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Best backup before update plugins for WordPress

The most popular backup before update plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule leads with 10K+ active installs. All 1 plugins tagged “backup before update” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 1 backup before update plugins

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    Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule

    The most installed backup before update plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 128 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

All 1 plugins tagged “backup before update”