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BackReload — WordPress Backup Plugin

BackReload – Backup, Restore & Migration

by Shipon Karmakar · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.20 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

BackReload has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,091 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 30, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

BackReload at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
1,091
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

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, the current release is 7.1

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 PHP ssh2 extension when available
  • 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)

Details

WordPress backup, restore, and migration. FTP, SFTP, AWS S3, and Wasabi storage. Encrypted, schedulable, and 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
1.0.20
Last updated
Aug 30, 2026
First published
Jul 2, 2026
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
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 PHP ssh2 extension when available, AWS S3: buckets in any AWS region, with full SigV4 signing and Wasabi: Wasabi-compatible signing built in.

How many active installs does BackReload have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for BackReload as of September 7, 2026.

Is BackReload still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 30, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is BackReload free?

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