Kadence Central — WordPress Backup Plugin
Kadence Central – Site Management, Backups, Security, and Reporting
by Nexcess · WordPress.org page · Website
Kadence Central has 30,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,455,490 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 19, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Kadence Central at a glance
Is Kadence Central well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Stay on Top of WordPress Updates – WordPress updates are important for the security and efficiency of WordPress websites. Kadence Central completely changes…
- Bulk Install Themes and Plugins From WordPress.org or Zip Upload – Search and install from WordPress.org and view your WordPress.org profile favorites. Upload…
- WordPress Uptime Monitoring – Monitor WordPress uptime, downtime & overall performance for all your WordPress websites. Get notification emails when sites go…
- WordPress Post & Page Manager – View a list of current posts and pages on your site, including the title, author, date last modified, focus keyword, SEO score…
- Remotely Login to WordPress & Switch Between User Accounts – Quickly jump to the WordPress Admin dashboard of your WordPress site where you’ll be instantly…
- WordPress Comment Manager – View all comments (all, approved, pending, spam, trash) and unapprove, mark as spam, or move comments to trash
- WordPress Database Optimizations – Make sure your WordPress sites are running efficiently with WordPress optimizations. Central handles actions like cleaning…
- SEO Checker + Google Analytics & Google Search Console Reports – Track key SEO metrics with Central’s SEO Checker and Google Analytics & Google Search Console…
- Remote WordPress Backups – Run remote backups and restore with Central’s integration with Kadence Backups, our WordPress backup plugin
Kadence Central reviews and ratings
5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Prolific Spammers
I formerly enjoyed this simple backup Plugin. However, after a deluge of bulk emails this year, the final straw was receiving *8* - read 'em and weep - EIGHT promotional emails in a single 7-day period during the week of Thanksgiving, I simply cannot recommend this product. In fact, I plan to cancel my pro subscription.
Marlow -
Fantastic software
This is another 5 star plugin from the iThemes team. The software is totally reliable for plugin and theme updates and there is no longer any reason ever to fall behind on security and feature updates. The interface sync.ithemes.com interface is well structured and easy to use with all the functionality needed to manage numerous site updates without having to log in to each site.
Hub5050 -
Great solution to a busy day
Works well, very useful and no flaws.
WebNut -
This is amazing, saves me so much time!
iThemes Sync is an excellent tool, I'm using to manage the sites of my clients together with my own wp sites. It saves me so much time to update plugins and see what's going on where. Great job guys! I con only recommend it!
staedeli -
The best way to manage multiple sites!
Using iThemes Sync to manage websites is awesome! It is so easy to use and works a lot better (imo) than the other options out there.
Greg Schueler
Where Kadence Central ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Kadence Central appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Backup Plugins | #26 by tag, #28 in search | #21 | – |
| Best Security Plugins | #51 by tag, #44 in search | #33 | – |
| Best Authentication Plugins | #39 in search, not tagged | #77 | – |
Kadence Central alternatives
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Shield Security 30,000+ installs · 4.8
Details
Manage multiple WordPress sites from one dashboard.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Kadence Central competes in
Tags
- backup
- manage multiple websites
- manage updates
- report dashboard
- security
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- Version
- 4.0.3
- Last updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- First published
- Jun 2, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 6.4
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Kadence Central FAQ
What does Kadence Central do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Kadence Central offers Stay on Top of WordPress Updates – WordPress updates are important for the security and efficiency of WordPress websites. Kadence Central completely changes, Bulk Install Themes and Plugins From WordPress.org or Zip Upload – Search and install from WordPress.org and view your WordPress.org profile favorites. Upload, WordPress Uptime Monitoring – Monitor WordPress uptime, downtime & overall performance for all your WordPress websites. Get notification emails when sites go, WordPress Post & Page Manager – View a list of current posts and pages on your site, including the title, author, date last modified, focus keyword, SEO score and Remotely Login to WordPress & Switch Between User Accounts – Quickly jump to the WordPress Admin dashboard of your WordPress site where you’ll be instantly.
How many active installs does Kadence Central have?
WordPress.org reports 30,000+ active installs for Kadence Central as of September 7, 2026.
Is Kadence Central still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 19, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Does Kadence Central have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 2 recent support threads for Kadence Central are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Kadence Central free?
Kadence Central is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Kadence Central rank among Backup Plugins?
Kadence Central is #21 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking.