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WP STAGING - Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups

by Rene Hermenau · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WP STAGING - Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

98/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP STAGING - Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support100
Reputation85

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

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

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
ReneHermi5 Aug 2015 to 28 Oct 2026, 396 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
7 days ago
Releases, 24 months
44
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP STAGING - Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups
Q1 202461
Q2 20244
Q3 20247
Q4 20246
Q1 20255
Q2 20253
Q3 20253
Q4 20252
Q1 20265
Q2 20265
Q3 202614
Q4 20264

Last release 28 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 26 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
28 May 2024WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin – Migration Backup Restore <= 3.4.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload9.1<= 3.4.33.5.00
10 May 2024Migration Backup Restore <= 3.4.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Server-Side Request Forgery4.7<= 3.4.33.5.00
25 Apr 2024WP STAGING <= 3.4.3 and WP STAGING Pro <= 5.4.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File5.3<= 3.4.33.5.00
27 Mar 2024WP Staging (Free <= 3.3.3, Pro <= 5.3.3) - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site-Scripting4.4<= 3.3.33.4.00
31 Jan 2024WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin < 3.2.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure via cache files5.3< 3.2.03.2.00
6 Dec 2023WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin Free <= 3.1.2 and Pro <= 5.1.2 - Sensitive Information Exposure5.3< 3.1.33.1.30
17 Aug 2022WP STAGING – Backup Duplicator & Migration <= 2.9.17 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 2.9.172.9.18519

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for WP STAGING - Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20264.3
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2025 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star2317
4 star66
3 star13
2 star8
1 star66
Latest low reviews

Momentum

100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP STAGING - Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups
4 May 20268,452
11 May 202612,307
18 May 202650,263
25 May 202618,671
1 Jun 202611,302
8 Jun 20268,513
15 Jun 20267,340
22 Jun 202647,467
29 Jun 202654,152
6 Jul 202657,409
13 Jul 202658,569
20 Jul 202615,998
27 Jul 202653,991
3 Aug 202660,333
10 Aug 202660,131
17 Aug 202652,912
24 Aug 202657,834
31 Aug 202656,697
7 Sep 202692,896
14 Sep 202663,582
21 Sep 2026106,295
28 Sep 202656,826
5 Oct 202665,112
12 Oct 202618,697
19 Oct 202665,758
26 Oct 202667,841
2 Nov 20263,665

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 15% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version4.19.0
AuthorRene Hermenau
Added5 Aug 2015
Last updated28 Oct 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress3.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Backup & Restore
Tagsmove, backup, restore, transfer, wordpress backup

Questions

Is WP STAGING - Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups still maintained?

WP STAGING - Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups was last updated on 28 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WP STAGING - Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups safe?

WP STAGING - Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns WP STAGING - Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups?

The wordpress.org author is Rene Hermenau. Recent committers: ReneHermi, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP STAGING - Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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