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WP Umbrella

by WP Umbrella - Backup WordPress · 90,000+ active installs · Checked 5 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: released 6 days ago, tested with WordPress 7.1, no open vulnerabilities.

93/ 100Healthy
Canary Score

Based on 4 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for WP Umbrella
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Active signals

Open issues right now, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

History: 2 past vulnerabilities, all patched. Patched issues are listed in the Security record, not here.

Quick answers

Is WP Umbrella still maintained?
Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 63 releases in the last 24 months. 30 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Umbrella, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wphealth since Jun 2020. 5 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Umbrella removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 5 Nov 2026. 5 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Umbrella safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.27.0). Not on the exploited list. 10 Aug 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Umbrella update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.28.1. No one-star spike after it. 30 Oct 2026 · Release history

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master17 Jun 2020 to 17 Jun 2020, 1 commits
wphealth18 Jun 2020 to 30 Oct 2026, 342 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
6 days ago
Releases, 24 months
63
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Umbrella
Q1 202413
Q2 20244
Q3 20245
Q4 20242
Q1 20250
Q2 20255
Q3 202523
Q4 20253
Q1 20263
Q2 202611
Q3 202614
Q4 20262

Last release 30 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Resolved, last 2 months
67%
Threads, last 2 months
3

Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 2.27.0).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
DateIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
10 Aug 2026Cross-Site Request Forgery4.32.24.2 to 2.26.22.27.0n/a
7 Dec 2024Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion9.8<= 2.17.02.17.1n/a

Changelog mentions of security fixes: v2.24.1 (security); v2.25.0 (security); v2.25.1 (security); v2.26.0 (security); v2.26.1 (security).

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

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (8 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.

Last 90 days vs lifetime average rating for WP Umbrella
Last 90 days5.0
Lifetime4.8
Average rating per quarter
Average rating per quarter for WP Umbrella
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20242.0
Q3 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q2 20264.9
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star74
4 star2
3 star2
2 star1
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Momentum

Active installs
90,000+
Downloads, last full week
40,699
Weekly downloads, last 26 complete weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Umbrella
4 May 20261,180
11 May 202633,623
18 May 202655,337
25 May 202615,558
1 Jun 20268,606
8 Jun 202630,677
15 Jun 202615,976
22 Jun 202636,155
29 Jun 202616,227
6 Jul 202639,124
13 Jul 202642,410
20 Jul 202636,758
27 Jul 202644,997
3 Aug 202653,027
10 Aug 202677,942
17 Aug 202630,860
24 Aug 202646,974
31 Aug 202637,369
7 Sep 202629,822
14 Sep 202639,477
21 Sep 202628,245
28 Sep 202610,485
5 Oct 202637,994
12 Oct 202623,506
19 Oct 202612,138
26 Oct 202640,699

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 12% below the 26-week average.

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Facts

Full name
WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring
Version
2.28.1
Author
WP Umbrella - Backup WordPress
Added
18 Jun 2020
Last updated
30 Oct 2026
Active installs
90,000+
Requires WordPress
5.8
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Category
Site Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tags
backup, update, backups, restore, monitoring

Questions about WP Umbrella

Is WP Umbrella still maintained?

Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 63 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Umbrella, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer wphealth since Jun 2020.

Was WP Umbrella removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 5 Nov 2026.

Is WP Umbrella safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.27.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WP Umbrella update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.28.1. 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 5 Nov 2026.Report a data issue