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InstaMigrate — WordPress Backup Plugin

by InstaWP · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.8.6 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

InstaMigrate has 20+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,567 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 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

InstaMigrate at a glance

Active installs
20+
Total downloads
2,567
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is InstaMigrate well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Database export with binary-safe hex encoding (preserves serialized PHP data)
  • Database import with streaming line-by-line parsing (handles large dumps)
  • File upload, download, archiving (tar.gz/zip), and extraction
  • Serialization-aware search-replace for domain migrations
  • Dual authentication: API key header or WordPress Application Passwords
  • WP-CLI detection (informational, reported in status endpoint)
  • Admin UI showing API key and endpoint documentation

Details

Secure REST API endpoints for WordPress site migration — database export/import, file transfer, and search-replace.

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

Rankings InstaMigrate competes in

Tags

  • backup
  • clone
  • database
  • migration
  • transfer

More from InstaWP

Version
1.8.6
Last updated
Aug 18, 2026
First published
Apr 3, 2026
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

InstaMigrate FAQ

What does InstaMigrate do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, InstaMigrate offers Database export with binary-safe hex encoding (preserves serialized PHP data), Database import with streaming line-by-line parsing (handles large dumps), File upload, download, archiving (tar.gz/zip), and extraction, Serialization-aware search-replace for domain migrations and Dual authentication: API key header or WordPress Application Passwords.

How many active installs does InstaMigrate have?

WordPress.org reports 20+ active installs for InstaMigrate as of September 7, 2026.

Is InstaMigrate still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is InstaMigrate free?

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