by Greg Ross
4.1 (11 reviews)
CYAN Backup
Backup your entire WordPress site and its database into a zip file on a schedule. Remote storage options include FTP, SFTP and FTPS.
Tested up to WP 6.8.5 (Current: 7.0.1)
v2.5.5
Current Version v2.5.5
Updated 8 months ago
Last Update on 05 Nov, 2025
Refreshed 11 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
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#10,762
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Active Installs
300+
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KW Avg Position
59.2
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Downloads
36.9K
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Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
82%
Review 4.1 out of 5
4.1
(11 reviews)
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Tracked Keywords
Showing 5 of 5| Keyword | Position | Change | Type | Updated |
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| SCP | 2 | — | Tag | 23 hours ago |
| sftp | 26 | — | Tag | 23 hours ago |
| backup | 33 | — | Tag | 23 hours ago |
| ftp | 59 | — | Tag | 23 hours ago |
| schedule | 176 | — | Tag | 23 hours ago |
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- Version
- 2.5.5
- Last Updated
- Nov 05, 2025
- Requires WP
- 2.9+
- Tested Up To
- 6.8.5
- PHP Version
- N/A
- Author
- Greg Ross
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- Rating
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- Reviews
- 11
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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 ;)