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Chihuahua for UpdraftPlus
Sends a lil bark (email) if your nightly UpdraftPlus backups haven't run.
by Little Room · github.com/littleroomstudio/updraft-chihuahua · website
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Install
No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:
wp plugin install https://github.com/littleroomstudio/updraft-chihuahua/archive/refs/heads/main.zipDeclares an update source (https://github.com/littleroomstudio/updraft-chihuahua), so updates arrive through the plugin's own updater.
From the readme
Chihuahua for UpdraftPlus
Sends a lil bark (email) if your nightly UpdraftPlus backups haven't run.
What This Does
UpdraftPlus is brilliant at backing up WordPress sites. But if your backup schedule breaks (plugin conflict, hosting hiccup, WP-Cron taking a day off) you won't know until you need to restore something. And by then it's too late.
Chihuahua for UpdraftPlus watches your backup schedule and sends you an email if a completed backup isn't recorded within the expected window. Small plugin, loud when it matters.
Requirements
- WordPress 6.8+
- PHP 8.3+
- UpdraftPlus (required dependency)
Installation
Download the latest release from the Releases page and upload it via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
WordPress will block activation if UpdraftPlus isn't installed and active first. That's by design—this plugin doesn't do anything without UpdraftPlus.
Alternatively, install Git Updater and point it at littleroomstudio/updraft-chihuahua to pull updates directly from this repo.
How It Works
On activation, the plugin reads UpdraftPlus's scheduled cron events (updraftbackup and updraftbackupdatabase) and schedules a daily check six hours after the later of the two.
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Read the full README on GitHub →
Releases
| Tag | Published |
|---|---|
| v1.0.0 | Apr 10, 2026 |
These releases are tags only. The author does not attach a packaged zip, so there are no download counts to report.