CYAN Backup
Backup your entire WordPress site and its database into a zip file on a schedule. Remote storage options include FTP, SFTP and FTPS.
4.1(11 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 5 months agoAs of April 2026, CYAN Backup is a WordPress ftp plugin with 300 active installations and a 4.1/5 rating from 11 reviews. It has been downloaded 36K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Top alternative: File Manager.
4.1/511 reviews
300active installs
36K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Backup your entire WordPress site and its database into a zip file on a schedule. Remote storage options include FTP, SFTP and FTPS.
CYAN Backup is a fork of the great Total Backup by wokamoto.
Currently support schedules are hourly, daily, weekly and monthly with intervals for each (for example you could select a schedule of every 4 hours or every 6 weeks, etc.).
PHP5 Required
Localization
CYAN Backup is fully ready to be translated in to any supported languages, if you have translated into your language, please let me know.
Usage
Configure the archive path which specifies the directory to store your backups to. This must be writeable by the web server but should not be accessible via the web as a hacker could guess the filename and get a copy copy of your database. If you must place…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.9+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
2.5.5
- Release date: November 4, 2025
- Fixed: Security issues associated with deleting backups, thanks Wordfence for the report.
- Updated: Upgrade to version 1.4.1 of php-archive.
Contributors
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