by WordPress.org 3.1 (327 reviews)

WordPress Importer

Name: WordPress Importer
Rating: 3.1 (327 reviews)
Author: WordPress.org

Import posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, tags and more from a WordPress export file.

WordPress Importer ranks #23 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000,000+ active installations, is #7 of 4,931 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 3.1/5 rating from 327 reviews, and was last updated Aug 27, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v0.9.6 Current Version v0.9.6

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 27 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#7 of 4,931 in Utilities & Tools Top 1% by installs Downloads -39.9% this week Actively maintained

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#23

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Active Installs

2M+

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Downloads

67.9M

+28,126 today

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Rating

62%

Review 3.1 out of 5

3.1 (327 reviews)

Next Milestone 3M

Total Progress 71.4%

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Reviews & Ratings

3.1

327 reviews

Overall 62%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

Mar 25, 2025

WordPress Importer [wordpress-importer] < 0.8.4

CVE-2024-13889 · Fixed in v0.8.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 0.9.6
Last Updated: Aug 27, 2026
Requires WP: 5.2+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: 7.2 or higher
Author: WordPress.org

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3.1
Reviews: 327
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators migrating content from a WordPress export file. It solves the problem of transferring posts, pages, comments, custom fields, taxonomies, and authors between WordPress sites.