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Import Markdown

Import Markdown - Versatile Markdown Importer
by DAEXT · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Nov 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Import Markdown
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Import Markdown still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Import Markdown, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer daext since Jul 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Import Markdown removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Import Markdown safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Import Markdown update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.15. No one-star spike after it. 7 Nov 2025 · 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
daext3 Jul 2018 to 3 Nov 2026, 27 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
yesterday
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Import Markdown
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star1
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

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

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Import Markdown
4 May 202663
11 May 2026130
18 May 2026139
25 May 2026144
1 Jun 2026155
8 Jun 2026130
15 Jun 2026119
22 Jun 2026120
29 Jun 2026116
6 Jul 2026111
13 Jul 202691
20 Jul 2026115
27 Jul 2026111
3 Aug 2026126
10 Aug 2026119
17 Aug 2026111
24 Aug 202697
31 Aug 202683
7 Sep 2026109
14 Sep 2026118
21 Sep 2026127
28 Sep 2026139
5 Oct 2026118
12 Oct 2026131
19 Oct 2026190
26 Oct 2026176
2 Nov 202626

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 10% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.15
AuthorDAEXT
Added3 Jul 2018
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsimport, importer, markdown, markdown import, markdown importer

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Questions

Is Import Markdown still maintained?

Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Import Markdown, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer daext since Jul 2018.

Was Import Markdown removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Import Markdown safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Import Markdown update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.15. 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 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue