Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid

Changelog

1.17.2

Release Date: Mar 11, 2026
* Security Update: Increased security for canceling a pending rollback.

1.17.1

Release Date: Apr 14, 2025
* Bug Fix: Fix _load_textdomain_just_in_time notices #624

1.17.0

Release Date: Mar 14, 2025
* New Feature: Direct Transfer feature added for live beta #611
* Security Update: Add Compression Level validation to settings #622

1.16.10

Release Date: Feb 26, 2025
* Bug Fix: Prevent old backlogged jobs from running due to a previous CRON bug.

1.16.9

Release Date: Feb 25, 2025
* Bug Fix: PHP Warning: Undefined array key “is_running” #614
* Bug Fix: Fix scheduled jobs not running, and add extra logging #612
* Security Update: Change from wp_remote_get to wp_safe_remote_get #616

1.16.8

Release Date: Jan 15, 2025
* Bug Fix: Schedule settings shows no options when no cron is available. #563
* Bug Fix: Update to Support Links #607

1.16.7

Release Date: Nov 11, 2024
* Bug Fix: Added validation to cron_interval input #606

1.16.6

Release Date: Nov 7, 2024
* Bug Fix: WP 6.7 – Function load_plugin_textdomain was called incorrectly #603

1.16.5

Release Date: Sept 25th, 2024
* Bug Fix: Total Upkeep Disables Buttons in AIOSEO admin pages #598
* Bug Fix: system_zip option no longer available #599

1.16.4

Release Date: Aug 28th, 2024
* Improvement: Add /wp-content/cache to default exclusion rules #486

1.16.3

Release Date: June 14th, 2024
* Bug Fix: Errors when setting up or using SFTP Remote storage #593

1.16.2

Release Date: May 15th, 2024
* Bug Fix: Fix issues with depracated notices in PHP 8.2
* Bug Fix: Updated phpseclib to 3.0

1.16.1

Release Date: April 16th, 2024
* Update: Add additional logging to help determine what is triggering automatic backups $586

1.16.0

Release Date: February 26, 2024
* New Feature: Add settings for cron interval for run-jobs.php #584

1.15.10

Release date: February 7, 2024
* Bug Fix: User on composer based sites getting errors #546

1.15.9

• Bug Fix: Fixed security issue with bgbkup-cli being executable from the web, when it should only be executable via cli.

1.15.8

Release date: January 9, 2024
* Bug Fix: Invalid regex character class in ftp setup #576
* Bug Fix: Rework PDO Connections for Sockets #574

1.15.7

Release date: July 17, 2023

• Update: Better handling when checking the WordPress installation size.
• Update: Updated translation POT file.

1.15.6

Release date: March 29th, 2023

• Update: Added additional logging for backups.
• Update: Added additional info to rest call regarding compatibility.

1.15.5

Release date: January 26th, 2023

• Bug fix: Set job status to running when run.

1.15.4

Release date: November 2nd, 2022

• Update: Fixing tdcron dependency.

1.15.3

Release date: November 1st, 2022

• Update: Updated dependencies.

1.15.2

Release date: May 27th, 2022

• Update: Updated dependencies.

1.15.1

Release date: May 18th, 2022

• Bug fix: Fixed bad rewrite rules on restorations due to cached permalink settings.

1.15.0

Release date: March 15th, 2022

• New feature: REST API calls for backup and settings management.
• Bug fix: posix_getpgid availability check.
• Update: Updated dependencies.

1.14.14

Release date: February 24th, 2022

• Update: Only show “backup in progress” notices for admins.
• Security fix: Permissions check added to heartbeat_received for backup progress.

1.14.13

Release date: July 22nd, 2021

• Update: Added a live log to the in progress bar.
• Update: Added a “cancel backup” link to the in progress bar.
• Update: Added “who / what triggered backup” to the in progress bar.
• Update: The in progress bar can now detect when a backup process has been killed.

1.14.12

Release date: April 13th, 2021

• Update: Improved output buffering when downloading a backup via ajax.
• Update: Added a download log.
• Update: Extra .git directories removed from vendor directory.

1.14.11

Release date: February 16th, 2021

• Bug fix: Improved check for available execution functions and disabled functions.
• Bug fix: Fixes js handling file / db backup filters on settings page.
• Update: Changed “download backup” feature to send chunked.
• Update: Fixed uasort usage.
• Update: Added “Dismiss” verbiage to “Please rate us!” notice.

1.14.10

Release date: December 14th, 2020

• Update: Added transfer log.
• Security fix: Fixes for restore-info.json file and cli/env-info.php script.

1.14.9

Release date: December 8th, 2020

• Bug fix: Fixed reset link for backup all tables.
• Bug fix: Fixed pagination buttons for file exclusion tool.
• Bug fix: Fixed several html escaping issues.
• Bug fix: Fixed file exclusion preview filter input.
• Bug fix: Fixed various jqmigrate warnings.

1.14.8

Release date: November 13th, 2020

• Update: Rebuild with composer 1.

1.14.7

Release date: November 12th, 2020

• Update: Prevent easy apache cache files in backups.
• Bug fix: Fixed nonce errors when downloading remote archives.

1.14.6

Release date: October 13th, 2020

• Update: Updated dependencies.
• Update: Added additional logged and filesystem analysis log.
• Bug fix: Fixed ftp bug.

1.14.5

Release date: September 22nd, 2020

• Update: Optimized functionality tests.
• Update: Optimized plugins and themes init in auto updates.

1.14.4

Release date: August 26th, 2020

• Bug fix: Invalid nonce when one click uploading to remote storage providers.
• Bug fix: Escaping / translation of “Remote Storage” help text on Archive Details page.
• Update: Allow auto update notice on updates page to be permanently dismissible.

1.14.3

Release date: August 12th, 2020

• Update: Updated Auto Update features to utilize the WordPress 5.5+ Auto Update UI.

1.14.2

Release date: July 22nd, 2020

• Bug fix: Fixed array_key_exists() warnings from auto-updates class.
• Bug fix: Fixed several invalid nonce errors.
• Bug fix: Fixed markup escaping in rating prompt.
• Bug fix: Fixed “backup site now” on archive page.

1.14.1

Release date: July 7th, 2020

• Bug fix: Auto Update Translation filter causes fatal error with JetPack active [#50]((https://github.com/BoldGrid/boldgrid-backup-premium/issues/50)

1.14.0

Release date: July 7th, 2020

• New feature: Timely Auto Updates – auto update WordPress, Plugins, and Themes after a set number of days.
• New feature: SystemZip Compression ratio – Modify System Zip process to address issues with exceeding php memory_limit and add option to set compression ratio.
• New feature: Added ‘Backup Now’ and ‘Upload Backup’ buttons to each Total Upkeep page.
• New feature: Added video guides to Premium Features page.
• Bug fix: Non Backup files should not be uploaded.
• Bug fix: Ensure user can CREATE VIEWS before restoring views.

1.13.12

Release date: July 6th, 2020

• Bug fix: Site check emails sent regardless of user preference.

1.13.11

Release date: July 1st, 2020

• Bug fix: Resolved file name conflict with certain security plugins.

1.13.10

Release date: June 23rd, 2020

• Update: Updated dependencies.
• Bug fix: Avoid fatal Boldgrid\Library\Library\Ui\Card on dashboard.

1.13.9

Release date: June 15th, 2020

• Update: Updated retention logic for pre auto update backups.
• Bug fix: Fixed “get all cron jobs” call for large crontabs.

1.13.8

Release date: June 9th, 2020

• Update: Added orphaned file cleanup system.

1.13.7

Release date: June 4rd, 2020

• Update: Create log file for local retention.

1.13.6

Release date: June 1st, 2020

• Bug fix: Adjust the charset used when dumping database (derived from WordPress DB_CHARSET).

1.13.5

Release date: May 28th, 2020

• Update: Create a restore log (like the backup log).
• Update: Updated dependencies.
• Bug fix: Avoid fatals on library issues.
• Bug fix: Be more specific with data-toggle-target attribute.

1.13.4

Release date: May 21st, 2020

• Update: If backup email fails, debug info written to log file.
• Update: Definition added to allow for skipping email headers.

1.13.3

Release date: April 2nd, 2020

• Bug fix: Database backups not working when using port other than 3306 (the Robert bug).

1.13.2

Release date: February 21st, 2020

• Bug fix: Resolved activation bug during BoldGrid Inspirations deployment.

1.13.1

Release date: February 18th, 2020

• Update: Added “Find modified files” card to Premium Features page.
• Update: Allow error messages to be shown for remote storage providers.
• Update: Updated dependencies.

1.13.0

Release date: February 6th, 2020

• Update: Added new “Premium Features” dashboard page.
• Update: Added support for system zip for generating backups.
• Update: Updated dependencies.

1.12.6

Release date: January 16th, 2020

• Update: Open logs full screen.
• Update: Added additional info to the logs.
• Update: Logs now listen for signals, can log when a script is killed.

1.12.5

Release date: January 14th, 2020

• Update: Adding logging system.
• Update: Updated dependencies.

1.12.4

Release date: January 10th, 2020

• Bug fix: Escape table prefix when getting tables.
• Bug fix: Include views when dumping the database.

1.12.3

Release date: December 19th, 2019

• Bug fix: Only show plugin rename notice to active users.
• Update: Updating link to admin page for entering BoldGrid Connect Key.

1.12.2

Release date: December 13th, 2019

• Bug fix: Fixed filtering of archive attributes.

1.12.1

Release date: November 26th, 2019

• Bug fix: Fixed sanitizing of ftp hostnames.

1.12.0

Release date: November 21th, 2019

• Update: Renamed plugin from “BoldGrid Backup” to “Total Upkeep”.
• New feature: Added support for database dump file encryption.

1.11.8

Release date: October 11th, 2019

• Update: Updated dependencies to resolve possible pluggable function wp_rand() errors.

1.11.7

Release date: October 10th, 2019

• Update: Updated backup directory suffix creation.
• Update: Updated dependencies.

1.11.6

Release date: October 8th, 2019

• Bug fix: Prevent fatals during activation when library classes are missing.
• Bug fix: Fixed escaping of html on archives page when backup only exists remotely.
• Bug fix: Don’t show “Make your first backup” message while a backup is in progress.
• Bug fix: Make notices on the Settings page dismissible.
• Bug fix: Don’t show “Update Protection” notice if we just updated something.
• Update: Be default, have local storage enabled in remote settings.
• Update: Avoid showing activation notice if users is redirected to the archives page.

1.11.5

Release date: October 1st, 2019

• Update: Allow BoldGrid Backup Premium to define minimum free version.
• Update: Updates to inform users DreamObjects is now available.

1.11.4

Release date: September 26th, 2019

• Bug fix: Improve logic that checks if scheduled backups are enabled.

1.11.3

Release date: September 26th, 2019

• Bug fix: Prevent warnings when user is logged in as a non admin.

1.11.2

Release date: September 17th, 2019

• Update: Allow activation notice to be filtered.
• Update: Reworked much of the js for “Backup site now” and “In progress”.

1.11.1

Release date: September 10th, 2019

• Bug fix: Fixed crontab entry removal on cancel of rollback from updating from version <=1.10.6 to >=1.11.0.
• Update: Updated dependencies.

1.11.0

Release date: August 29th, 2019

• New feature: Added a transfers page.
• Bug fix: Fixed “Use of undefined constant STDERR” warning for bgbkup-cli.
• Update: Updated auto-rollback to use the CLI restoration process.
• Update: Updated dependencies.
• Bug fix: Fixed database table exclusion when none are selected.
• Bug fix: Avoid zip close error by checking files before write/close.
• Bug fix: Prevent the web server from killing the archive process.

1.10.6

Release date: August 1st, 2019

• Update: Updated dependencies.

1.10.5

Release date: July 30th, 2019

• Update: FTP mode detection taking too long; now saving mode.
• Bug fix: Replaced cbschuld/browser.php with a custom solution to avoid class conflicts.
• Update: Updated dependencies.

1.10.4

Release date: July 17th, 2019

• Bug fix: Fixed get_execution_functions method so that disable_functions are properly removed.

1.10.3

Release date: July 2nd, 2019

• Update: Moved BoldGrid RSS feed to the library.

1.10.2

Release date: July 1st, 2019

• Bug fix: Fixed format of the Site Check cron entry.

1.10.1

Release date: Jun 18th, 2019

• Update: Added helpful links to the plugin’s row on Plugins > Install Plugins.
• Update: Updating verbiage in several places to help inform user of Google Drive support.
• Update: Show a getting started message to users after they’ve activated the plugin.
• Update: Improved usability on “Backup Archives” page when there are no backups.
• New feature: Added a subpage for support.
• Update: Updated Travis CI config and dev dependencies.
• Update: Moved auto-rollback setting to the auto-updates page.

1.10.0

Release date: June 10th, 2019

• New feature: Added settings section, logging, and email notifications for Site Check (bgbkup-cli).
• Bug fix: Ensure archive exists before attempting to upload via ftp.
• Update: Updated dependencies.
• Update: Updated content for the failed Site Check email notification message.
• Update: Removed duplicate build for toggles dependency.

1.9.3

Release date: Apr 30th, 2019

• Bug fix: Avoid “Cannot close ZIP archive file” error by skipping files that are unreadable.
• Bug fix: Ensure adequate permissions before attempting any restoration.
• Update: Add source to Get Premium nav item.
• Update: Fixed FTP support (when using FTPES: Explicit FTP over SSL/TLS).

1.9.2

Release date: Apr 16th, 2019

• Bug fix: Prevent duplicate emails when backups are made before an auto update.

1.9.1

Release date: Apr 2nd, 2019

• New feature: Users can now specify a custom folder name for FTP uploads.
• Update: Increased precision of “Archive file size” value within progress bar to better show a backup is still occurring and didn’t freeze.
• Bug fix: Honor bgbkup-cli method argument.

1.9.0

Release date: Mar 26th, 2019

• New feature: Added emergency/standalone restoration CLI process.
• Update: When storing backups in wp-content dir, make “boldgrid_backup” dir name more unique.
• Bug fix: Ensure library’s activity class is available before using it.

1.8.0

Release date: Feb 14th, 2019

• New feature: Added WP-CLI support for backup schedule.
• Update: Change thickbox background color to inform user something is loading.
• Update: Misc updates required for next version of BoldGrid Backup Premium.

1.7.2

Release date: Jan 15th, 2019

• Update: Improved journey for downloading the premium plugin.
• Update: Reduced the number of FTP connections made on the settings page.
• Update: Overhauled this readme file, added more info on features and added screenshots.
• Update: New system that asks user for bug fixes / new features, or requests plugin rating.

1.7.1

Release date: Dec 18th, 2018

• Update: Added PHP version to compatibility checks.
• Bug fix: Hide certain update notices in storage configuration modal.

1.7.0

Release date: Dec 4th, 2018

• New feature: Added auto-update settings for individual plugins and themes.
• New feature: Added limited-lifetime download links for archive files.
• New feature: Added import backup archive from URL address.
• New feature: Added progress bar to show the status of backups.
• New feature: Adding the ability to set and title and description to a backup.
• New feature: Adding the ability to flag a backup as being protected (excluded from retention).
• Update: Update protection is now valid for 1 hour after a full backup from the WordPress Updates or Plugins page.
• Update: Made the Backup Archives page the default page in the admin menu.
• Bug fix: Set a default backup directory if the path in settings is not valid. Remove filters before fixing home and siteurl on restore.
• Bug fix: Some HTML was caught in translations.
• Bug fix: Duplicate emails were sent when a backup was complete, fixed.
• Bug fix: Preserve timestamp on ftp/sftp uploads.
• Bug fix: Fixed CLI support detection on some EA4 servers.
• Update: Save settings and reload to the current section.
• Update: Reorganized settings sections.

1.6.5

Release Date: July 31st, 2018

• New feature: Preflight test to see if server time zone matches cron time.
• Bug fix: argv variables missing, Enabled register_argc_argv within cron command.
• Bug fix: Failed crons now write to log.

1.6.4

Release Date: July 17th, 2018

• Bug fix: Fixed and improved php-cli detection.
• Bug fix: Fixed “Undefined index ‘plugins'” bug.
• Update: Cleaned up codebase to pass PHP CodeSniffer.

1.6.3

Release Date: June 11th, 2018

• Bug fix: System Cron detection failed in some environments.
• Update: Clarified verbiage on setting up Premium connect key.

1.6.2

Release Date: May 25th, 2018

• Update: Detect and use available resources to trigger cron tasks. Added cURL support.

1.6.1

Release Date: May 24th, 2018

• Update: Ran PHPCBF to beautify PHP code.
• Update: $_POST sanitization
• Update: Cron system updated to avoid calling core files directly

1.6.0

Release Date: April 11th, 2018

• New feature: Archive browser, the ability to see what’s in a backup.
• New feature: Database browser, the ability to see at a high level what’s in a backup.
• New feature: 1 click restore database only.
• New feature: FTP / SFTP support added.
• New feature: Control which files and database tables are backed up.
• Compatibility: PclZip support added for creating archives.
• Compatibility: WP Cron support added for scheduled backups.
• Compatibility: PHP Script used to backup the database, rather than system commands.
• Improvement: Update admin pages to use WP UI/UX standards.
• Improvement: Improved UI in regards to time zones.
• Improvement: Failed items on Preflight Check page are highlighted in red.
• Improvement: Send an email if a backup fails via cron.
• Improvement: More details in Preflight Check to help with troubleshooting.
• Bug fix: Bug fixed with auto restoration feature.

1.5

Release Date: August 8th, 2017

• Update: Bump version.

1.3.12

Release Date: July 20th, 2017

• Update: Updated plugin URI.

Release Date: June 27th, 2017

1.3.11

• New feature: Added auto-update settings for plugins and themes.
• Bug fix: Skip node_modules paths when creating archives.

1.3.10

Release Date: May 16th, 2017

• Bug fix: Fixed undefined property when the pre-flight test fails.
• Bug fix: Fixed an undefined index when home dir is not writable.
• Bug fix: Fixed auto plugin update.

1.3.9

Release Date: May 2nd, 2017

• Bug fix: Added check and load before using get_plugin_data() for updates.

1.3.8

Release Date: April 4th, 2017

• Bug fix: After migrating a site via boldgrid-backup, the backup directory was not updated if invalid.

1.3.7

Release Date: February 20th, 2017

• Bug fix: Fixed issue when installing plugins from the Tools Import page.
• Bug fix: Fixed check for system tar and zip.
• Bug fix: Fixed method of locating the home directory.

1.3.6

Release Date: February 9th, 2017

• Update: Show how long the site was paused for.
• Update: Auto show move backups message.
• Bug fix: Fixed plugin update checks for some scenarios (WP-CLI, Plesk, etc).

1.3.5

Release Date: February 7th, 2017

• Bug fix: Fixed plugin update checks for some scenarios (WP-CLI, Plesk, etc).
• Bug fix: Backing up fails after 5 minutes.

1.3.4

Release Date: January 10th, 2017

• Update: Update support URLs.
• Update: Close session on gathering disk space API call.
• Bug fix: Fixed missing link in an email template.
• Bug fix: Uncaught TypeError: wp.template is not a function.
• Testing: Tested on WordPress 4.7.

1.3.3

Release Date: December 20th, 2016

• Update: Show backup limits to users.
• Update: Misc notices.
• Update: Disable backup now button.
• Update: Prevent backup if the account is too large.

1.3.2

Release Date: December 6th, 2016

• Update: Move backups when changing backup directory.
• Update: Improve time to calculate disk space.
• Bug fix: Added double-quote encapsulation to the password in the mysqldump defaults file.
• Bug fix: Typo fix.

1.3.1

Release Date: November 15th, 2016

• Update: Modify ‘last created archive’ message with a link to archives.
• Update: Modify backup success message with a link to settings.
• Update: Modify BoldGrid Backup menus.
• Update: Adjust display of preflight check.
• Update: Free limitations to days of the week.
• Update: Free limitations to retention.
• Update: Standard tooltips.
• Update: Add intro message to the Archive page.
• Update: Modify backup id section on the archives page.
• Update: Modify Backup Site messages.
• Update: Cache disk space data.
• Update: Add free / premium messages next to disk / database sizes.
• Misc: Added plugin requirements to readme.txt file.

1.3

Release Date: October 12th, 2016

• Update: Bump version.

1.2.3

Release Date: September 20th, 2016

• Bug fix: Added handling for restoration if site URL changed. Fixed upload button in Chrome.
• Bug fix: Load BoldGrid settings from the correct WP option (site/blog).
• Bug fix: Fixed typo in archive deletion confirmation dialogue.
• Update: Set version constant from plugin file.
• Misc: Updated readme.txt for Tested up to 4.6.1.

1.2.2

Release Date: September 7th, 2016

• New feature: Added the ability to upload a backup archive.
• Bug fix: Fixed errors during deactivation.
• Bug fix: Update class was not getting current plugin version.

1.2.1

Release Date: August 23rd, 2016

• Bug fix: Updates via admin-ajax now updates the rollback timer.
• Misc: Updated readme.txt for Tested up to 4.6.

1.2

Release Date: August 9th, 2016

• New feature: Added XHProf for optional PHP profiling. Can be enabled in “config.local.php” by setting “xhprof” to true.
• Bug fix: Fixed auto-update action hook.
• Bug fix: Changed restore and delete buttons to POST forms, to resolve an issue with people reloading the restoration URL.
• Bug fix: Reworked error notices for restoration. Emptying archive list before updating after performing a backup.
• Bug fix: Disabled backup and restore buttons after starting a restoration.
• Bug fix: Removed homedir not writable notice; moved info to the functionality test page.
• Bug fix: Removed add cron action on activation.
• Redesign: Changed backup duration display seconds to 2 decimal places.
• Rework: Settings page will now load if functionality test fails.
• Rework: Cleanup for the rollback admin notice.
• Rework: Added a warning in the notice for restorations (may get logged-out).
• Rework: Moved cron methods to a new class.
• Rework: Reworked for translations.

1.0.2

Release Date: July 22nd, 2016

• Rework: Removed notice for staged pending rollback.

1.0.1

Release Date: July 6th, 2016

• New feature: Added setting for a notification email address.
• New feature: Added setting for backup directory.
• New feature: Cancel auto-rollback if restoration is performed.
• New feature: Added Rollback Site Now button in the rollback notice.
• New feature: Made it possible to change siteurl and retain matched archives (backups made as of this update).
• New feature: Added capability for auto-updates by BoldGrid API response.
• Redesign: Formatted the Functionality Test page.
• Bug fix: Removed PHP SAPI check in the cron script.
• Bug fix: Restoration cron did not always complete.
• Bug fix: Better aligned rollback countdown timer with the cron job.
• Bug fix: Provided message for empty archive list.
• Bug fix: Rollback information is now removed after the timer reaches 0:00.
• Bug fix: Test for crontab now works when crontab is empty.
• Bug fix: Now closing PHP session on backup, download, and restore, so that other PHP requests from the client may load.
• Testing: Tested on WordPress 4.5.3.

1.0

Release Date: June 21st, 2016

• Initial public release.