RSS Importer
At risk: no release in 24 months (last release 17 Oct 2024).
Capped at 59 while a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| githubsync | 5 Dec 2022 to 17 Oct 2024, 4 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.6 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 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 17 Oct 2024. Tested up to 6.6, 5 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Average rating 1.0 in Q2 2025.
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 5 |
- Not working · 1 star · 12 Jun 2025
- It seems to get only XML from a downloaded file · 2 stars · 16 Sep 2023
- Needs update for PHP 7 · 2 stars · 7 Aug 2021
Momentum
20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 389 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 781 |
| 18 May 2026 | 678 |
| 25 May 2026 | 640 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 756 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 737 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 700 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 665 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 667 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 700 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 646 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 682 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 681 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 753 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 751 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 735 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 704 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 691 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 618 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 694 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 709 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 659 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 710 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 670 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 809 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 678 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 121 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 15% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 0.3.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | briancolinger |
| Added | 20 May 2010 |
| Last updated | 17 Oct 2024 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | rss, importer |
Other plugins by this author: Categories to Tags Converter, Movable Type and TypePad Importer, LiveJournal Importer, OPML Importer, Posterous Importer, DotClear Importer, GreyMatter Importer, Simple Tags Importer, Blogware Importer, TextPattern Importer
Questions
Is RSS Importer still maintained?
RSS Importer was last updated on 17 Oct 2024. Its Canary status is At risk.
Is RSS Importer safe?
RSS Importer has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is At risk.
Who owns RSS Importer?
The wordpress.org author is briancolinger. Recent committers: githubsync, Otto42, pento, nacin, markjaquith. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of RSS Importer?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: WP All Export - Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel, Widget Importer & Exporter, WP All Import - Import Add-On for ACF, Export media with selected content (by DKZR), WP All Import - Import SEO Settings for Yoast SEO.