Theme & Extension Downloader
by CHRS Interactive · Backup
Also makes 4 other plugins · 390+ installs across the portfolio →
Download any installed plugin or theme as a ZIP file directly from your WordPress dashboard.
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
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
90+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
+135%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “backup” for “downloader”. “backup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “downloader” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.2%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 1.1K 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 2 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 43 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| downloader | #8 | #13 | 0 |
| theme downloader | #4 | #14 | 0 |
| zip downloader | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| wp theme downloader | #7 | #14 | 0 |
| plugin downloader | #10 | #15 | 0 |
| downloader wp | #11 | #18 | 0 |
| wp plugin downloader | #12 | #18 | 0 |
| backup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| download your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| export your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| zip your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 1 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
- Swap “backup” for “downloader”. “backup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “downloader” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 13 Feb 2026 · 261 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 292 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 18 Sep 2026
2
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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
At the current install trend, crossing 100+ in roughly 24 days.
Install history since 12 Feb 2026
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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 26 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 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "use cases").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 901 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "export" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-29 90+ → 100+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-10-19 80+ → 90+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 90+ → 80+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-07 80+ → 90+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 70+ → 80+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-09-11 60+ → 70+ up after 35 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 50+ → 60+ up after 28 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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Export Media as ZIP 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Widget Importer & Exporter 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
BackUpWordPress 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C - E Export Media Library 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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Customizer Backup & Reset 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Export Themes 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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