WP BackItUp Community Edition
by Chris Simmons · Backup
Backup, restore, clone, duplicate or migrate your site effortlessly with the WPBackItUp backup plugin. Backup every setting, post, comment, revision, …
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Health
C 68/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
6K+
≈6.5K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “back up”, “backup” and “backups” 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.
68 health vs 75 average across 553 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 708.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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 1 release 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 279 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 297 reviews, smoothed to 4.53★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| back up your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| backup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| backups your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| database backup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multisite backup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “back up”, “backup” and “backups” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,416 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.1K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v2.1.0 · 25 Jan 2026
112
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 43% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 May 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.10 *Release Date – January 25, 2026 SECURITY: Fixed broken access control vulnerability in admin action dispatcher – Added authentication and authorization checks to prevent unauthenticated users from triggering admin actio 2.10
- — Version 2.00 *Release Date – August 16, 2025 UPDATE : Security Updates UPDATE : Major update to address technical debt in plugin 2.00
- — Version 1.50 *Release Date – March 15, 2024 UPDATE : Updates to add randomized log file suffix UPDATE : Updates to log file collection UPDATE : Misc minor fixes 1.50
- — Version 1.45 *Release Date – December 23, 2023 UPDATE : Updates to support WordPress 6.4 Enhancements UPDATE: Escaped reserved ‘offset’ keyword to fix the mariadb version > 10.6 conflict UPDATE: php deprecated function fix 1.45
- — Version 1.43 *Release Date – August 12, 2022 UPDATE : Updates to support WordPress 6.0 Enhancements 1.43
- — Version 1.42 *Release Date – March 24, 2022 UPDATE : Updates to support WordPress 5.9 Enhancements 1.42
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (2.1.0). 6 of 8 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.9 WP BackItUp Community Edition <= 2.1.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via 'backup_file' Parameter ↗2026-09-09 CVE-2026-18386 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 2.1.0 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 5.3 Backup and Restore WordPress WordPress <= 1.45 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via Log Files ↗2024-03-05 CVE-2023-7232 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.45 Patched in 1.50
- 2014-12-04 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.9 Patched in 1.9.1
- Patched High · 7.5 Backup and Restore WordPress – Backup Plugin <= 1.9 - Sensitive Information Disclosure ↗2014-07-16 CVE-2014-9012 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.9 Patched in 1.9.1
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 129 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 105 more locales with partial translations.
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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 162 days in tier
- 2025-08-20 9K+ → 7K+ down after 326 days in tier
- 2024-09-28 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-09-26 9K+ → 10K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-09-24 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1497 days in tier
- 2020-08-19 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1075 days in tier
- 2017-09-09 30K+ → 20K+ down after 185 days in tier
- 2017-03-08 20K+ → 30K+ up after 324 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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BackUpWordPress 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags C -
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone 600K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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