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Modular DS — WordPress Backup Plugin

Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites

by Modular DS · WordPress.org page · Website

v3.3.0 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Modular DS has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,310,727 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 4, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Modular DS at a glance

Active installs
40,000+
Total downloads
1,310,727
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Modular DS 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
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 126 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • Bulk manage and update plugins, themes, and WordPress core across multiple sites at once
  • Monitor uptime and performance with real-time alerts
  • Schedule automatic backups and restore them in one click from Modular DS
  • Know how likely a plugin update is to break your site before applying it with Update Copilot, our AI-powered update scoring system
  • Run quick or safe updates and automate them with smart rules based on version type, risk level, or detected vulnerabilities
  • Perform vulnerability and malware scans
  • Detect and fix broken links and images
  • Migrate, clone, and create staging environments
  • Optimize your WordPress databases right from Modular DS
  • Generate automated reports, including pre-maintenance reports, to show the value of your work to clients
  • Display a custom maintenance mode page to hide unfinished changes while you update or work on a site

Modular DS reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

126 reviews

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  • This platform gets better every day.

    This is a great platform for managing websites. It does a lot and they keep adding new features.

    Greg Schueler

  • Solid WP Management

    I have a very positive experience with Modular DS. It is a stable platform that you can configure with smart rule based automations for all kinds of updates. The team is very responsive and continues to improve the platform.

    jaw9000

  • A solid control panel for Wordpress

    It's not more than 1 year that i'm suing modular consistently on a daily basis. It helped me as a freelancer to efficiently manage more sites from a SAAS based tool. I tended to use self-hosted panels, but recently i decided to quit with them as there were a lot of security related to wp and having sites connected could lead to a chain attack that i want to avoid. Modular is well planned, the UI and UX is clean and the support prompt and always helped with i reported issues (smalll), plus they were able to fix them in a very short timeframe and none of the reported ones were critical. The pricing is also affordable and scalable, so it can only recommend it, plus it's EU based which is a big plus for me, being based in ITALY. Well done modular, i hope you keep nailing it!

    Fabrizio

  • Herramienta imprescindible

    Creo que es de lo único que debes tener para que tu web WordPress funcione correctamente.

    fbmj

  • Excelente y su soporte técnico más!

    Para mí el mejor vigilante de las webs de tus clientes.

    Caco Martín

  • A useful tool for keeping your sites up to date, backed up, and secure

    Modular DS is a fantastic all‑in‑one maintenance tool that keeps my sites updated, backed up, and monitored. It’s reliable, easy to use, and the team behind it ships new features incredibly fast. You can tell they genuinely care about improving the product. If you manage many websites, ModularDS will automate that for you so you can focus on more important things. And did I mention it keeps getting better?

    valyant

Where Modular DS ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Modular DS appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Backup Plugins #24 by tag, #29 in search #20 –
Best Security Plugins #42 by tag, not in search #72 –

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Details

Manage all your WordPress sites from one place. Automate updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security, reports, and more.

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

Rankings Modular DS competes in

Tags

  • backup
  • backups
  • monitoring
  • security
  • update
Version
3.3.0
Last updated
Sep 4, 2026
First published
Feb 17, 2023
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Modular DS FAQ

What does Modular DS do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Modular DS offers Bulk manage and update plugins, themes, and WordPress core across multiple sites at once, Monitor uptime and performance with real-time alerts, Schedule automatic backups and restore them in one click from Modular DS, Know how likely a plugin update is to break your site before applying it with Update Copilot, our AI-powered update scoring system and Run quick or safe updates and automate them with smart rules based on version type, risk level, or detected vulnerabilities.

How many active installs does Modular DS have?

WordPress.org reports 40,000+ active installs for Modular DS as of September 7, 2026.

Is Modular DS still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 4, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Modular DS free?

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

Where does Modular DS rank among Backup Plugins?

Modular DS is #20 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking.