Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule

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82 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 65 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 6.4 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 20K.

1. ★★★★★ Francesco

   5mo ago

   Terribly slow on backups and lack of cloud providers… like PCloud, OneDrive… This topic was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by Francesco. This topic was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by Francesco.

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2. ★★★★★ Mercadearse

   6mo ago

   I bought WP Time Capsule because of its promise of real-time and incremental backups. Unfortunately, in my experience, that core promise never worked properly. For about a year, I kept asking for help because the real-time backups never functioned as expected. The backups would only run during part of the day, then stop, and over time the situation became even worse. This was never truly resolved. What made the experience more frustrating is that support was extremely slow. In my case, replies often took several weeks, even for an active support ticket. I followed their instructions, ran tests for days, changed settings, and kept providing updates, but the issue remained open month after month. This was especially disappointing because my server resources were not low-end. I even had 48 MB/s I/O, which is above what many typical WordPress sites have, so this was not a case of trying to run the plugin on a very weak environment. Despite that, the core feature I paid for still did not work reliably. Eventually, after so much time without a real fix, I requested a refund because the plugin never delivered the functionality that led me to buy it in the first place. As of my experience, I still have not received that refund, and communication eventually became very poor. My personal recommendation to others would be this: do not start with the lifetime plan. Try the plugin on a monthly plan first and only consider a larger commitment if it truly works well on your site. I trusted the promise and purchased lifetime access, but in my case the main issue was never solved, and I honestly feel misled by that experience. I am not saying this will happen to everyone, but this was my experience: a backup solution that never fully worked as promised, extremely slow support, and a refund process that has not been resolved. This topic was modified 2 months, 2 weeks ago by Mercadearse. This topic was modified 2 months, 2 weeks ago by Mercadearse.

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3. ★★★★★ bigrigdev

   1.7y ago

   I initially purchased a license with high expectations, believing it would integrate well with MainWP as advertised. While I did experience some early challenges with the plugin unexpectedly stopping, I appreciated the support I received after reaching out. Once connected with the support team, they were incredibly helpful, guiding me through each step to ensure my backups were functioning properly. Due to recent limitations on Dropbox API requests, we opted to switch to Amazon S3, which has been working successfully. So far, everything is running smoothly, and backups are performing as expected. This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by bigrigdev. This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by bigrigdev. This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by bigrigdev. This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by bigrigdev.

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4. ★★★★★ kezers

   1.9y ago

   – This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by kezers.

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5. ★★★★★ adrianpajares

   2.5y ago

   I tested the plugin in 30 websites and the plugin uses a lot of RAM. In shared hosting for expamples blocks the accounts. In VPS uses all RAM available (more than 3GB). The plugin creates additional tables in the database with more than 30.000 or 50.000 rows and more than 50mb… After talk with support team (with many email), they don’t offert any solution. So I lost 200€ of my money… I don’t recommed it.

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6. ★★★★★ scipweb

   3.0y ago

   Ignore the people on here moaning because they don’t realise that any backup solution should be monitored regularly. We have 130 sites working flawlessly on this best-value solution, and the support when something doesn’t work as expected is responsive and detailed. We’re very pleased with this backup regime and would heartily recommend this plugin.

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7. ★★★★★ corpconv

   3.0y ago

   Great plugin. The auto-backup-before-plugin-updates has saved me many times – makes for a quick rollback on a site if there’s an issue. Greatly appreciate the support team – they answer quickly and usually know immediately what my problem is and how to solve it, and if not, they dig in and find an answer. Great support, great plugin – we have about 100 sites using it and I wouldn’t be without it. Thank you!

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8. ★★★★★ Seitengestalter

   3.6y ago

   Even if the plugin works fine in the beginning – at some point it stops working, without warning, without informing you about it, without any apparent reason. The synchronization doesn’t work anymore (for whatever reason). I have observed this now on several websites (and different web servers). Unfortunately, I even bought the lifetime license of this plugin. I would have been better off saving that money.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.22.27 Release Date – 07 Jun 2026 Fix: Improved downloading decrypted file mechanism. 1.22.27
2. — Version 1.22.26 Release Date – 07 May 2026 Fix: Prevent bulk adding sites. Improvement: Tested upto WP 6.9.4. 1.22.26
3. — Version 1.22.25 Release Date – 22 Sep 2025 Fix: DB backup failed in a few cases when the Hummingbird plugin is active. Improvement: Added new bucket regions in Wasabi and Backblaze. Improvement: Tested upto WP 6.8.2. 1.22.25
4. — Version 1.22.24 Release Date – 1 May 2025 Fix : Improved bridge files. Improvement : Tested upto WP 6.8.1. 1.22.24
5. — Version 1.22.23 Release Date – 13 Nov 2024 Improvement : Manual decrypting of the encrypted DB file feature is improved. Now file extensions are properly checked. Improvement : Tested upto WP 6.7. 1.22.23
6. — Version 1.22.22 Release Date – 17 Sep 2024 Improvement : Manual decrypting of the encrypted DB file feature is improved. Now file extensions are properly checked. Improvement : Improved decoding mechanism. Improvement : Improved activit 1.22.22

All 10 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.22.29). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.3 Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.27 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-10-19 CVE-2026-107237 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.22.27 Patched in 1.22.28
2. Patched Medium · 6.5 Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.26 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure via download_recent_decrypted_file_wptc Function ↗
   2026-07-08 CVE-2026-8996 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.22.26 Patched in 1.22.27
3. Patched Medium · 5.3 Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.25 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-05-30 CVE-2026-42760 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.22.25 Patched in 1.22.26
4. Patched Medium · 6.1 Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.23 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-06-04 CVE-2025-47477 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.22.23 Patched in 1.22.24
5. Patched Critical · 9.8 Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.21 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload ↗
   2024-11-15 CVE-2024-8856 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 1.22.21 Patched in 1.22.22
6. Patched High · 7.2 Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.21 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection ↗
   2024-10-21 CVE-2024-49684 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 1.22.21 Patched in 1.22.22
7. Patched Medium · 6.5 Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.21 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection ↗
   2024-10-08 CVE-2024-48020 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.22.21 Patched in 1.22.22
8. Patched Critical · 9.8 Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.20 - Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover ↗
   2024-07-13 CVE-2024-38770 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Affects <= 1.22.20 Patched in 1.22.21
9. Patched Medium · 6.1 Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-12-21 CVE-2021-25035 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.22.6 Patched in 1.22.7
10. Patched Critical · 9.8 Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.21.15 - Authentication Bypass ↗
    2020-01-14 CVE-2020-8771 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Affects < 1.21.16 Patched in 1.21.16

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-08 20K+ → 10K+ down after 2346 days in tier
2. 2020-03-06 10K+ → 20K+ up after 887 days in tier
3. 2017-10-01 200+ → 10K+ up

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Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule: 10K+ active installs, 4.0★ (128 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-time-capsule