SandyWP Cloner
by SandyWP · Backup
Clone this WordPress site into a fresh, disposable SandyWP sandbox: database, themes, plugins and media, in one click, in the background.
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
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
+100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “backup”, “clone” and “migration” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
86 health vs 75 average across 553 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 511 lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 9d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 9d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| page cloner | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| backup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| clone your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| migration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sandbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| staging your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “backup”, “clone” and “migration” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 22 Jul 2026 · 101 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 175 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, 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 21 Oct 2026.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 15 Sep 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.
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Clone this WordPress site into a fresh, disposable SandyWP sandbox: database, themes, plugins and media, in..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "use it").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,226 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("backup", "migration", "staging" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-23 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-22 10+ → 20+ up
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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BlogVault Backup & Staging 80K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Backup Migration 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
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