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Advanced Import

by AddonsPress · 80,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 9 Jun 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Advanced Import
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security95
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Advanced Import still maintained?
Yes. Last release 9 Jun 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 9 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Advanced Import, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer addonspress since Sep 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Advanced Import removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Advanced Import safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.0.0). Not on the exploited list. 18 Jun 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Advanced Import update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 9 Jun 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master25 Sep 2019 to 25 Sep 2019, 1 commits
addonspress26 Sep 2019 to 9 Jun 2026, 41 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Advanced Import
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 9 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 2.0.0).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
18 Jun 2026Advanced Import: One-Click Demo Import for WordPress <= 1.4.6 - Authenticated (Author+) Server-Side Request Forgery via 'demo_file' Parameter6.4<= 1.4.62.0.0Patched before disclosure
14 Nov 2022Advanced Import <= 1.3.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8<= 1.3.71.3.8Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.0.0 (security, nonce, sanitize).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

80,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Advanced Import
4 May 20261,462
11 May 20263,923
18 May 20265,179
25 May 20263,682
1 Jun 20263,354
8 Jun 202631,235
15 Jun 20268,076
22 Jun 20266,302
29 Jun 20264,224
6 Jul 20265,568
13 Jul 20263,715
20 Jul 20263,671
27 Jul 20263,470
3 Aug 20263,350
10 Aug 20263,089
17 Aug 20262,850
24 Aug 20263,071
31 Aug 20263,357
7 Sep 20262,635
14 Sep 20262,569
21 Sep 20262,755
28 Sep 20262,577
5 Oct 20262,572
12 Oct 20262,504
19 Oct 20262,769
26 Oct 20262,482
2 Nov 2026339

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 55% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version2.0.0
AuthorAddonsPress
Added26 Sep 2019
Last updated9 Jun 2026
Active installs80,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsdemo import, theme import, widget import, gutenberg import, customizer import

Other plugins by this author: Nepali Date Converter, Only one device login limit, Advanced Export, Taxonomy Term Widget

Questions

Is Advanced Import still maintained?

Yes. Last release 9 Jun 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Advanced Import, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer addonspress since Sep 2019.

Was Advanced Import removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Advanced Import safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.0.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Advanced Import update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0.0. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue