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Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups

by David Baumwald · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 21 months (last release 6 Feb 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.6 Feb 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
davidbaumwald12 Jan 2018 to 6 Feb 2025, 45 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
21 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 6 Feb 2025. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 11 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star11
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups
4 May 202654
11 May 2026101
18 May 2026119
25 May 202697
1 Jun 2026100
8 Jun 2026102
15 Jun 2026106
22 Jun 202696
29 Jun 2026101
6 Jul 202681
13 Jul 202690
20 Jul 202691
27 Jul 202699
3 Aug 2026133
10 Aug 2026118
17 Aug 2026117
24 Aug 202693
31 Aug 2026103
7 Sep 2026101
14 Sep 2026109
21 Sep 2026120
28 Sep 2026133
5 Oct 2026134
12 Oct 2026115
19 Oct 2026238
26 Oct 2026172
2 Nov 202631

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

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

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Facts

Version1.0.4
AuthorDavid Baumwald
Added12 Jan 2018
Last updated6 Feb 2025
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress3.5
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsimage, backup, exclude, updraft, updraftplus

Other plugins by this author: Media Library Enable Infinite Scrolling, Disable WebP By Default, Disable Admin WP Cron Notice For UpdraftPlus, Disable Lazy Loading for IFRAMES, DE Hide UpdraftPlus Dashboard News, Copy & Paste Order for WooCommerce, ACF Post Object Field Type Add-on, Plugins Stats Dashboard, Admin Bug Report

Questions

Is Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups still maintained?

Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups was last updated on 6 Feb 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups safe?

Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups?

The wordpress.org author is David Baumwald. Recent committers: davidbaumwald, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: BlogVault Backup & Staging, Jetpack VaultPress Backup, Jetpack VaultPress, Backuply - Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone, Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin - Backup WordPress Sites Safely.

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