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BackUpWordPress v3.14

Simple automated backups of your WordPress-powered website.

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 5, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 5, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires WordPress 3.9+
  • Tested up to WP 6.5 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 65% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 71 Passed
  • 40 Warnings
  • 14 Failed
Security 54/100
Needs Improvement

20 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 56/100
Needs Improvement

34 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 58/100
Needs Improvement

7 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

521.4 KB

1.5 MB unzipped

Total files

216

across all file types

Lines of PHP

9,770

in 53 files Medium

File types

  • PHP
  • MO
  • PO
  • OTHER
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 1 Critical
  • 261 High
  • 248 Medium
  • 287 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of BackUpWordPress, The largest regression was in Accessibility (-33). The codebase grew 3% in size.

Audited 3.2.7 → 3.14 · 30 versions

0 50 100 3.2.7 3.4.4 3.7 3.14

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 420 840 3.2.7 3.4.4 3.7 3.14

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

493

downloads

Today

63

downloads

Week over week

−12%

vs previous week

Month over month

+7%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: Abandoned.

Version intelligence

35% of installs run an older version

≈ 28.2K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v3.6
  • v3.10
  • v3.13
  • v3.14

Ratings

1,373 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 1,195
  • 4 72
  • 3 12
  • 2 17
  • 1 77

Support: 0 / 1 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

28 mo ago

Apr 24, 2024

Looks abandoned

Release cadence

~ every 7 days

average between releases

Total releases

124

since Sep 2007 · 19 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running BackUpWordPress in Your Site?

Our latest audit of BackUpWordPress v3.14 flagged 797 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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