WPBackupEssentials is the best plugin to easily backup and quick restore your entire Wordpress website in a few simple clicks!
As of April 2026, WPBackupEssentials is a WordPress backup plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: All-in-One WP Migration and Backup.
WPBackupEssentials allows you to easily back your entire WordPress website in a few simple clicks.
You can easily backup both your wordpress website files as well as database information since
WPBackupEssentials conveniently stores each of the above in separate archive files and also be
able to do quick restores – saving you a lot of time if you’re a developer! You can
use these archive files with the WPBackupEssentials Migrate script to migrate your entire
Wordpress website to another server.
You can obtain the full edition here
You’ll get even more features like automatic backups, cron scheduling, remote backups and more!
| WordPress | 3.6+ requiredTested up to 4.5.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
= 16.6.4
* Removed external cron functions to get wordpress svn approval
* Changed backup directory to cater for plugin upgrades which could delete the directory
* Generate .htaccess to protect backup directory listing
= 16.5.28
* Quick restore features enabled in List Backups
= 16.5.26
* Added aditional features to List Backups
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.