SiteGround Migrator
by SiteGround · Backup
Also makes 4 other plugins · 3.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Transfer your WordPress website to SiteGround without any hassle in a completely automated way using SiteGround Migrator.
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
no flags
Active installs
80K+
≈83K estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “migration” for “completely”. “migration” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “completely” sits at #14 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 553 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 80K of 2.3M 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 4 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: Support resolution
Updated 23 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 403 reviews, smoothed to 4.28★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
36%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| siteground your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| migrator | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| automatic transfer your tag | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| site migrator | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| automatic migration your tag | #10 | #9 | down 1 |
| transfer your tag | #12 | #8 | up 1 |
| completely | #14 | #13 | up 2 |
| site transfer | #21 | #14 | up 1 |
| migration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
32 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 24 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 “migration” for “completely”. “migration” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “completely” sits at #14 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 “transfer”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 164.7K · 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.
4
releases in the last 12 months
23d ago
latest release · v2.1.2 · 8 Oct 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 “80K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 29% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 90K+ in roughly 125 days.
Install history since 27 May 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1.1 Release Date: Jun 22th, 2026 Version bump 2.1.1
- — Version 2.1.0 Release Date: Apr 7th, 2026 WP CLI improvements Layout improvements Environmental check improvements 2.1.0
- — Version 2.0.9 Release Date: Apr 24th, 2023 Improved compatibility for hosts not supporting php_uname function Improved Speed Test results Improved file types included to the transfer Improved PHP 8.2 compatibility 2.0.9
- — Version 2.0.8 Release Date: Feb 13th, 2023 Improved path logging Improved compatibility with PHP 5.6 2.0.8
- — Version 2.0.7 Release Date: Jan 27th, 2023 Improved older PHP versions support 2.0.7
- — Version 2.0.6 Release Date: Jan 25th, 2023 Improved support for migrations from Flyweel and Kinsta Improved Foogra theme support 2.0.6
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 14 languages, 9 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
3 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 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 One audience phrase ("suitable for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 845 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("automatic migration", "automatic transfer", "migration" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-16 70K+ → 80K+ up after 158 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 60K+ → 70K+ up after 85 days in tier
- 2025-11-15 70K+ → 60K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-14 60K+ → 70K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-11-07 70K+ → 60K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 60K+ → 70K+ up after 103 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 70K+ → 60K+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2025-06-29 80K+ → 70K+ down 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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Migrate to WordPress.com 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A - I InstaMigrate 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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FlyWP Migrator – Migrate Your Site to FlyWP 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Migratico Lite 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Hostney Migration 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Marathon Migration — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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