BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin

Create a complete WordPress backup easily. Schedule automatic backups, store securely, and restore effortlessly with the best WordPress backup plugin!

v5.7.3WP MediaUpdated Added 500k+ installs80% rating91% support resolved
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12
Errors
779
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security74
Repo85
Performance100
Maintainability48

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

791 findings

Maintainability

782

10 issue groups

Security

7

3 issue groups

Supply Chain

1

1 issue group

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$abortUrl".741
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
741
Severity
warning

Sample message

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$abortUrl".

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log trigger errortrigger_error() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.19
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
19
Severity
warning

Sample message

trigger_error() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

ERRORMaintainabilitywp function not compatible with requires wpFunction "utf8_decode()" requires WordPress 6.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.3.0.10
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
10
Severity
error

Sample message

Function "utf8_decode()" requires WordPress 6.9.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.3.0.

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $identifier used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$identifier assigned unsafely at line 567.4
Category
Security
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Unescaped parameter $identifier used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$identifier assigned unsafely at line 567.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDiscouraged PHP functionThe use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged4
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
4
Severity
warning

Sample message

The use of function set_time_limit() is discouraged

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked termThe plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin" - contains the restricted term "plugin" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.3
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
3
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin" - contains the restricted term "plugin" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.2
Category
Security
Occurrences
2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

WARNINGMaintainabilityerror log error logerror_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

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WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

$_GET['backwpup_action_nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORSupply ChainHidden files included1
Category
Supply Chain
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Hidden files are not permitted.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin" is different from the name declared in plugin header "BackWPup".

WARNINGMaintainabilitymissing composer json file1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The "/vendor" directory using composer exists, but "composer.json" file is missing.

ERRORRepo Compliancereadme mismatched header requires1
Category
Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched Requires at least: 4.9 != 5.3. "Requires at least" needs to be exactly the same with that in your main plugin file's header.

External Connections

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Score History

2 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 19, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC Score 35/100 Plugin v5.7.2 Plugin Check 2.0.0 74 errors, 777 warningsJun 22, 2026, 08:29 AM UTC Score 35/100 Plugin v5.7.3 Plugin Check 2.0.0 12 errors, 779 warningsJun 19, 2026Jun 22, 2026

v5.7.3

35

Latest

Findings
791
Errors
12
Warnings
779
Check
2.0.0

v5.7.2

35

Score

Findings
851
Errors
74
Warnings
777
Check
2.0.0

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