by Codexonics 5 (139 reviews)

Prime Mover - Backup and Migration

Name: Prime Mover - Backup and Migration
Rating: 5.0 (139 reviews)
Author: Codexonics

The simplest all-around plugin to migrate WordPress and do backups. These support multisite backup/migration or cloning a WP site/multisite subsite.

Prime Mover ranks #1,579 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #26 of 628 in the Multisite category, a 5/5 rating from 139 reviews, and was last updated Sep 14, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.2.1 Current Version v2.2.1

Updated 2 days ago Last Update on 14 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#26 of 628 in Multisite Top 5% by installs Downloads +306.6% this week Actively maintained

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#1,579

-1 this week

Active Installs

10K+

-44.7%

KW Avg Position

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Downloads

388.1K

+130 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (139 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 80.3%

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158

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

139 reviews

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137 (99%)

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Total Threads

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100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

6 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Oct 16, 2024

Prime Mover – Migrate WordPress Website & Backups [prime-mover] < 1.5.0

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v1.5.0
Nov 24, 2023

Prime Mover – Backup and Migration [prime-mover] < 1.9.3

CVE-2023-6505 · Fixed in v1.9.3
Jul 18, 2023

Prime Mover – Backup and Migration [prime-mover] < 1.8.8

CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v1.8.8
Mar 4, 2022

Prime Mover – Backup and Migration [prime-mover] < 1.5.0

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v1.5.0
Feb 28, 2022

Prime Mover – Backup and Migration [prime-mover] < 1.5.0

Fixed in v1.5.0
Feb 28, 2022

Prime Mover – Backup and Migration [prime-mover] < 1.5.0

Fixed in v1.5.0

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.2.1
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2026
Requires WP: 5.2+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Codexonics

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 139
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

backup clone migrate WordPress multisite migration

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who need to migrate, clone, or back up single-site and multisite installations. It solves the problem of transferring sites between hosts, servers, or domains, and provides backup/restore capabilities within the WordPress admin.