Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin – Backup WordPress Sites Safely
by WP Royal · Backup
Also makes 4 other plugins · 637.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress backup plugin to create full website backups and restore them easily. Built in migration to easily migrate your website, smart pre-update ba …
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30K+
≈33K estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “migrate”, “database backup” and “restore” for “plugin backup”, “migration plugin” and “scheduled backup”. “migrate” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “plugin backup” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “database backup” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “migration plugin” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “restore” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “scheduled backup” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 75 average across 556 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →18%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 164.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Backup plugin keeps 1.6%, across 285 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 25 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 146 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ 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.
63
Momentum
Gaining ground
+1.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
69%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugin backup | #8 | #19 | up 1 |
| migration plugin | #9 | #19 | up 3 |
| backup plugin your tag | #9 | #18 | up 1 |
| wordpress backup your tag | #10 | #21 | up 1 |
| restore your tag | #11 | #21 | up 1 |
| database backup your tag | #12 | #23 | up 3 |
| backup restore | #12 | #20 | up 1 |
| backup | #13 | #22 | up 1 |
| backups | #15 | #22 | up 5 |
| scheduled backup | #11 | #18 | up 1 |
| website backup | #11 | #21 | up 1 |
| migration | #19 | #21 | up 1 |
| wordpress restore | #7 | #19 | up 6 |
| files backup | #12 | #22 | up 1 |
| site backup | #13 | #22 | up 2 |
| cloud backup | #14 | #22 | up 2 |
| sites | #24 | #20 | — |
| dropbox | #16 | #21 | up 3 |
| website migration | #17 | #21 | up 3 |
| wp backup | #17 | #24 | up 1 |
| migrate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
143 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 103 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
- Swap “migrate”, “database backup” and “restore” for “plugin backup”, “migration plugin” and “scheduled backup”. “migrate” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “plugin backup” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “database backup” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “migration plugin” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “restore” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “scheduled backup” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “database backup”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “restore”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 11 Nov 2025 · 356 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 31.1K · 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
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.
25
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.0.27 · 8 Jun 2026
25
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 27% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 40K+ in roughly 123 days.
Install history since 10 Nov 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sdbaets6mo ago
Top
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thalesmav6mo ago
Very simple and easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ideaweb859mo ago
mi piacerebbe un tantino più semplice da creare
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ts.Kalandadze9mo ago
Great plugin, both backup and restore works without any issues.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.0.27). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Royal WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin <= 1.0.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'wpr_pending_template' Parameter ↗2026-04-09 CVE-2026-4305 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.16 Patched in 1.0.17
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 18 languages, 17 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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin when asked about these topics, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
Readme readiness
7 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 "WordPress backup plugin to create full website backups and restore them easily. Built in migration to easil..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use cases"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite, Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,939 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-26 20K+ → 30K+ up after 88 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 10K+ → 20K+ up after 58 days in tier
- 2026-03-02 9K+ → 10K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 8K+ → 9K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 7K+ → 8K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-02-16 6K+ → 7K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 5K+ → 6K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 4K+ → 5K+ up after 7 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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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 -
Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Backup Database 50+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
SafeSnap – Verified WordPress Backup & Restore 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
ZHBackup – Backup, Restore & Migration 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
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