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Backup Migration

by Inisev · 80,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 11 Aug 2026, 16 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

83/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Backup Migration
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
Support78
Reputation75

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Backup Migration still maintained?
Yes. Last release 11 Aug 2026, 16 releases in the last 24 months. 11 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Backup Migration, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer shihabsoft since Dec 2024. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Backup Migration removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Backup Migration safe?
19 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.1.7). Not on the exploited list. 13 Aug 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Backup Migration update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.1.7. No one-star spike after it. 11 Aug 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master30 Nov 2020 to 30 Nov 2020, 1 commits
migrate1 Dec 2020 to 22 Dec 2020, 21 commits
backupsupport3 Feb 2021 to 18 May 2021, 9 commits
iclyde25 May 2021 to 17 Jul 2024, 47 commits
shihabsoft17 Dec 2024 to 11 Aug 2026, 16 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
16
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Backup Migration
Q1 202431
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20264
Q2 20265
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 11 Aug 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (10 reviews). Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for Backup Migration
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20264.9
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2026 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star1258
4 star33
3 star12
2 star5
1 star30

Security record

6 vulnerabilities in 24 months (19 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2.1.7).

Show 19 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
13 Aug 2026Backup Migration <= 2.1.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Privilege Escalation4.7<= 2.1.62.1.7Patched before disclosure
4 Aug 2026Backup Migration <= 2.1.5.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) OS Command Injection via 'file' Parameter7.2<= 2.1.12.1.5.2Patched before disclosure
8 Apr 2026BackupBliss - Backup & Migration with Free Cloud Storage <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure5.3<= 2.1.12.1.2Patched before disclosure
6 Apr 2026Backup Migration <= 2.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Backup Upload to Offline Storage5.3<= 2.0.02.1.0Patched before disclosure
3 Nov 2025Backup Migration <= 1.4.9 - Information Exposure to Unauthenticated Back-up Download7.5<= 1.4.92.0.0Patched before disclosure
3 Jan 2025Backup Migration <= 1.4.6 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via 'recursive_unserialize_replace'8.8<= 1.4.61.4.6.1Patched before disclosure
17 Apr 2024Backup Migration <= 1.4.3 - Information Exposure via Log Files5.3<= 1.4.31.4.4Patched before disclosure
10 Apr 2024Inisev Analyst Module <= Various Versions - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.4.11.4.2Patched before disclosure
22 Dec 2023Backup Migration 1.0.8 - 1.3.9 - Remote File Inclusion via content-dir8.11.0.8 to 1.3.91.4.0Patched before disclosure
22 Dec 2023Backup Migration <= 1.3.9 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion9.8<= 1.3.91.4.0Patched before disclosure
22 Dec 2023Backup Migration <= 1.3.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) OS Command Injection via url7.2<= 1.3.91.4.0Patched before disclosure
11 Dec 2023Backup Migration <= 1.3.7 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution9.8<= 1.3.71.3.8Patched before disclosure
7 Dec 2023Backup Migration <= 1.3.5 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure9.8<= 1.3.51.3.6Patched before disclosure
30 Nov 2023Backup Migration <= 1.3.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Backup Download to Sensitive Information Exposure7.5<= 1.3.61.3.71
5 Sep 2023Backup Migration <= 1.2.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3< 1.3.01.3.0Patched before disclosure
27 Jul 2023Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization on handle_installation function4.3<= 1.2.71.2.8161
27 Jul 2023Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) - Cross-Site Request Forgery on handle_installation function4.3<= 1.2.71.2.8161
10 May 2023Backup Migration <= 1.2.8 - Sensitive Information Exposure7.5<= 1.2.81.2.9239
17 Nov 2021Backup Migration <= 1.1.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 1.1.51.1.6778

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.1.5.2 (security, sanitize); 2.1.6 (security, sanitize); 2.1.7 (security, nonce).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

78% of 9 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

80,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Backup Migration
4 May 20262,820
11 May 20266,599
18 May 202635,061
25 May 20268,096
1 Jun 202631,213
8 Jun 20268,313
15 Jun 20265,856
22 Jun 20264,971
29 Jun 20264,858
6 Jul 20266,780
13 Jul 20264,477
20 Jul 20264,661
27 Jul 20264,545
3 Aug 20266,331
10 Aug 202635,920
17 Aug 20269,256
24 Aug 20266,702
31 Aug 20265,623
7 Sep 20264,128
14 Sep 20264,003
21 Sep 20264,150
28 Sep 20263,752
5 Oct 20263,700
12 Oct 20263,425
19 Oct 20264,833
26 Oct 20264,040
2 Nov 2026554

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 61% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.1.7
AuthorInisev
Added1 Dec 2020
Last updated11 Aug 2026
Active installs80,000+
Requires WordPress4.6
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsbackup, backups, migrate, staging, migration

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Questions

Is Backup Migration still maintained?

Yes. Last release 11 Aug 2026, 16 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Backup Migration, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer shihabsoft since Dec 2024.

Was Backup Migration removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Backup Migration safe?

19 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.1.7). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Backup Migration update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.1.7. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue