Attachment Importer
At risk: no release in 147 months (last release 25 Sep 2014).
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Attachment Importer still maintained?
- No. Last release 25 Sep 2014, over 12 years ago. 25 Sep 2014 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Attachment Importer, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Attachment Importer removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Attachment Importer safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Attachment Importer update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 0.6.0. No one-star spike after it. 21 Apr 2014 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change since 2014.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 12 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 25 Sep 2014. Tested up to 4.0, 31 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.
| 5 star | 20 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 4 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 25 |
| 18 May 2026 | 29 |
| 25 May 2026 | 40 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 43 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 37 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 44 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 32 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 25 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 32 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 35 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 39 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 42 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 65 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 55 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 53 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 44 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 41 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 61 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 72 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 65 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 79 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 79 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 100 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 115 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 124 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 32 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 75% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 0.6.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Spencer Piontkowski |
| Added | 16 Feb 2014 |
| Last updated | 25 Sep 2014 |
| Active installs | 3,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 4.0.38 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning |
| Tags | image, import, importer, attachment, attachments |
Questions
Is Attachment Importer still maintained?
No. Last release 25 Sep 2014, over 12 years ago.
Who owns Attachment Importer, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Attachment Importer removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Attachment Importer safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Attachment Importer update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.6.0. No one-star spike after it.