Description
AI Backup full helps administrators and developers work faster with WordPress site data. It can search records in the wp_options table by keyword, export matching options to JSON, import a JSON backup, and create downloadable ZIP files for installed plugins or themes.
Use it when you need a lightweight backup or migration helper inside the WordPress dashboard. The free plugin is fully usable on its own, and it also provides AI provider settings, a clean add-on hook, and Freemius checkout integration for a separate AI Backup Pro plugin.
The product direction is benchmarked against mature WordPress backup tools: reliable file/database backups, scheduled backups, rapid restore workflows, migration tools, remote storage, advanced retention, reports, encryption, privacy controls, multisite, and WP-CLI support.
Free Features
- Search WordPress options by keyword.
- Export selected options to a JSON backup file.
- Import options from a JSON file.
- Create ZIP archives of installed plugins.
- Create ZIP archives of installed themes.
- Configure AI providers for backup reports and restore guidance.
- Use the redesigned AI Providers dashboard with category filters, provider status, default provider selection, and compact setup cards.
- Run backup readiness checks for ZipArchive, uploads, disk space, WP-Cron, and PHP runtime.
- View the Free vs Pro feature map inside the Backup Suite screen.
- Simple admin interface for common backup and migration tasks.
Pro Add-on Features
AI Backup Pro is designed as a separate paid add-on hosted outside WordPress.org.
- Full-site backups with database SQL and WordPress content files.
- Backup scope controls for database and files, database only, or files only.
- Scheduled backups every 2, 4, 8, or 12 hours, daily, weekly, fortnightly, or monthly.
- Automatic full backup before WordPress core, plugin, and theme updates.
- Local retention rules to remove older backup ZIP files automatically.
- Backup history with download and delete actions.
- Exclude paths from full backups.
- Backup manifest foundation with file size and SHA-256 checksum.
- Email report after successful backups.
- WP-CLI command foundation for licensed Pro backups.
- Restore-helper foundation for paid support workflows.
- Freemius purchase, license, account, and update workflow.
- AI backup reports, restore advisor, and risk detection powered by the selected provider.
Premium Roadmap
These are planned premium modules for AI Backup Pro and are intentionally kept outside the free WordPress.org package.
- Remote storage adapters: Google Drive, Dropbox, S3-compatible storage, FTP/SFTP, WebDAV, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and email delivery.
- Incremental backups to reduce server load and storage use.
- Advanced reports with email delivery, cryptographic checksums, and AI risk summaries.
- Database encryption and personal-data anonymization for privacy-focused backups.
- Migration with search/replace, selective restore, and cleanup tasks.
- Multisite network tools, WP-CLI commands, external file backup, and external database backup.
Screenshots
Option Manager screen for searching, exporting, and importing wp_optionsdata.
Plugin Zip screen for creating a downloadable ZIP archive from an installed plugin. 
Theme Exporter screen for creating a downloadable ZIP archive from an installed theme.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/kctseo/directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress Plugins screen. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
- Open the AI Backup menu in the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Configure AI Providers if you want AI-powered reports or restore guidance.
- Use Option Manager, Plugin Zip, or Theme Exporter depending on the task.
FAQ
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How do I search for specific options?
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Open AI Backup > Option Manager, enter a keyword, and use the export action to download matching option data.
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Can I export only specific options?
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Yes. Search with a keyword first, then export the option data returned by that search.
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Is it safe to import options?
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Importing options can overwrite existing WordPress settings. Review your JSON file before importing and keep a full site backup for production sites.
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Does the free plugin require the Pro add-on?
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No. The free plugin includes option export/import, plugin ZIP, and theme ZIP features. The Pro add-on is optional and adds full-site backup workflows.
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Where is the paid Pro code hosted?
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The Pro add-on should be distributed from the author’s website, not from the WordPress.org plugin repository.
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Does AI Backup use Freemius for Pro purchases?
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Yes. Version 1.1.1 adds Freemius SDK integration for Pro checkout, licensing, account, and updates.
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Which AI providers are supported?
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Version 1.1.2 adds provider settings for OpenAI, OpenRouter, Gemini, Anthropic, Groq, DeepSeek, Mistral, Perplexity, Together AI, xAI, Ollama Local, Azure OpenAI, Cloudflare Workers AI, NVIDIA NIM, and Cohere.
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What changed after comparing with mature backup plugins?
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Version 1.1.3 expands the Free vs Pro map around full-site backups, schedules, pre-update safety backups, retention, reports, remote storage, incremental backups, privacy controls, migration, multisite, and WP-CLI workflows.
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Changelog
1.1.5
- Redesigned the AI Providers screen with a provider dashboard, summary metrics, category filters, clearer cards, and responsive setup fields.
- Improved provider card states for enabled, default, and saved-key workflows.
1.1.4
- Added Backup Health checks for ZipArchive, uploads, disk space, WP-Cron, and PHP runtime.
- Added health-check visibility on the Backup Suite screen.
- Updated the feature map for Pro backup scope, email reports, manifest checksums, and WP-CLI backup workflows.
1.1.3
- Expanded the Free vs Pro feature map for a full backup product line.
- Added Pro positioning for scheduled backups, pre-update backups, retention, reports, remote storage, incremental backups, privacy controls, migration, multisite, and WP-CLI.
- Updated readme copy to separate available free features, available Pro features, and premium roadmap modules.
1.1.2
- Added AI Providers settings page.
- Added provider registry for hosted, multi-model, enterprise, and local AI providers.
- Added provider save and connection test AJAX endpoints.
- Prepared a shared provider layer for AI backup reports, restore advice, and risk detection.
1.1.1
- Added Freemius SDK integration for direct Pro checkout.
- Added Freemius pricing CTA on the Backup Suite page.
- Updated Pro add-on to use Freemius license checks.
1.1.0
- Refactored admin code for a safer free/pro architecture.
- Added Backup Suite page with Pro add-on integration hook.
- Improved AJAX permission and nonce checks.
- Fixed theme ZIP AJAX registration.
- Improved JSON option import validation.
- Improved plugin and theme ZIP generation.
1.0.1
- Tested with WordPress 7.0.
- Added WordPress.org banner and updated screenshots.
- Improved readme formatting and screenshot descriptions.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Added option search, export, and import tools.