, I found a solution suggesting that I upload my file directly via FTP to a specific directory. I then clicked the import button again and wow — one minute later, my subsite had become a standalone installation. Thanks, thanks, thanks — and bravo! If I had just one small recommendation, it would be to include a short sentence under Import Package like: “In case of any issue, upload your import file directly to the folder …” But this is really just a minor comment — everything is absolutely perfect. This topic was modified 7 months, 3 weeks ago by Romain FILLATRE. This topic was modified 7 months, 3 weeks ago by Romain FILLATRE.

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8. ★★★★★ nasrudindax

   10mo ago

   Really works great! Simple to use, efficient, and does exactly what it promises. Highly recommended!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.1.6 Compatibility: Better compatibility with multisite parallel import and restore. Fixed: Uncaught TypeError mysqli_num_rows(): Argument #1 ($result) must be of type mysqli_result during search replace. Fixed: Missing or co 2.1.6
2. — Version 2.1.5 Fixed: Interrupted copying of backups to the custom directory on resource-limited servers. Fixed: Runtime error during differential restore when data contains double quotes. See the previous changelogs in changelog.txt. 2.1.5
3. — Version 2.1.4 Fixed: Refactored Freemius integration code for stability. Fixed: Updated to the latest Freemius SDK. Fixed: Site restored with debugging package; switches images to the http:// protocol in the SSL environment. Fixed: Po 2.1.4
4. — Version 2.2.0 Performance: Improve overall export and restore log performance by reducing file sizes. Deprecated: Remove PRIME_MOVER_PLUGIN_MANAGER_LOG constant and primeMoverMaybeEnablePluginManagerLog() for better security/performan 2.2.0

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 7.5 Prime Mover <= 1.9.2 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Directory Listing ↗
   2023-11-24 CVE-2023-6505 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.9.2 Patched in 1.9.3
2. Medium · 6.3 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
   2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.5.0 Patched in 1.5.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 5 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-05-10 9K+ → 10K+ up after 122 days in tier
2. 2024-01-09 8K+ → 9K+ up after 6 days in tier
3. 2024-01-03 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2024-01-02 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-01-01 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-12-31 8K+ → 9K+ up after 78 days in tier
7. 2023-10-14 7K+ → 8K+ up after 57 days in tier
8. 2023-08-18 6K+ → 7K+ up after 135 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).

• Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• BlogVault Backup & Staging 80K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Clone 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A

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Prime Mover – Backup and Migration: 10K+ active installs, 5.0★ (137 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/prime-mover