Simple backup utility to create archive of whole WordPress installation plus database.
As of April 2026, Total Backup is a WordPress backup plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: All-in-One WP Migration and Backup.
This is my first plugin. Pretty simple really. I needed something that would allow one of my clients to create an archive of their whole WP site and database, then download it so it didn’t take up a bunch of space on my server.
A few things to keep in mind. I wrote this for my server. Your mileage may vary. I’m running a LAMP server with all latest stable releases (PHP 5.3+, MySQL 5+, Apache 2+) and gzip installed. That may or may not be important. I’m no server guy. All I know for certain is it works with that configuration. I suspect that it will run on most any LAMP setup, but I can’t guarantee it.
One nice thing… The file that is created is named with the site title, date and time of creation and the WP version it’s running. If there’s a…
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 2.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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