# Nifty Backups – WordPress Backup & Restore

> Fully functional free WordPress backup plugin. Backup and restore your database tables and WordPress files quickly, easily and reliably.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `nifty-backups`
- Author: NickDuncan
- Version: 1.09
- Active installs: 70+
- Last update: 2026-05-04 (6 months ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 6.9.11 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 6.2, PHP 7.4
- Tags: backup, backup schedule, database backup, file backup, restore
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/nifty-backups/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 6 months ago.
- FLAG: Not tested with WordPress 7.1 (tested up to 6.9.11).
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Flaky ↔ Reliable, Paywalled ↔ Generous, Slow ↔ Responsive, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2025-08-29 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (up to 1.08). CVE-2025-52763, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b7d109b6-47fb-4cda-9067-96e31d3b4308?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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