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BackReload — WordPress Backup Plugin

BackReload – Backup, Restore & Migration

by Shipon Karmakar · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.0 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+

BackReload has 20+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,536 downloads all time. It was downloaded 357 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 21, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

BackReload at a glance

Active installs
20+
was 10+ 30 days ago
Total downloads
1,536
Downloads, last 30 days
357
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is BackReload well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Local Storage: files written to wp-content/uploads/backreload/ inside the site itself
  • FTP: any standard FTP server
  • SFTP: over SSH, using the bundled phpseclib library (pure PHP — no ssh2 extension needed)
  • Google Drive: your own Drive, connected with your own Google OAuth app
  • Microsoft OneDrive: your own OneDrive, connected with your own Microsoft app
  • AWS S3: buckets in any AWS region, with full SigV4 signing
  • Wasabi: Wasabi-compatible signing built in
  • S3-compatible: works with any provider that speaks the S3 API (Backblaze B2, DigitalOcean Spaces, MinIO, and so on)

BackReload reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • User Friendly Wordpress Plugin BackReload

    BackReload plugin I used and using in my wordpress migration, backup and restoring next time. Very easy to operate and hassle free a plugin for WordPress.

    solhere

Download and install history

456 downloads over the last 49 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
BackReload downloads per day0255075100Sep 5Sep 29Oct 23Downloads per day
Active installs
BackReload active installs05101520Sep 5Sep 29Oct 23Active installs
Rating out of 5
BackReload rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 29Oct 23Rating out of 5
Reviews
BackReload review count00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 29Oct 23Reviews

Details

Backup, restore & site migration. FTP, SFTP, Google Drive, OneDrive, S3 & Wasabi. Encrypted, scheduled, shared-hosting friendly.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings BackReload competes in

Tags

  • backup
  • ftp
  • migration
  • restore
  • s3

More from Shipon Karmakar

Version
1.1.0
Last updated
Oct 21, 2026
First published
Jul 2, 2026
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

BackReload FAQ

What does BackReload do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, BackReload offers Local Storage: files written to wp-content/uploads/backreload/ inside the site itself, FTP: any standard FTP server, SFTP: over SSH, using the bundled phpseclib library (pure PHP — no ssh2 extension needed), Google Drive: your own Drive, connected with your own Google OAuth app and Microsoft OneDrive: your own OneDrive, connected with your own Microsoft app.

How many active installs does BackReload have?

WordPress.org reports 20+ active installs for BackReload as of October 23, 2026.

Is BackReload still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 21, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Is BackReload free?

BackReload is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.