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UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin PRO — Features

UpdraftPlus Premium is the complete backup and migration suite for WordPress — the safety net every serious site needs. The free UpdraftPlus already backs up and restores reliably, but Premium is built for sites where downtime costs money: scheduled automatic backups to 10+ cloud destinations, incremental backups that make frequent protection of large sites practical, and UpdraftClone for instant cloud staging sites to test updates safely. One-click restore and full site migration handle disasters and host moves alike, multisite networks are fully supported, and automatic pre-update backups mean you never lose work to a bad plugin update. Database encryption and priority support round out the package. It is your site's insurance policy — invisible until the day it saves you.

  • Scheduled automatic backups on your own timetable
  • 10+ cloud storage destinations including S3, Drive, and Dropbox
  • One-click restore and full site migration
  • UpdraftClone — instant staging and test sites
  • Incremental backups for large sites
  • Multisite network support
  • Automatic backup before updates
  • Database encryption and priority support

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Free vs PRO

FeatureFreePRO
Backup & restoreYesYes, + one-click migration
Scheduled backupsBasicFull scheduling
Cloud destinationsLimited10+ incl. S3, Drive
Incremental backups—Yes
UpdraftClone staging—Instant cloud staging
Multisite support—Full network

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin PRO — FAQs

Can I create staging sites?

Yes. UpdraftClone creates instant staging copies of your site in the cloud — test updates and changes safely, then push live. It is one of the signature Premium features.

Where can backups be stored?

Yes. Premium supports the major destinations — Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, SFTP, and more — with scheduled, automated off-site backups.

Are backups efficient for large sites?

Yes. Incremental backups mean only changed files are uploaded after the first full backup, which makes frequent backups of large sites fast and cheap.

Your site's insurance policy — backups you never think about until the day they save you.

Description

At a glance

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin v1.26.8 is a free WordPress plugin, and the PRO v2.26.8.26 premium version is available on this page too — 4M+ active installs · 4.8/5 rating from 8,661 reviews · updated September 21, 2026 · requires WordPress 3.9+.

The UpdraftPlus Backup & Migration Plugin is trusted by the WordPress community to backup, restore and migrate their WordPress websites. UpdraftPlus is actively installed on more than 3 million websites around the world.

Backup with UpdraftPlus

UpdraftPlus is the world’s highest ranking and most popular scheduled backup and migration plugin. Backup to your preferred storage location and restore in just three clicks.

Backup to Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3 (or compatible), Rackspace Cloud, FTP, DreamObjects, Openstack Swift or email.

The paid version also allows you to backup to Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Backblaze B2, SFTP, SCP, pCloud, WebDAV or UpdraftVault, our integrated storage option for UpdraftPlus.

Backup manually or schedule to run every 2, 4, 8 or 12 hours, daily, weekly, monthly or fortnightly.

Restore with UpdraftPlus

Your WordPress website is vulnerable. Your site may get hacked. Something could go wrong with an update or your server could crash. You might need to reverse a change made or a mistake caused by human error.

Whatever the reason, you can restore your WordPress website in just a few clicks with UpdraftPlus. Choose which components to restore (e.g. plugins, themes, database etc.), click again to restore, then click again to return to the main screen.

Migrate with UpdraftPlus

It’s easy to migrate your WordPress website to another web host, server or domain with this free version of UpdraftPlus.

To migrate, simply download your database, plugins, themes etc. from the source site, then upload them into your destination site.

When migrating, a built-in search-and-replace engine identifies old strings and replaces these to reflect the new location. UpdraftPlus saves you time and reduces the risk of broken links or missing files associated with manual migrations.

Why UpdraftPlus?

Writing a reliable backup and migration plugin that ‘just works’ consistently across millions of different WordPress deployments is hard. UpdraftPlus is relied upon to do exactly that. We’re trusted and actively deployed on more websites around the world than any other WordPress backup and migration plugin.

UpdraftPlus:

  • Backs up, migrates and restores
  • Offers a huge number of remote storage locations
  • Allows you to schedule backups, so you can ‘set and forget’
  • Is comprehensive and easy to use
  • Is proven to work on over 3 million sites.

UpdraftPlus Premium

The free version of UpdraftPlus will back up and migrate your website perfectly well. However if you need more features and options you can purchase our Premium version.

Backup and Migrate with UpdraftPlus Premium, and:

  • Get automatic backups before updates. Restore the very latest version if a WordPress or plugin update breaks your site.

  • Backup Incrementally. Changes are added to the master, saving server resources vs repeatedly backing up in full.

  • Get more remote storage options including Microsoft OneDrive, SFTP, Microsoft Azure, WebDAV, Google Cloud, SCP, Backblaze and pCloud.

  • Get 1GB of integrated storage with UpdraftVault for 99.999% reliability, redundancy and scalability.

  • Get more control over how many backups are stored in a specified interval.
    Restore from other backup plugins including BackWPup, BackupWordPress, Simple Backups and more.

  • Run backups at set times e.g. during periods of low traffic.

  • Backup to more than one location for added protection.

  • Get detailed reports. Includes cryptographic checksums so you can verify the integrity of the backup files and more.

  • Get Premium migration. Migrating to the destination site is more direct and can be done from the source site.

  • Get Multisite / multi-network compatibility.

  • Backup non-WP files and databases e.g. tables belonging to your e-commerce store or customisations to WordPress core.

  • Get database encryption.

  • Manage your backups and migrations from the WP-CLI.

  • Get Premium Support.

Find out more on our comparison page. UpdraftPlus Premium is available for purchase here.

Managing multiple websites?

UpdraftCentral is a powerful remote control dashboard for WordPress that allows you to manage your backups, as well as updates, users, pages, posts, plugins and themes from one central location. Choose between:

Optimize your sites centrally by combining the power of WP-Optimize and UpdraftCentral or manage your backups centrally by combining the power of UpdraftPlus with UpdraftCentral.

Need to create a temporary clone of your site?

UpdraftClone makes it quick and easy to create a temporary sandbox for changes you want to try out. Simply select the versions of WordPress and PHP that you want, and we’ll do the rest. More about UpdraftClone

The full suite of plugins from Team Updraft and friends

  • UpdraftPlus.
    Backup, migrate and restore. Rated 5* on the plugin directory and trusted by more than 3 million WordPress website owner

  • WP-Optimize.
    Clean the database, compress images and caching. Optimize your WordPress website. 5* user rating. 1 million + active installs.

  • All-In-One Security (AIOS).
    Secure your WordPress website. Comprehensive, feature rich and easy to use. 5* user rating and 1 million + active installs.

  • WP Overnight.
    Quality Extensions for your WooCommerce store. 5* rated invoicing, order and product management, customer management solutions and more.

  • Easy Updates Manager.
    Take control of updates. Lots of features for free, and a Premium version with even more – over 300,000 users.

  • Internal Link Juicer.Boost your SEO. Automate internal links within your WordPress website. Save time and rank higher in the search engines.

For other useful, free plugins see our lead developer’s profile, here.

Are you multilingual? Can you translate?

Do you want to help people that speak your language to backup, migrate and restore their WordPress websites?

The UpdraftPlus backup, migration and restoration plugin is ready and waiting. The translation process is easy, and web-based – please go here for instructions: https://updraftplus.com/translate/.

Or, if you’re already an expert WordPress translator, just pick out the .pot file from the wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/languages/ directory – if you scan for translatable strings manually, then you need to get these functions: _x(), __(), _e(), _ex(), log_e().

Many thanks to our existing translators.

License

Copyright 2011-24 David Anderson

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA

Non-English translators are provided by volunteers, and wordpress.org does not give plugin developers control over their translations; thus relying on them is at your own risk; UpdraftPlus cannot guarantee that translations from the original English are accurate.

We recognise and thank those mentioned at https://updraftplus.com/acknowledgements/ for code and/or libraries used and/or modified under the terms of their open source licences.

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I download UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin?

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 1.26.8 is the latest version. It is a WordPress plugin you can download here free of charge under the GPL license, with the complete feature set included and no trial limitations. It holds a 4.8/5 rating from 8,661 user reviews.

Does UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin cost anything?

No. UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 1.26.8 is 100% free — the full GPL version, not a trial or demo. There are no download limits, no accounts to create, and no upsells during the download. A separate premium PRO edition with additional features is also listed on this page.

How do I install UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 1.26.8?

Download the ZIP file from this page, then in your WordPress dashboard go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the file, click Install Now, then Activate. The plugin works immediately after activation — no license key or extra setup is required for the core features.

What are the requirements for UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin?

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 1.26.8 requires WordPress 3.9 or higher. Most modern WordPress hosts already meet these versions. Running older versions may cause features to break, so update WordPress and PHP first if your site is behind.

When was UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin last updated?

Version 1.26.8 was last updated on September 21, 2026. This page is refreshed automatically, so the download here always matches the newest version we have verified.

Is the UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin download safe?

The file is sourced directly from the official WordPress.org repository — the same file the developer published. It is served unmodified, so what you install here is byte-identical to the official release.

Version: 1.26.8
Updated: October 1, 2026

Technical details

PRO version2.26.8.26
Free version1.26.8
Last updatedSeptember 21, 2026
Active installs4,000,000+
Rating★★★★★ 4.8/5 (8,661 reviews)
Requires WordPress3.9 or higher
AuthorDavid Anderson / Team Updraft
Tagsbackup, cloud-backup, database-backup, migration, wordpress-backup
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