by Greg Ross 4.1 (11 reviews)

CYAN Backup

Name: CYAN Backup
Rating: 4.1 (11 reviews)
Author: Greg Ross

Backup your entire WordPress site and its database into a zip file on a schedule. Remote storage options include FTP, SFTP and FTPS.

CYAN Backup ranks #10,814 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, a 4.1/5 rating from 11 reviews, and was last updated Nov 5, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8.8 (Current: 7.1)

v2.5.5 Current Version v2.5.5

Updated 10 months ago Last Update on 05 Nov, 2025

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

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#10,814

+2 this week

Active Installs

300+

-13.5%

KW Avg Position

72.8

0.2 better

Downloads

37.2K

+5 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

82%

Review 4.1 out of 5

4.1 (11 reviews)

Next Milestone 400

Total Progress 33%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.1

11 reviews

Overall 82%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 4 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Nov 7, 2025

CYAN Backup [cyan-backup] < 2.5.5

CVE-2025-12092 · Fixed in v2.5.5
Mar 3, 2025

CYAN Backup [cyan-backup] < 2.5.3

CVE-2024-9663 · Fixed in v2.5.3
Mar 3, 2025

CYAN Backup [cyan-backup] < 2.5.3

CVE-2024-9662 · Fixed in v2.5.3
Nov 11, 2024

CYAN Backup [cyan-backup] < 2.5.4

CVE-2024-52390 · Fixed in v2.5.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.5.5
Last Updated: Nov 05, 2025
Requires WP: 2.9+
Tested Up To: 6.8.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Greg Ross

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.1
Reviews: 11
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

backup ftp schedule SCP sftp

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want automated backups of their site and database. It solves the problem of manually backing up files by zipping the WordPress site and database on a schedule and optionally storing copies on remote FTP, SFTP, or FTPS servers.

Scheduled backups (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly)
FTP, SFTP, FTPS remote storage
Configurable archive path
Configurable excluded paths
Auto pruning of old backups
Download backup files
Delete old backup files

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about CYAN Backup

This could be many things, but the most likely issue is your site is taking a long time to backup and the web server or PHP are timing out. Make sure both have high enough time-out options set to let the backup complete.

CYAN Backup uses a status file to tell if a backup is running or not, if this file hasn't been deleted after a backup is complete you won't be able to run another backup for 30 minutes. If you wish to force the deletion of the file, go in to Options and check the "Clear active backup status" and save the settings. This will force the deletion of the file. The progress bar never updates until the backup is complete. The progress bar uses AJAX requests to the site to get the status, the backup process is pretty resource intensive, if your host cannot respond to the AJAX calls while the backup is running then you won't see the progress bar move until it does.

There are a few things to check, make sure the user name and password are correct. Make sure the host name is correct and resolvable from your web server. Make sure the user has write access to your destination path. Also the remote server MUST be on the same class 'C' subnet as your web server. FTP is insecure and you should not be sending files outside of the network you control. Honestly, you shouldn't even be doing then ;)