5.6.9

Changelog

• Fix: Resolved memory limit errors during some database backups.
• Fix: Prevented restore page from hanging in certain edge cases during archive processing.
• Fix: Corrected failed backup status reporting for SugarSync when quota limits are reached.
• Fix: Improved backup history by including storage name for failed backups.
• Fix: Improved consistency of backup status in logs and history.
• Fix: "View log" action is now available for successful backups.
• Fix: Improved consistency and alignment of UI elements across the plugin.
• New feature: Added a filter for backup archive types.
• Enhancement: Improved visibility and naming of in-product support tools.

5.6.8

Changelog

• Fix: Resolved PHP warnings related to zlib.output_compression after headers were sent.
• Fix: Resolved TypeError in job tracking and improved error handling.
• Fix: Resolved issue where custom job names were overwritten when changing data selection.
• Fix: Resolved incorrect redirect when closing admin dialogs.
• Fix: Resolved PHP 8.4 deprecation warnings for nullable parameters.
• Fix: Improved visibility of checkbox borders in Migration Settings dialog.
• New feature: Added failed backup history tracking.
• Enhancement: File exclusion list is now ordered alphabetically for easier navigation.
• Enhancement: Added confirmation warning when deleting multiple backups.

5.6.7

Changelog

• Security fix: Resolved a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the getblock REST endpoint.
• Fix: Backup limit is now properly respected (“Max backups to retain” setting).
• Fix: Backup process no longer continues after a job is aborted.
• Fix: Resolved storage settings panel rendering blank in some cases.
• Fix: Resolved SugarSync backup download failures and related PHP errors.
• Fix: Fixed restore database connection error display.
• Fix: Resolved UI issues during the database restoration step.
• Fix: Fixed authentication and UI inconsistencies for cloud storage providers (HiDrive, Google Drive, OneDrive).
• Fix: Resolved fatal error during Free version installation related to license handling.
• Fix: Removed EasyCron support.
• New feature: Added SFTP as a storage destination.
• Enhancement: Improved restoration performance (extraction and file copy process).
• Enhancement: Improved HiDrive token expiration handling.
• Enhancement: Improved email validation and sender name parsing for job log emails.
• Enhancement: Added “Select All” option for database tables.
• Enhancement: Improved restore page accessibility within the admin menu.

5.6.6

Changelog

• Enhancement: Improved WP Audit plugin validation checks.
• Fix: Resolved job options saving issues and UI inconsistencies.
• Fix: Replaced {{%LICENSE_URL%}} in Free version.
• Fix: Fixed blank backup list after bulk deleting all backups from history.
• Security fix: Prevented sensitive license values from being stored in plain text.
• Fix: Gracefully handled disabled putenv() function during backup execution.

5.6.5

Changelog

• New Feature: Introduced support tool chatbot for user assistance.

5.6.3

Changelog

• Fix: Backups stored on Amazon Glacier were not listed correctly.
• Fix: When restoring multiple backups consecutively, the previously selected backup was restored instead of the intended one.
• Fix: No error message was shown when an FTP error occurred during backup or restore.
• Fix: Fatal error occurring on Kinsta-hosted environments.
• Fix: Re-enabled automatic folder protection to prevent backup directories from being publicly accessible.
• Enhancement: Cache is now flushed after database restore to ensure restored data is properly reflected.
• Security: Fixed a security vulnerability (CVE-2025-15041).

5.6.2

Changelog

• Fix: Validation of the “Max backups to retain” field.
• Enhancement(pro): Improved license management and added a banner to notify users.

5.6.1

Changelog

• Fix: Legacy backup job links stopped working after upgrading from version 5.6.0.
• Fix: Storage configuration was failing for multiple storage providers (Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, Azure Storage, Google Cloud Storage, OneDrive, Rackspace).
• Added: Compatibility for legacy backup job link formats to ensure older jobs continue to work without any changes.

5.6.0

Changelog

• Enhancement: Introduced WP-CLI support for running backups
• Enhancement: Improved Mixpanel event tracking accuracy
• Added support for triggering backups via link
• Fix: Resolved a compatibility issue with Visual Composer

5.5.2

Changelog

• Security fix: Safe handling of job attributes concatenated into HTML attributes on the admin UI
• Enhancement: Compatibility with Kinsta hosting with backup rate limits
• Enhancement: Better handling of missing PHP cURL extension
• Enhancement: Improved upload of large backups on HiDrive
• Enhancement: Facilitated diagnosis for support with dedicated tooling
• Fix: Consistently displaying the "Help Us Improve BackWPup!" notice